Who owns art – is it artists? Galleries? Governments? What happens when art is sold? What do governments do when an important piece of national heritage is ruined?

I want to become a human rights barrister but I keep hearing that only Oxbridge students get pupillages. Is this true?

Are energy-inefficient commercial properties at imminent risk of downgraded valuation?

Maya Shah, senior early careers specialist at Ropes & Gray, outlines what the firm wants to see from candidates in their applications and at interview, as well how the firm is adopting the SQE and what candidates can expect from the vacation scheme. 

How can a company use its IP assets as part of an operating model to support its chosen value discipline?

In this LCN Says, graduate partner Trish McCarvill discusses her journey into tax law, the growth of Winston Taylor’s Dublin office and what aspiring solicitors can expect from its new trainee programme. She also shares practical advice on making a strong training contract application and building a successful legal career.

The British Inter-University Commercial Awareness Competition (BIUCAC) is running for the third time this year, sponsored by over 20 City law firms.

This webinar outlines the basics of commercial thinking and how to develop it.

In this article, I'll be examining the business within law firms. More specifically, two practice areas whose names are commonly interchanged with business: the areas of corporate and commercial law.

Gabriel Barton-Singer is a barrister at 4 Pump Court Chambers. Read his advice on how to benefit from mini-pupillages, the type of work he gets involved in and how he successfully balances his time in this Meet the Lawyer interview. 

As an associate in the private funds team at Simmons & Simmons LLP, Jonny Corrie outlines his experience applying to and working at the firm in this Meet the Lawyer. 

The overlap between the legal and commercial world continues to grow, as BPP Law School announces a 15-week programme for LPC and BPTC graduates to enter their training contracts and pupillages with a master’s qualification in business, launching in January 2012.

What are the Jackson Reforms and how have they changed the funding of commercial litigation disputes?

What does acting ‘in good faith’ mean and how is it interpreted in the legal system for joint venture and shareholders’ agreements?

Why are oil prices still crucial to the global economy?

Herbert Smith Freehills and Travers Smith have joined Discuss, a social mobility programme run by the diversity specialists, Rare Recruitment.

Nearly 100% of senior commercial property law professionals said it will be ‘very likely’ or ‘quite likely’ that administrative tasks involved in commercial real estate transactions will be fully automated in the next three years, according to a report published by SearchFlow. 

Does artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to the upper echelons of the legal profession?

Find out about Alexander Bramwell’s career in marine law at Hill Dickinson – from standing on his first ship as a trainee in Singapore, to his secondments in Norway and eventually making partner. 

Why are some countries developing new dispute resolution forums for commercial litigation?