Commercial

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

Sep 10 2024 8:55am

Green contracts: the hidden key to ESG enforcement?

City Uni law grad Sammar Masood explores the viability of ESG clauses in commercial contracts

Jul 17 2024 8:22am

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

Jun 17 2024 8:42am
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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

Jan 15 2024 8:07am
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Ntzegkoutanis v Kimionis: A beacon of hope for minority shareholders?

KCL senior lecturer Anil Balan analyses the Court of Appeal's recent decision

Jan 10 2024 8:51am
funding

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

Nov 9 2023 9:43am

Competition chronicles: Microsoft vs The CMA and FTC

Exeter Uni law student Dara Adefemi explores the complexities of competition law

Sep 25 2023 10:56am
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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

Aug 14 2023 7:36am
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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

Jun 7 2023 11:34am
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Did deregulation kill SVB?

Oxford University law student and future Magic Circle trainee Declan Peters examines the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

Mar 22 2023 10:25am
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Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?

ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands' 'green' claims

Mar 20 2023 10:53am

What is the Court of Protection?

Trainee solicitor Leanne Gibson sheds light on this 'little-known area of law'

Dec 5 2022 12:08pm
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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

Nov 7 2022 12:36pm
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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

Oct 18 2022 10:23am
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The business of sustainability

Brunel University LLM student Ece Gorgun Balci discusses some of the regulations related to business sustainability, including mandatory reporting, directors’ duties and efforts to curb greenwashing

Oct 11 2022 10:18am
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Arbitration’s great conundrum — seat theory versus delocalisation

Leicester University law graduate Teck Sing Voon looks at the benefits and challenges of two competing schools of thought

Sep 27 2022 10:04am
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Still holding up a decade later? An insight into the effectiveness of the Etridge Protocol

Lancaster University final year LLB student Oliwia Maliszewska assesses its pros and cons, and proposes reform to mitigate the additional risks of coercion during the Covid-19 pandemic

Sep 15 2022 9:15am
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How appropriate is the good faith standard in banking law?

Warwick Uni grad Chidera Ofili argues for a rethink of the good faith standard, especially where companies are 'too big to fail', drawing on developments in the 15 years since the global financial crisis

Aug 11 2022 10:42am

Law firms as social enterprises — the future, or just a CSR pipedream?

Future trainee Bethany Barrett explores whether the trend could take off in the legal industry

Apr 22 2022 12:30pm
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Put your trust in computational antitrust

Law student Tanzeel ur Rehman explains how AI is being used to revolutionise competition laws

Feb 3 2022 10:33am
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How to tackle cyber hacks on crypto exchanges

LSE law graduate Hui Ting Tan considers the case for reform

Dec 22 2021 10:28am