Global firm DWF could soon become the largest UK-based law firm to float on the stock market, its chairman has said.

Global law firm DWF has published its annual UK gender pay gap report, including information on the impact of the firm’s initial public offering on its gender pay and bonus gaps.

As a part of its efforts to support a sustainable, low carbon economy and reduce emissions by 90%, law firm DWF Group Limited has launched the ‘DWF forest’, in collaboration with carbon market specialists Climate Impact.

International law firm DWF has reported that the impact of coronavirus was balanced out by the firm’s strong trading in the first three months of the new financial year.

Multinational law firm DWF will adopt the Solicitors Qualifying Exam from January 2022 and launch the firm’s new graduate entry-level apprenticeship programme in partnership with BPP University Law School.

Global law firm DWF has launched a work placement scheme for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates pursuing careers in law.

Brexit has been causing all sorts of bother this week, with several high-profile companies’ announcements revealing just how worried they are about the future of business in the UK. No-one knows exactly what might happen after Britain leaves the EU, but it’s certainly a good idea to keep your finger on the pulse of how the business world is reacting, and what concerns firms might have about how Brexit will affect their business. 

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With all the furore of government in the past few days, we’re going to assume that you’re fully up to speed (or bored to tears) with all things Brexit-related. Treat yourself this festive period by looking a bit further than the B-word to this week’s selection of commercial news stories that might be of interest to you.

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It’s hard to keep on top of everything, which is why we summarise the most important and interesting commercial news stories every week. The below stories can be taken at face value, or used as starting points to jump into further research. How could Germany’s economy affect the legal as well as the business world? Where could law firms have been involved in Eat and Patisserie Valerie’s sales? It’s up to you to find out!

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the media is not legally obliged to warn individuals in advance of publishing stories about their private lives.

A recent European Court of Justice ruling means that insurers will no longer be able to use gender as a basis for determining the cost of insurance premiums, with car insurance, life insurance and pension annuities all to be affected.

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