Working in 120 countries, Save the Children seeks to protect children’s rights and lives by facilitating development programmes and providing emergency relief.

The president of The University of Law, Nigel Savage, is due to step down from his full-time position at the helm of the legal course provider as of 1 April 2014, after 18 years managing the institution.

As the UK awaits Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s update in today’s daily briefing on whether there will be any changes to the social distancing measures currently in place, here’s a short round-up of how the outbreak continues to affect the business and legal worlds, among other news.   

How can borrowers in finance transactions best protect themselves?

In this LCN Says, we speak to Sally Glarvey, head of DE&I and wellbeing at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP, about how the firm prioritises the wellbeing of its employees. Read on for Sally’s insights into why wellbeing is so important to the firm, the programmes and initiatives in place to support wellbeing at Gowling WLG, and more.

High-performing student Saida Hidari has received “life-changing” funding from the Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA) to support her studies at the University of Salford.

Salary (49.55%) and work/life balance (48.65%) were rated as the most important factors that candidates are looking for in their future legal employer in LawCareers.Net’s user survey. 

Climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion will conclude their fortnight of creative disruption this afternoon, but not before several protestors glued themselves to the entrance of the London Stock Exchange. Fortunately, law students don’t need to take such drastic measures in order to improve their commercial awareness – just take a look at our round-up of this week’s business news stories.

We’ll keep it short this week as many of you are completing vacation scheme or pupillage applications. Commercial awareness is a key attribute that you must demonstrate in your applications as recruiters want to see that you have a knowledge of what is going on in the business industry, and how key issues might affect the law and the businesses that operate within it.

News of the Sainsbury’s and Asda merger has sent shockwaves through the supermarket sector this week. Designed to fight the pre-eminence of the giant Tesco, as well as helping to see off the Lidl/Aldi success stories, the merger would create a company with 330,000 staff and an annual revenue of around £51 billion. Both supermarkets have vowed that no jobs will be lost, nor stores closed, but MPs have raised concerned about the negative effect on suppliers. For other commercial news, read on.

How are the positions of construction industry clients, contractors and subcontractors secured?

Why are British Airways pilots striking? What is Netflix doing to counteract the fall in subscribers? How much money has the government put aside for a no-deal Brexit scenario? Find out in our weekly summary of the most interesting and relevant commercial news stories of the week.

What is the impact of economic sanctions being placed on Russia on clients in the United States, European Union and Japan?

Two Russell Group universities have dropped out of the top 20 places to study law in this year’s Guardian University Guide, but the overall picture reveals a mixed range of results for the group of universities traditionally regarded as the country’s elite. 

Graduates of Russell Group universities and Oxbridge are overwhelmingly favoured by law firm recruiters, research by Chambers Student has indicated. 

The Vickers Report: what are the implications for consumers, banks and lawyers?

How is English law moving toward better recognition and protection of celebrities’ image rights as valuable commodities?