This week we saw Barclays increase junior bankers’ salaries, two retail giants go back and forth, Amazon and Google under investigation from regulators and we witnessed BuzzFeed’s unstoppable revenue growth. What are the key takeaways from this commercial news? Can you see any trends or patterns? Which sectors are continuously doing well and which sectors do you think might be struggling?

The current overcrowding in UK prisons is something of a silent crisis. A mix of a covid-19 backlog, harsher sentencing and increased police presence has caused record numbers of people currently in prisons in the UK, with the numbers only expected to grow in the coming years.

Solicitors and barristers who are considered key workers will be eligible for covid-19 testing, it has been revealed.

On Thursday 18 March 2021, the seventh annual LawCareers.Net Student Law Society Awards, sponsored by Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP, celebrated the hard work and commitment of student law societies at a virtual awards ceremony.

How safe is mobile technology for business users?

Hundreds of academics from around the world are due to attend The University of Law’s ninth Annual Learning and Teaching Conference and its first International Symposium 2022. 

New barristers reported mixed experiences about their pupillage journey in a new survey published by the Bar Council. Ninety percent of respondents reported a positive experience, while 88% reported stress levels as ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ – a 6% increase from the previous year’s statistics.

When seeking legal advice, people’s first port of call is the internet, not a law firm.

Summer is finally here! After a year of pandemic-induced lockdowns, it’s time to let your hair down and catch some rays! Here is a variety of business news stories that you might have missed while basking in the glorious sun. Whether on vacation or staycation, try to keep abreast of significant commercial issues affecting the business and legal worlds.

Will websites have to remove Facebook’s 'Like' plug-ins?

The combination of Brexit and the pandemic might make keeping up with the news more hectic than normal. Read on for round-ups of several interesting stories from the past week.

The majority of courses are delivered in two stages. 

If commercial awareness means to you trawling through the broadsheet newspapers every day to find out what’s happening in the stock market, you’re probably doing it wrong. It’s about bitesize chunks of knowledge and keeping updated with the most recent goings on in the business world – and understanding how these cross over into the world of law, technology and politics.

After two years of pandemic-induced lockdowns, it’s finally time to emerge from the corners of your bedroom and catch some rays! This article outlines four ways future lawyers can have a guilt-free summer.

Should Google's use of trademarks as keywords in its AdWords service amount to trademark infringement?

As we approach the big training contract deadline this weekend, now is the perfect time to sharpen your commercial acumen. Have a flick through some of the biggest news from this week to find out whether cannabis will become part of our future and if the UK economy will bounce back.

This week we saw Netflix move beyond TV shows and films, Nike lose its latest round in court, Boohoo partner with the Alshaya group and Apple launch a buy now pay later service in partnership with Goldman Sachs. What are the key takeaways from this commercial news? Can you see any trends or patterns? Which sectors are continuously doing well and which sectors are struggling in today’s climate? 

With the decisive 2019 general election already feeling like a distant memory, the focus of business has turned away from crunch votes and frantic parliamentary wrangling over Brexit to the many other tricky decisions and geopolitical issues that Boris Johnson’s government must now carefully navigate. 

As the second week of January draws to a close, recapping on the previous year’s top commercial news stories is a great task for aspiring lawyers. Which stories are still relevant? Are you up to date on how Bitcoin is performing? What’s happening in legal tech that you should be aware of?