What are brands doing to join the sustainability movement?

What needs to be proved so that a claim for the recovery of staff time can succeed in litigation?

The EU has set out plans to impose trade countermeasures on the US and a first-of-its-kind partnership deal has been announced between BWT Alpine Formula 1 Team and Viagogo. John Lewis has seen a rise in profits but has decided not to bring back the staff bonus, and Spotify has reported a record-high year for music industry payments. Read on to find out more!

What are the legal challenges and opportunities surrounding the development of drones?

The commercial world moves at such a rapid pace and keeping on top of developments can often feel impossible. We’ve summarised four recent stories into bitesize chunks to make this more achievable. In the first round-up of March, Rachel Reeves is expected to make major cuts in her spring statement and Apple faces an unprecedented dispute with the UK government. Meanwhile, trade unions celebrate the Employment Rights Bill and a new study shows that there’s an increasing number of ‘digital nomads’.

History graduate William Moore offers an insight into his journey in securing an associate role at Shoosmiths, as well as his area of expertise – data privacy.

What's on the horizon in employment law?

In financial terms, what are ‘unicorns’ and why do investors seek them out? 

This blog post will debate whether companies have a legal obligation to reduce their emissions in line with domestic agreements as well as broader climate agreements such as the Paris Agreement. I will talk about a recent legal case involving the multinational oil and gas company Shell.

To outsource or not to outsource? That is the (commercial) question

Being a paralegal is often seen as a steppingstone to a career in the legal profession. But for many, it’s a fulfilling career in itself. Here are three points of view shared by career paralegals from The Family Law Company who all work with legally aided clients.

UK holidaymakers are facing steep price hikes for summer getaways, while Royal Mail is cutting Saturday second-class deliveries as part of a major overhaul. Meanwhile, Britain’s pubs are closing at a rate of one per day amid mounting financial pressures and biodiesel distributor Greenergy is shutting down one of Britian’s biggest plants. Read on for the full scoop of this week’s top commercial news stories!

Coronavirus: What should employers be thinking about when considering home working for their employees? What might covid-19 mean for the future of home working?

How do you gain the upper hand in trans-national litigation?

Ping. The noise of your email inbox notifying you about a specific training contract application that’s just opened. It looks interesting, so you read about the firm and its opportunities and decide you’ll make an application.

The interview process can vary across law firms, depending on their size, culture or jurisdiction. One thing they all have in common is that they will all ask you specific questions relating to your competency.

As we continue to read about the ongoing rescue efforts in Turkey, we’ve put together a short summary of five commercial news stories that should be on your radar for this week’s round-up.

Competition law is a field of law that protects the level of competition within markets, by preventing or countering a company's abuse of a dominant position within the market. The purpose of this field of law is to nurture the economy by giving consumers more choices and encouraging innovation, improvement and progress in the commercial world.

This blog will give a brief summary of how poverty is a major issue in relation to capital punishment in the US. 

As part of a work experience programme I'm participating in, I was requested to attend court to support a litigant in person as their McKenzie friend. This sparked a series of questions that resulted in this article.