What is the future for the regulation of hostile takeovers?

The transport secretary has expressed concerns over a recent recall of Citroën cars and the UK safeguarding minister has called for better child protection technology on smartphones. Meanwhile, UK inflation grew to 3.8% and consumer research has found that people are spending less on fast food this summer. Catch up on the latest headlines in this week’s commercial news round-up.

The Law Society has deemed it necessary to issue lawyers with advice regarding the use of social media.

A survey run by the Law Society’s Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) found that nearly 80% of respondents had gained some unpaid legal work experience, but that fewer than half believed that their experiences had benefited their career prospects.

A “more prescribed” approach is required to ensure that all newly qualified barristers receive good support and guidance from their assigned ‘qualified person’, research by the Bar Standards Board has concluded.

Legal education provider BARBRI has collaborated with Hall & Stott Publishing on a series of law textbooks for UK law students.

What are Lord Jackson's key recommendations for the civil litigation costs system?

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.

Every application must be targeted to a specific firm, so in-depth research of that firm is crucial.

Criminal barristers are voting on whether to stage a one-day walk-out as their dispute with the Ministry of Justice over fees continues.

The Law Society of England and Wales Annual Statistics Report 2015 provides an in-depth breakdown of the numbers, location and gender make-up of training contacts in the 12 months to July 2015.

Hear from Harry Samuels in this Meet the Lawyer barrister profile, as he discusses his career at the Bar, a recent interesting case and the collegiate culture at XXIV Old Buildings.

What more can be done to progress ethnic diversity in the legal profession?  

BPP Law School in Leeds recently hosted a launch event for the city’s new legal apprenticeship scheme.

The Welsh government has proposed a new unified and expanded tribunal system: the Appeal Tribunal for Wales. 

Introducing Cases That Made Me: a series showcasing the landmark cases that define careers at A&O Shearman.

Not on quite the same scale as the desperate times of 2009, but a couple of firms have recently been asking their future trainees to defer their places in exchange for a cash payment, citing "business activity levels" as the reason.