S10EP2: HSBC Faces Property Loan Defaults in HongKong; Investment Platforms Unite to Form Trade Association; and Next Could Pay £30m in Damages in Equal Pay Case

Welcome back to The Firm Analyst! In today's episode we discussed a range of stories affecting the markets including: HSBC dealing with a number of defaults across its HongKong real estate loan portfolio and how finance lawyers mitigate risk for their clients in these scenarios; the importance of trade associations for different business sectors and why the formation of the Platforms Association for direct-to-investor companies may be of interest to law firms; and the recent Employment Tribunal decision in an equal pay case relating to Next's employee pay structure and how this may affect businesses and law firms alike. I hope you enjoy the episode! Link to access: https://linktr.ee/thefirmanalyst