Commercial
The rise of continuation funds in private equity — explained
Oxford Uni student Yoshinori Maejima looks at continuation funds and explains their impact on law firms
How legal loopholes shape the strategies businesses adopt
Year 12 student Inaam Bawa takes a look at how businesses use gaps in the law to maximise their profits
Banking without banks: The private credit revolution
Oxford University student Yoshinori Maejima's explainer on this increasingly popular form of lending
Private shares, public ambitions: PISCES explained
Future BCLP trainee, Keenan Taku, delves into the government's proposed trading system
Financial Conduct Authority name-and-shame plans scuppered before launch
Future BCLP trainee, Keenan Taku explores the FCA's abandoned proposals to name firms under investigation
What are ‘green killer acquisitions’?
Law student Avisha Dhiman analyses the implications of anti-competitive practices in sustainability
Thames Water: Inside one of the UK’s most complex restructurings
Aspiring commercial barrister and BPC graduate Radha Shivam deep-dives into the headline grabbing case
Will fashion giant Shein get its London flotation?
Durham Uni modern languages grad Alicia Boothroyd analyses the challenges Shein faces in listing on the London Stock Exchange
Green contracts: the hidden key to ESG enforcement?
City Uni law grad Sammar Masood explores the viability of ESG clauses in commercial contracts
England v France – who takes the gold in the race for arbitration supremacy?
LLM student Sean Doig compares the arbitral regimes of the two countries
Halsey and beyond: The Court of Appeal’s discretion on compelling parties to use ADR
City Uni bar student Jaaved Fareed analyses Churchill v Merthyr Tydfil
Ntzegkoutanis v Kimionis: A beacon of hope for minority shareholders?
KCL senior lecturer Anil Balan analyses the Court of Appeal's recent decision
The past, present and future of the Quincecare duty
Hannah Sinclair, Bristol Uni law grad and aspiring barrister, charts the developments following Philipp v Barclays Bank
Competition chronicles: Microsoft vs The CMA and FTC
Exeter Uni law student Dara Adefemi explores the complexities of competition law
What is an act of God? A deep dive into force majeure clauses
University of York law student Phoebe Parker explores the implications of unexpected events in today’s rapidly changing world
K-pop and contract law
Law graduate Anca Andreea Aurica explores the popularity of South Korean pop music and the growing curiosity around artists' contracts
Did deregulation kill SVB?
Oxford University law student and future Magic Circle trainee Declan Peters examines the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?
ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands' 'green' claims
What is the Court of Protection?
Trainee solicitor Leanne Gibson sheds light on this 'little-known area of law'
London’s Commercial Court: Under threat, or concern about nothing?
Reading University law student Ben Holder takes a look at the Commercial Court and assesses its future
Will legal tech doom the billable hours model for law firms?
Oxford University history student Lewis Ogg looks into the impact of legal tech on the way firms charge for their legal services, and calls time on billable hours