New trade tariffs, Tesla sales, Chelsea Football Club profits and the acquisition of Wild by Unilever are this week’s chosen stories for LawCareers.Net’s commercial news round-up. Read on to find out more about these developments and consider their impact on the world, your shortlisted law firms and their clients. 

Italy is removing same-sex parents from children’s birth certificates, the NHS is worse off than it was in 2011, Just Stop Oil protests continue, the government is increasing the demand for physical education in schools and anger rises regarding the two-child benefit debate. There’s lots to unpack in this week’s commercial news round-up.

As the autumn term is fast approaching and social gathering rules are updated, this commercial news round-up outlines some of the week’s interesting news to help you develop your commercial awareness.

New EU trading rules cause concern and Jeremy Hunt falls short on plans to cut taxes in the spring. Plus, Universal Music has started to remove its songs from TikTok and HSBC faces a fine from the Bank of England. Find out more in this week’s commercial news round-up.

Happy Thursday!

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

We’ve picked out four headlines from the past week and summarised them in today's round-up. Read on to get your 2024 commercial awareness resolutions off to a good start. 

Commercial awareness is one of the key skills that law firms look for in future trainees so taking the time to build yours is essential to becoming a lawyer.

We’ve put everything that we know, and that you need to know, about commercial awareness into our brand new commercial awareness section on LCN. Use it as a starting point to work out what this valuable skill really means and how you can develop it. But before you do that, find out which commercial stories have been shaping the legal world this week.

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.

Are you up to date on this week’s news? The Bank of England has announced that it’s holding interest rates, while Disney and Warner Bros are collaborating to create a new streaming package. Plus, in the world of social media, Ofcom has released new regulations for social media algorithms targeting children, and TikTok and ByteDance have launched a lawsuit in an effort to stop the app being banned in the US. Read this week’s commercial news round-up to find out more.

As the biggest vacation scheme deadline of the year looms and you are busy sending off your final applications, don’t forget to stay up to date with the latest news from the business and legal worlds. Read on for this week’s commercial news round-up.

Milk is the big news this week, and we’re here to spill it all. Plus, HSBC is facing an uproar from its largest shareholder, the music industry’s feeling threatened by AI, there’s a shortage of doctors and no one has faith in the UK’s political system. You want to be more commercially aware, and we’re here to make that happen with this week’s commercial news round-up.  

In this week’s commercial news round-up, we look at the recently published Phase 2 report from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and its recommendations to prevent future tragedies. Meanwhile, Volvo has made changes to its electric vehicle targets, water company bosses could face tougher penalties for breaking the law and dynamic pricing looks set to face scrutiny by the European Commission following the sale of Oasis tickets. 

The death of black US citizen George Floyd has sparked global protests demanding an end to the systemic racism within justice systems and law enforcement. There are a number of organisations that you can support, including the United Friends and Families Campaign and the UK-wide funding pool, which helps individuals and communities that are working towards racial justice.

This week’s commercial news round-up highlights the mission behind the anti-racism protests and provides a short summary of other news in the business and legal world.

Manchester City launches legal action against the Premier League, while TikTok and Ticketmaster experience cyberattacks that may have compromised the personal data of millions of clients, including celebrities and brands. Plus, an Irish takeaway chain has won a major trademark battle against McDonald’s, and researchers are using AI to help reduce animal testing. Read this week’s commercial news round-up to find out more.

How strong is your business mind? Can you read a news story and isolate the political, economic, sociological, technological, legal and environmental impact a piece of news will have?

Have a go at doing this with this week’s commercial news round-up.

This week’s round-up takes a look at the first King’s Speech in 70 years, plans for a pro-Palestine protest on Saturday 11 November, the government’s decision to reinstate EU equality laws and Carol Vorderman’s departure from BBC Radio Wales. Read LawCareers.Net’s summaries, and take a look at the Commercial awareness hub for our tips on developing this essential skill and demonstrating it in your applications. 

Top up your commercial awareness with this week’s commercial news round-up.

Dive into this week’s commercial news round-up for an update on the state of the UK economy and unemployment rates. We also take a look at the latest in the legal battle between EasyGroup and an indie band, and provide an update to the Premier League’s financial rules system for the 2024/25 season.

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.