Law and business: commercial news round-up 10.10.14
updated on 10 October 2014
The best commercial lawyers have their fingers firmly on the pulse of the business world. If that is the role to which you aspire, starting to get a grip now on the business and economic news of the day is essential, but it can be hard to know where to start. Look no further:
- Hewlett-Packard is to be split into two separate companies – one, its computer and printer business, and two, its corporate hardware and services operations.
- The LIBOR scandal continues to run and run: a senior UK banker has admitted conspiring to defraud in relation to the manipulation of the LIBOR lending rate.
- George Osborne has warned that the United Kingdom will not be immune to what seems to be an inevitable slowdown in global economic growth – or as Robert Peston puts it, "the oomph will fade from the UK's strong recovery".
- Google and Coca-Cola must bow down to Apple, as it secures top spot in global brand league table.
- Lego has declined to renew a decades-long promotional contract with Shell following a sustained campaign by Greenpeace.
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