Commercial

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

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

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

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

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

Put your trust in computational antitrust
Law student Tanzeel ur Rehman explains how AI is being used to revolutionise competition laws

How to tackle cyber hacks on crypto exchanges
LSE law graduate Hui Ting Tan considers the case for reform

SPACs: What’s all the fuss about?
UCL history student Roisin Blackmore demystifies the commercial awareness buzzword of the moment

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

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

‘Loot boxes’: Blurring the lines between gaming and gambling?
Cardiff University law graduate and aspiring barrister Samuel Jenkins on why increased regulation is inevitable

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

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

COVID-19: Emphasising the societal impact of business decisions
Future trainee solicitor Isabella Mason considers the implications for law firms

COVID-19: A competition law conundrum
Swansea law graduate Oscar Newman considers the implications of reopening the retail sector

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

Williams v Roffey Bros: The uncertainty in contract law
Oxford University law student Jordan Briggs explains how the Supreme Court missed an opportunity to clear up the confusion

Should law firms be able to float?
Market forces should be the determining factor, not regulations

Law firm flotations — buyer beware
Investing in UK-listed outfits may be profitable, but there are associated risks

They say that data is the new oil — but who exactly owns it?
As part of Legal Cheek’s occasional series exploring buzzing legal research across the UK and internationally, today, on the day that new data protection rules come into force, we delve into the unchartered territory of the law on data ownership

Is ‘national security’ fast becoming a tool of protectionism?
Growing use of national security grounds to intervene against foreign investments flies in the face of Theresa May's 'open for business' mantra