THINKING CASE STUDIES toggle menu search-panel language contact CASE STUDIES Every day we help organisations around the world address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. Here are just some examples of the solutions we have delivered through the intelligent combination of people, process and technology. A blueprint for funding battery-storage technology projects Scalable battery storage is the holy grail, but the technology is in its early stages. Show me Bridging the female consumer engagement gap We have worked with industry stakeholders to close the gap between male and female engagement with personal finance matters. Show me Building a blockbuster business The outcome of the EU referendum sent shockwaves through the dealmaker community. Show me Building a private equity-backed micro city Pinsent Masons played a pivotal role in helping Winchburgh Developments Ltd deliver a complex and ambitious development scheme. Show me Building resilience in Hong Kong Governments are in a race to maintain global competitiveness. Show me Building smarter cities Bringing one authority's vision for an environmentally friendly, technologically integrated city to life. Show me Changing the law to access HIV prevention treatments Truvada can reduce HIV transmission by over 90%. Affordable pricing is crucial for public health. Show me Creating a distributed renewable power plant Harnessing the power of renewable energy and delivering it to communities can be done at the level of industrial-scale, remote power plants, mimicking the approach taken with fossil fuels. But what if it could be done at a community level? Show me Creating the Infrastructure Academy South Korea is the third-largest economy in Asia. Show me Crowd-funding a novel group action Novel thinking was needed to challenge HMRC's Accelerated Payment Notice powers Show me Delivering continuous improvement in employee relations For most large organisations the fair and equitable resolution of workforce issues is essential. Show me Delivering democratized investment for AJ Bell AJ Bell's aim was to offer a process to buy shares on IPO through a proprietary trading platform. Show me Delivering on Belt and Road China's Belt and Road vision is an ambitious plan to build out infrastructure along the ancient Silk Road trading route. Show me Enabling our client to focus on strategy When one of the world's leading financial institutions started to re-think its approach to meeting its legal needs, it looked for a fresh perspective. Show me Erecting a 21st century ringfence Among the most pressing operational challenges facing the banking sector today is the need to separate retail and investment banking. Show me Establishing the Mindful Business Charter Mental health issues impact people at all levels and in all sectors. Show me Getting ahead of Brexit The UK's unprecedented decision to leave the EU means business leaders are looking to their general counsel for answers, often where none exist. Show me Helping an English Premier League club win When is a law firm not a law firm? Show me Improving security culture through behavioural analysis Cyber security is a threat to every organisation’s operations and reputation. Breaches happen not just because of non-secure technology, but because criminals use sophisticated methods to target employees to gain access to systems. Ensuring their people are following secure behaviour is increasingly a priority for organisations, including the UK’s Science Museum Group (SMG). Show me Industry collaboration supports mindful business Law and finance are high stress working environments where 24/7 availability and high workloads can contribute to mental health issues. Show me Leveraging legal tech to respond to privacy concerns Responding effectively to SARs was both a compliance challenge and major reputational risk. Show me Making a new kind of energy network possible How we generate and use energy is a vital part of dealing with the climate crisis, and local micro-generation could be critical. But for it to work the energy network needs to change fundamentally, and users need to be able to supply energy to the grid as well as take from it. Show me Managing infrastructure assets through tech We are changing how infrastructure projects are delivered around the globe, from procurement to completion. Show me Navigating insolvency in the leisure and holidays sector In the last 12 months, the leisure sector has been widely impacted by a number of high profile insolvencies. Show me Paving the way for autonomous last-mile delivery Technology is advancing at light speed, but without the legislative infrastructure to support it. Show me Pioneering the sole supplier model Many general counsels (GCs) have found that, despite growing internal teams and consolidating panels, their legal costs do not come down. Show me Pioneering voluntary collective redress When a number of businesses faced serious allegations of a common nature, several approached Pinsent Masons for advice. Show me Re imagining deal delivery How we helped one financial institution leverage tech for better diligence Show me Re-engineering legal for business growth Not all problems faced by legal departments are actually legal problems. Show me Shaping policy for the gig economy era The nature of work is changing. Pinsent Masons is playing a pivotal role in the debate. Show me Smart project management in M&A Too often businesses find themselves frustrated with the lack of project management among their professional advisers when it comes to deal delivery. Show me Tackling the root causes of risk What if there was a way to use data to better engage with risk? Show me Transforming utilities through the power of blockchain Business moves fast, but few changes are as sudden or wide-ranging as that which affected the German energy sector in 2011. Show me Turning coffee demand into homelessness support Pinsent Masons’ global headquarters is in the heart of the City of London, an area known for its globe-spanning financial services activity, but where people still experience poverty and homelessness. The firm sought to make a difference to those people in line with its purpose, part of which is to make business work better for people. Show me Turning the lights on at Ebbsfleet Garden City The Ebbsfleet Garden City scheme, one of the largest housing projects of its type in Europe, was originally granted planning consent back in 2002. 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