A law career can take you into a variety of sectors. Four years ago, I moved into the complex, everchanging world of defence technology and the transition to this world of futuristic concepts has been an eye opener. The defence industry is about so much more than bullets and guns.

How far are communications between clients and in-house lawyers confidential?

Trainees at Lewis Silkin recently organised a sponsored 30-hour, non-stop "spinathon", which took place in the firm's reception on 22 and 23 November.

Junior barristers are set to benefit from a new online toolkit which has been specifically for them by the Bar Council’s Young Barristers’ Committee. 

Tomorrow marks International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and pay homage to the women in your life and give focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. With this in mind, we’ve collected some recent important stories and looked at how they impact women.

It’s been a difficult few weeks watching the surge of violence engulf Afghanistan and take many lives, including judges and lawyers. As an aspiring lawyer, part of your job is to be able to watch or read a piece of news that causes distress and analyse the following key factors.

Are you up to date with this week’s commercial news? Major record labels take legal action against AI music, Shein is in the process of listing on the London Stock Exchange, gas and electricity prices are expected to fall this summer and air freight causes surge in greenhouse gas emissions. Read this week’s commercial news round-up to find out more.

Happy new year! Have you been keeping up with the commercial news over the holidays? The government has proposed changes to copyright law, which has been met with protest from the British music industry. Meanwhile, Lidl revealed a 7% boost in sales in the lead up to Christmas, Nationwide reported that house prices increased by 4.7% over 2024 and the single bus fare cap is set to rise by £1 next week. 

In this week’s round-up, we take a look at Airbnb’s new anti-party tech, UK inflation, the demand for digital banking and the drop in house prices. 

Happy Thursday!

It’s time for the LawCareers.Net commercial news round-up. 

February is already setting up to be an eventful month, so grab a cup of tea and get stuck into this week’s commercial round-up. 

It’s been a busy year. We started the year in lockdown, booster jabs have been rolled out, firms battled it out in a pay war, tech continues to change the way the legal sector operates, there was a fuel crisis… phew! For now, though, here’s LCN’s last commercial news round-up of 2021. 

We’re rounding up the week, and oh have we got news for you! From Boris Johnson’s allies shaking up the Conservative Party to overcrowded prisons and Mars trying to save the planet one chocolate wrapper at a time, we’ve got your commercial awareness covered.  

The pound fell as the UK reached its highest 10-year borrowing costs since 2008 and Meta is stopping the use of independent fact checkers in the US. Three new battery energy storage systems are set to be completed by 2028 in Scotland and retail brands have stopped using gig economy apps to hire freelance workers after criticism from unions. Read on to find out more!

The UK’s cost of living crisis continues to wreak havoc this week, with concerns that low-income households could fall further into debt, hunger and poverty. On top of the cost of living crisis, what else is in the news this week? Are you up to date?

This week’s commercial news round-up has stories spanning across technology politics and the economy to keep you in the loop and help build your commercial awareness.

With the government’s roadmap slowly easing us out of lockdown and back to normal life, it’s a good time as ever to sharpen your commercial awareness – in this week’s commercial news round-up find out who is bidding over Morrisons, read about the significance of compliance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and consider what Vauxhall’s announcement could mean for the UK’s battery-powered future.

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to sweep through the country, there’s so much to stay on top of with every person and industry likely to be impacted in one way or another. We take a look at some of the issues arising as a result in this week’s round-up.

From cyberattacks on UK law firms to news on the BT Tower being made into a hotel, this week’s round-up offers a lot to think about. Read on for summaries of five news stories that we think should be on your radar as aspiring lawyers. 

In this week’s commercial news round-up, we take a look at Deloitte’s recent layoffs; Alton Entertainment’s lawsuit against Tesla, Elon Musk and Warner Bros Discovery; the new ban on the sale of single-use vapes; and the planned introduction of the Football Governance Bill and what it means for the Premier League.