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.

It was one crisp January morning that I decided I needed to sit down with a cup of coffee and hammer out our Student Law Society Awards entry. The King’s College London Bar & Mooting Society (KCLBMS) was nominated for four awards this year and we finished the evening with the trophies for Best society for aspiring barristers and Best society for mooting.

News stories are flashing up all over the country stating that Britain’s mortgage rates are sky-high and that the young people of today are never going to be able to afford to buy a house. But what are the implications of the high mortgage rates?

On 10 August 2023 the high-street discount retailer Wilko (formally Wilkinsons) went into administration, leaving 400 shops and over 12,000 jobs at risk. PwC has been appointed administrator and is continuing its search for a buyer.

Insurance (and reinsurance – the insurance of insurers) is an integral part of commercial activity throughout the world.

What’s the legal basis behind Dragons' Den?

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Why were Jägermeister's dreams of obtaining a registered Community design for its shot glass shattered? 

Helen Lewis provides detailed information and advice on full-service firm Penningtons Manches Cooper’s application process and vacation scheme.

EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: what is it and what does it mean for companies? 

For those who will be entering your first year of university in just a little under a month, here are some of the things you can do to prepare for it.

Financial sanctions: what are they and what has been imposed on Russia?

Picking up the pieces: what are the unique challenges of insurance law in 2020?

What are five key trends, emerging during the covid-19 pandemic, that will continue to impact the future of the construction industry?

Who owns footballers’ performance data? 

What role does AI play in facilitating corporate fraud?

‘Dark patterns’ are interface designs intended to obfuscate certain processes and trick or coerce users into actions or omissions against their best interests, usually to the benefit of the creator of the dark pattern.

How have changing regulatory trends following the global financial crisis affected the private equity industry?

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