Tomorrow marks International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate and pay homage to the women in your life and give focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. With this in mind, we’ve collected some recent important stories and looked at how they impact women.

Why has the Google Spain case drawn so much publicity and what are the long-term legal implications of the decision?

The US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has sent shockwaves across the world this week. It’s expected that now half of US states will introduce new restrictions or bans, making it increasingly difficult for women in the US to get abortions. As this news continues to dominate media outlets, there’s lots to consider – when you’re ready. 

What is litigation funding and is it a good thing?

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.

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. 

Read this week’s commercial news round-up to ensure you’re staying on top of your commercial awareness. 

From President Donald Trump’s inauguration earlier this week, Prince Harry’s long-running battle with the Sun newspaper, TikTok updates in the US and UK and Thatchers’ successful appeal in its case with Aldi, there’s a lot to get to grips with in this week’s commercial news round-up. 

Have you been keeping up with the latest commercial news? Data shows that consumers are buying Halloween related items earlier this year and Virgin Trains is set to operate services through the Channel tunnel route by 2030. 

How important is accurate registering of members in company law?

This commercial news round-up touches on some of the issues brought about as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, as well as developments in other areas that we think you might also want to keep on your radar. 

Did you listen to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget speech earlier this week? What key takeaways did you identify? 

Why do data protection and privacy issues keep global businesses up all night?

As explored in other articles, recruiters will likely seek to directly test your commercial awareness throughout applications and interview stages. Here are four common commercial awareness interview questions and some tips for answering them!

With training contract application deadlines looming over the next two months, it’s crucial that you stay up to date with the latest developments affecting the business and legal worlds.

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. 

As temperatures plummeted this week and most of the UK was hit with snow, we sat down to bring you some of the week’s top commercial stories.   

High-profile legal challenges against the government were denied legal aid funding after supposedly independent decision makers told government staff about the potentially embarrassing cases being brought against their bosses.

Pupillage is the final stage of training to be a barrister.

If sexual harassment doesn’t seem to be a problem in the workplace, then does anything really need to change?