Who is responsible for preventing online copyright infringement?

Here’s the brutal truth: there are far more hopeful lawyers than there are training contracts. As the pandemic continues and economic recovery remains only on the horizon, firms are likely to remain cautious with their plans for growth over the next few years, meaning that they are unlikely to scale up the number of training contracts they offer. For aspiring lawyers such as yourselves, this is not exactly the most joyous news. So how can you cope with this rejection?

Is copyright law stifling creativity in the music sector?

Commercial policy and copyright: what is protected in computer programs?

Lucy gives her advice for managing work/life balance, outlines her experiences working in family law and emphasises the importance of being yourself in applications. 

As graduation looms, so does the prospect of the ‘real world’ becoming a reality. Gulp. Especially with the past year and a half being so different (to put it politely), I for one can hardly believe that my undergraduate degree is almost over.

Our recent commercial awareness case study video uses the PESTLE technique (Political Economical Social Technological Legal Environmental) to analyse the implications of the recent Flybe government bailout. 

Coronavirus: why has there been an increase in the risk posed by cyber attacks and how can businesses mitigate this risk?

Corporate M&A involves the combining of companies or assets through mergers, where two companies combine to form a new entity, or acquisitions, where one company takes over another.

Virtually all commercial transactions have tax implications.

How effective are the efforts currently underway to prevent companies from avoiding paying corporation tax?

Access to justice is invaluable, but at what price?

What are the implications of the Bribery Act 2010 for corporates with a presence in the United Kingdom?

Anyone and anything could be the basis of a new TV show or movie nowadays, right? Individuals, books, comics, video games and the list goes on…some have turned out great, others not so much!

Let’s face it, long drawn-out job applications can be a drag! Particularly training contract applications where there are multiple stages to go through.

How will the implementation of Lord Justice Jackson's new costs management rules affect litigation cases?

In September 2020, 10 new barristers from across England and Wales joined #IAmTheBar – the Bar Council’s award-winning social mobility campaign, which is now in its third year – as social mobility advocates.

The shifting focus of universities around generative AI continues to develop and, where many still view generative AI as a threat, there are some who see it as an opportunity.

The government has defeated an opposition attempt to reverse reforms to the way that criminal defence barristers are paid for legal aid work, with barristers vowing to step up their strike action in response.

How enforceable are English court judgments after Brexit?