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.

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

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?

On the surface, interviews can be the most frightening part of the whole process, as you’ll often be across (physically or virtually) from a partner or other senior lawyer(s) at the firm. However, it’s important to remember that the firm has offered you an interview because it thinks you’re a good candidate – the firm wouldn’t give up their time otherwise!

People may choose to use medication to manage ADHD presentations. While the UK is in the middle of a national ADHD medication shortage, which is likely to continue until at least December 2023, people are having real difficulty accessing their prescribed medication to help them manage their presentations.

In early June, I took part in my first vacation scheme with Brabners LLP in the firm’s Liverpool office.

John Lewis is facing a legal challenge over click-and-collect sales and Lloyds has struck a deal with Google to build its own AI agents. Meanwhile, Co-op is ramping up anti-theft measures by forensically marking stolen goods and a £49 face serum advert has been banned for making misleading anti-ageing claims.