Commercial
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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
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Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?
ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands’ ‘green’ claims
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What is the Court of Protection?
Trainee solicitor Leanne Gibson sheds light on this ‘little-known area of law’
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How to tackle cyber hacks on crypto exchanges
LSE law graduate Hui Ting Tan considers the case for reform
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SPACs: What’s all the fuss about?
UCL history student Roisin Blackmore demystifies the commercial awareness buzzword of the moment
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Johnson & Johnson split: it’s not me, it’s the (pharma) boom
Only time will tell if dividing really means conquering market opportunities, writes Edinburgh University graduate Paola Lindo
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Where is ESG headed?
Good-natured though it may be, the environmental, social and governance model has many flaws, writes Durham University law student Adam Jordan
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‘Loot boxes’: Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling?
Cardiff University law graduate and aspiring barrister Samuel Jenkins on why increased regulation is inevitable
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Sustainability or spin? Greenwashing and the law
LSE law graduate and future trainee Matthew Unsworth takes a look at how competition authorities are responding to misleading eco claims
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What does the future hold for the UK’s largest listed law firm?
City trainee Clive Wong examines the fall in its share price from a pre-COVID market high of 143p
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COVID-19: Emphasising the societal impact of business decisions
Future trainee solicitor Isabella Mason considers the implications for law firms
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COVID-19: A competition law conundrum
Swansea law graduate Oscar Newman considers the implications of reopening the retail sector
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The impact of coronavirus on global law firms
Commercial outfits will continually strive to keep up with the challenges presented by the novel virus — but the extent of the damage remains unknown, says Warwick law student Francis Zealley