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App Tax Cut

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/18/apple-will-cut-app-store-fees-by-half-to-15percent-for-small-developers.html

Dunkin Acquired

https://stories.inspirebrands.com/inspire-acquire-dunkin-donuts-baskin-robbins/

HuffPost Acquired

https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/07/aol-closes-315-million-huffington-post-acquisition/

ES Development

https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-seeks-to-end-lockdown-career-fomo-with-new-scheme-for-juniors/

24 Hour Shopping

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55126371

Arcadia Administration

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55139369

Marriott Fined

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https://www.cityam.com/marriott-international-fined-18-4m-over-customer-data-breach/

https://www.ft.com/content/2a34b554-ef5c-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386

https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/consultations/2618333/ico-draft-statutory-guidance.pdf

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2020/10/ico-fines-marriott-international-inc-184million-for-failing-to-keep-customers-personal-data-secure/

https://news.marriott.com/news/2020/10/30/marriott-international-update-on-conclusion-of-uk-ico-investigation-into-starwood-database-security-incident

https://www.pwc.com/us/en/deals/publications/assets/pwc-when-cyber-threatens-m-and-a.pdf

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https://www.ft.com/content/243cabcc-a253-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d

Subway Bread

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https://www.thebfa.org/franchise-directory/subway-uk-ireland/

https://library.croneri.co.uk/cch_uk/bvc/1991-bvc-818

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/food-products-and-vat-notice-70114

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091

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Lockdown

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54763956

Furlough Scheme Extended

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/furlough-scheme-extended-and-further-economic-support-announced

Apple Regulatory Warning

https://on.ft.com/35NjL5Y

Sainsbury’s Losses

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54818644

LCV Sale Rise

https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/automotive-company-news/uk-van-market-sees-order-boost-ahead-of-christmas-season-up-13-3-smmt/

Reed Smith Training

https://www.reedsmith.com/en/news/2020/11/reed-smith-to-launch-new-professional-sqe-training-path-in-2022

Disney/IBM Restructuring

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uniliver-restructuring-idUSKBN27I1TQ

https://www.ibm.com/investor/att/pdf/IBM-2Q20-Earnings-Prepared-Remarks.pdf

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/20/ibm-earnings-q2-2020.html

https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-07-20-IBM-Reports-2020-Second-Quarter-Results#:~:text=Revenue%20of%20%2418.1%20billion%2C%20down,for%20divested%20businesses%20and%20currency

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-earnings-for-fiscal-2019/

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2020/08/q3-fy20-earnings.pdf

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-announces-strategic-reorganization-of-its-media-and-entertainment-businesses/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/13/21514728/disney-streaming-reorganization-plus-espn-hulu-studios-movies-network-tv-shows-pandemic

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disneys-fiscal-full-year-and-q4-2020-earnings-results-webcast/

LVMH/Tiffany Renegotiate

https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/tiffany-and-lvmh-modify-merger-price/

https://www.ft.com/content/de56b836-d7ad-4782-8f0a-b89f5d288d5e

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BA Fined

https://www.reuters.com/article/british-airways-cyber-fine-idUSL4N2H72DB

No Deal Brexit

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/16/boris-johnson-tells-uk-prepare-for-a-no-deal-brexit

Retailer Rent

https://on.ft.com/344Pxvv

Chanel Real Estate

https://www.businessinsider.com/chanel-buying-flagship-london-store-for-around-402-million-report-2020-10?r=US&IR=T

Intu Administration Follow-Up

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/stoke-trents-biggest-shopping-centre-4604523

https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/accountancy-company-news/administrators-of-intu-properties-plc-conclude-migration-of-intu-merry-hill/

Unilever Update

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-unilever-restructuring/end-of-an-era-as-unilever-uk-shareholders-back-unification-plan-idUSKBN26X1UW

LVMH-Tiffany

https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-takes-note-of-the-delaware-courts-decision-and-is-actively-preparing-for-the-next-deadlines/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiffany-wins-expedited-trial-lvmh-211403651.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2020/09/29/lvmh-outline-legal-defense-plans-as-billionaire-bernard-arnault-works-to-spike-16-billion-tiffany-deal/#7f56c0262c9e

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2020/10/14/tiffany-fires-back-at-lvmh-attempt-to-end-merger-deal-saying-lvmhs-case-is-doomed/

https://www.ft.com/content/e7b7f86b-28c7-4cec-a282-7e8dee63e425

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Unilever Update

https://www.ft.com/content/0f3930f1-8a93-4f90-aa09-4a70696e2177

NextEra surpasses ExxonMobil

https://www.ft.com/content/39a70458-d4d1-4a6e-aca6-1d5670bade11

Honda leaves F1

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-honda-to-leave-f1-at-the-end-of-2021.3nsZ7zzaokaze5Sjc4V6s0.html

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/fieldfisher-is-latest-firm-to-kickstart-consultation-process/

https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-to-design-new-blended-workplace-in-latest-leadership-project/

Uber Win

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54322579

TSB Closures

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/30/tsb-closes-164-bank-branches-with-loss-of-almost-1000-jobs

No Time to Die

https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1

https://www.thelawyer.com/double-win-for-slaughters-as-firm-nabs-new-government-mandates/

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54387856

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52376022

https://www.ft.com/content/9645094c-25bf-4ab1-a2e2-670af109ace5

https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/05/quarter-of-odeon-cinemas-to-open-only-at-weekends-coronavirus

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Walmart Asda Stake Sale

https://www.ft.com/content/68fbc78a-58af-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbc

https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-skadden-lead-on-6-8bn-asda-takeover/

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/with-tiktok-deal-walmart-could-gain-a-front-row-seat-to-the-next-generation.html

https://www.ft.com/content/1812fe22-06bd-46ce-b2ec-0d324bdc7983

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Maybe diamonds don’t last forever.

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TikTok Update

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Law Firm Mandates

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RHA Warning

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New Look CVA

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Amazon Jobs

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Arm-Nvidia

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BP Strategic Partnership

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PwC Sued

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LVMH-Tiffany

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https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-moves-to-next-stage-of-back-to-office-plan/

https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-eyes-full-city-comeback-by-end-of-2020/

https://www.thelawyer.com/ince-group-kicks-off-redundancy-consultation/

SuperDry Renegotiation

https://www.ft.com/content/a8d690b4-0fe6-4234-979c-92a3e9ddc36c

Wire card Inquiry

https://www.ft.com/content/6ac23b50-d9cb-4ba5-98b7-5fa40e7a5f8e

Pizza Express CVA

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/07/pizza-express-close-restaurants-jobs-birmingham-bristol-london

Pret-A-Manger

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54012055

Furlough Scheme

https://www.ft.com/content/22f78e4a-8e24-4189-9983-3a1f95788340

Furlough Extension Calls

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54057511

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Crossrail Delays

https://bit.ly/2EyXMWT

Gatwick Job Cuts

https://bbc.in/3jtpZwU

Firm Updates

https://bit.ly/3juoBu0

https://on.ft.com/34L8eoO

FIFA Panel

https://bit.ly/2GeW9hs

DW Rescue

https://bit.ly/2YS2llV

Wirecard Follow-Up

https://on.ft.com/2ELJRwq

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Back to Office

https://on.ft.com/2QEKV7E

https://on.ft.com/32WLLmj

TikTok

https://on.ft.com/3jumLcy

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https://engt.co/3beieZ1

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Future Job Cuts

https://www.ft.com/content/4e0319e1-bd92-460c-b21f-b056bfb1f079

M&S Plans

https://www.forbes.com/sites/katehardcastle/2020/08/18/7000-job-cuts-announced-at-marks-and-spencervows-to-never-be-the-same-again/

Retail Boom

https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/july2020

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-preps-for-50-per-cent-office-capacity-from-september/

https://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-gets-granular-on-canary-wharf-reopening/

Airbnb IPO

https://www.thelawyer.com/latham-advises-on-airbnb-ipo-filing/

Eat Out to Help Out

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/08/21/extend-eat-help-september-say-restaurants-pubs/

Uber/Lyft

https://time.com/5675637/uber-business-future/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices

https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0029.html

https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/supreme-court-to-make-final-uber-ruling-on-wednesday/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/25/uber-loses-licence-london-tfl

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/12/21365518/lyft-threatens-shut-down-california-q2-2020

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377841/uber-lyft-california-judge-block-emergency-stay-employees

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679767/180206_BEIS_Good_Work_Report__Accessible_A4_.pdf

https://www.ft.com/content/6b28cb8a-da35-4f02-87cd-780984e6a3ad

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/uber-v-aslam-appeal-press-summary.pdf

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UK Job Cuts

https://on.ft.com/2DSxw9q

Debenhams Job Cuts

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53733929

M&A Resurgence

https://on.ft.com/3kSUwWH

EasyJet Fundraising

https://on.ft.com/342a5W0

DWF A-Levels

https://bit.ly/2Fst7uj

https://www.legalcheek.com/2020/08/dwf-scraps-specific-a-level-requirements-for-training-contract-seekers/

Law Firm Responses

https://bit.ly/2PUbci7

https://bit.ly/3iHiYYR

UK Recession

https://bbc.in/30YpQeB

https://cnn.it/2PUUPSq

Fortnite vs Apple & Google

https://bit.ly/3hbmwlK

https://bit.ly/2PUUSh4

https://bit.ly/3h00qCV

https://bit.ly/31WHz58

https://bit.ly/2E4ICIg

https://bit.ly/2DO8FUm

Hermes’ Investment

https://on.ft.com/30UK74H

https://bit.ly/30YJfvZ

https://bit.ly/31RgJLS

https://bbc.in/2CuK1Hv

Diageo Writedown

https://bit.ly/2DO8VCO

https://on.ft.com/2Fi3ITV

https://bit.ly/3iFJqlK

https://bit.ly/3aDGmE9

https://bit.ly/344YIfM

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DW Sports Administration

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53635211

Dixons Carphone Job Cuts

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/08/dixons-carphone-to-axe-800-jobs-as-it-overhauls-store-management/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/04/dixons-carphone-to-get-rid-of-800-managers-across-uk-stores

Law Firm updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-enters-redundancy-consultations-as-110-roles-face-axe/

https://www.thelawyer.com/wfw-cuts-12-pa-roles-after-consultation-process/

Uber Acquisition

https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/06/uber-picks-up-autocab-to-push-into-places-its-own-app-doesnt-go/

Auto Sale Rebound

https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/080520-uk-july-new-car-registrations-up-113-on-year-smmt

Eat Out to Help Out

https://www.ft.com/content/96c2f36c-18ce-4fd4-9bc0-4f68a7bee467

Reflective Loss

https://bit.ly/2DCeAvx

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Virtual Care Merger

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https://bit.ly/2PBbKcr

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Amazon Antitrust

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21347083/jeff-bezos-amazon-tech-antitrust-hearing-jayapal-questioning

Santander Historic Loss

https://www.ft.com/content/5e2d24f2-5a4c-40e8-a7f7-6fc8f1bebe58

Production Restart Scheme

https://viewpoints.reedsmith.com/post/102gcgc/uk-government-steps-in-to-help-film-tv-producers

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/bird-bird-closes-berlin-workspace-after-just-one-year/

https://www.thelawyer.com/osborne-clarke-brings-back-over-80-employees-from-furlough/

https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-to-trial-15-per-cent-capacity-in-office-pilot/

PSA Radical Changes

https://www.ft.com/content/ff5d8795-ee73-4c92-a1bf-34cef0639909

ONS Retail Stats

https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/june2020

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Boohoo Selloff

https://bit.ly/2WT04WI

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jul/10/boohoo-shareholder-sells-off-shares-aberdeen-standard-investments

FCA-Waymo Partnership

https://on.ft.com/3009Jg9

https://www.ft.com/content/228e2aee-6182-4d6b-8a69-e31cc19e4c9d

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/travers-reduces-annual-bonuses-as-part-of-covid-19-cuts/

https://www.thelawyer.com/freeths-to-cut-80-roles-in-redundancy-process/

Wire card Follow-Up

https://www.ft.com/content/77d6b91f-0cf9-48dd-a08d-2c46dafe9791

Crossrail News

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/23/crossrail-opening-delayed-again-due-to-coronavirus

Morgan Stanley-China Relations

https://www.ft.com/content/1d93318d-fe3a-44b3-976d-094367960aac

Apple Tax Win

https://bit.ly/39qC3eE

https://on.ft.com/2CNC28G

https://bit.ly/32WeMjC

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https://on.ft.com/30QZSbL

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Down-valuation

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OneWeb Stake

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DWF Mentor Scheme

https://bit.ly/2Wug3ub

BA to Retire 747

https://bbc.in/3hcelpe

Law Firm Updates

https://bit.ly/2Cmzz4Q

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High Street Updates

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14-Day Challenge Update

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Digital Advertising

https://on.ft.com/3jgPUZm

Apple/Amazon Antitrust

https://bit.ly/2CIVMd9

https://reut.rs/2OCECR3

https://bit.ly/3fK5VoA

https://bit.ly/30qNSNE

https://on.wsj.com/2CdKRZi

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Enola Holmes

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AllSaints

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Wirecard

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https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/04/27/2127427/the-house-of-wirecard/

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UK Reopening

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-53153277/lockdown-easing-english-pubs-can-reopen-from-4-july

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/coronavirus-law-firm-updates/

https://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-sets-up-track-and-trace-system-for-city-re-opening/

Intu Administration

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-shopping-centre-giant-intu-puts-administrator-on-standby-12001614

High Street Rent

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/25/uk-retailers-pay-only-14-of-25bn-rent-due-this-week

Aston Martin Fundraising

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aston-martin-issue/aston-martin-turns-to-stock-offering-to-bolster-capital-idUSKBN23X0XZ

Huawei UK HQ

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/06/25/huaweis-1bn-cambridge-lab-approved-geopolitical-row-plays-local/

EC Antitrust

https://www.ft.com/content/92674509-7f1b-4864-b6c9-28da713d5a2a

https://www.thelawyer.com/french-and-us-firms-lead-on-fiat-chryslers-35bn-deal-with-peugeot/

Intu Administration

https://www.ft.com/content/97b54a02-4ccf-4ac5-b31c-03e71a9abc40

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/23/commercial-property-landlords-banned-from-demanding-rent-arrears

https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-lined-up-on-intu-administration/

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A conversation with BCLP London Managing Partner & Head of Africa Practice, Segun Osuntokun. 

Segun Osuntokun Profile:

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US Law Firm Revenues

https://www.thelawyer.com/us-top-50-revenue-tops-6bn-for-first-time/

Monsoon Accessorize Pre-Pack

https://www.thelawyer.com/shoosmiths-and-bclp-called-in-on-monsoon-accessorize-rescue-deal/

Law Firm Responses

https://www.thelawyer.com/taylor-wessing-opts-to-split-bonuses-after-reviewing-covid-19-measures/

https://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-imposes-hiring-freeze-across-business-services/

OECD Forecast

https://www.ft.com/content/498b43bf-4813-40f8-9953-022e0d7820b5

Aviation Woes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/11/lufthansa-plans-cut-22000-jobs/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52983756

Facebook VC

https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-launching-multimillion-dollar-vc-fund-to-invest-in-startups-2020-6?r=US&IR=T

M&A Update

https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-reaches-agreement-with-tiffany-co/

https://www.ft.com/content/997bb892-8f67-400a-b8e1-d173c923d208

https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-drafted-in-on-victorias-secret-administration/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52938462

Airlines Challenge Govt

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jun/12/ba-easyjet-and-ryanair-begin-court-action-over-uk-quarantine-rules

https://www.ft.com/content/a9a55e78-df00-4e7a-9492-b6de87528096

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk

Unilever Restructuring

https://www.ft.com/content/ffbe3980-ff77-43bf-8ba3-169a87cb0824

https://www.unilever.com/investor-relations/agm-and-corporate-governance/legal-structure-and-foundation-agreements/

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Black Lives Matter

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Bank of America

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-bank-of-america/bank-of-america-pledges-1-billion-to-address-racial-economic-inequality-idUKKBN2391NO

OPEC+ Output Deal

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-oil-opec/saudi-russia-reach-deal-on-oil-cuts-raising-pressure-for-compliance-idUKKBN23A1OU

KPMG Vow

https://news.sky.com/story/kpmg-chiefs-vow-renewed-equality-drive-after-george-floyd-death-11999694

Retail Prices Fall

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-shop-prices-fall-at-fastest-rate-in-14-years-as-retailers-try-to-survive-11999353

BoE No-Deal Warning

https://news.sky.com/story/boe-governor-bailey-tells-bank-chiefs-to-step-up-plans-for-wto-brexit-11999578

Law Firm Responses

https://www.thelawyer.com/simmons-staff-to-vote-on-pay-cuts-and-reduced-working-hours/

Nissan No-Deal Warning

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-nissan/nissan-warns-uk-plant-unsustainable-without-eu-trade-deal-bbc-idUKKBN23A1CS

https://www.barclayscorporate.com/insights/industry-expertise/legal-sector-lowdown/managing-a-successful-turnaround/

Blue Chip Financing

https://www.ft.com/content/1c9c9b08-f993-40ed-94d4-9f3f2da45433

https://www.ft.com/content/16ec7094-4f96-43fb-88c1-d913d8f4e384

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commercialpaper.asp

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Mortgage Payment Holiday

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/help-with-mortgages-to-continue-for-homeowners-affected-by-coronavirus

Furlough Scheme Update

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52853333

APD Suspension Call

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-aviation-bosses-beg-chancellor-to-deliver-apd-review-11996934

NRF Plans

https://www.thelawyer.com/norton-rose-fulbright-sets-out-blueprint-for-firms-working-future/

Pubs After Lockdown

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/22/more-than-30000-pubs-and-restaurants-could-stay-shut-after-lockdown-coronavirus

Renault Job Cuts

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/29/renault-to-cut-14600-jobs-as-part-of-2bn-cost-saving-plan-covid-19

Slater and Gordon Remote

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/slater-and-gordon-to-close-london-office-as-remote-working-becomes-norm/5104404.article

https://www.thelawyer.com/we-wont-ever-go-back-to-how-we-worked-before-covid-slater-gordon-sets-out-remote-working-vision/

https://ukgraduates.shearman.com/2018/07/10/6-law-firm-financial-metrics-whiteboard-wednesday/

EasyJet Data Breach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52722626

https://www.easyjet.com/en/infoalert

https://www.thelawyer.com/easyjet-hit-with-billion-pound-claim-over-data-breach/

Twitter Feud

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/donald-trump-social-media-executive-order-twitter

https://www.statista.com/statistics/242606/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/12/21255870/facebook-content-moderator-settlement-scola-ptsd-mental-health

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Unemployment Rise

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/19/uk-jobless-april-coronavirus-crisis-unemployment-benefits

Rolls Royce

https://www.ft.com/content/4af7530e-880f-4c80-8083-848cf088368b

Carluccio’s

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/22/billionaire-boparan-buys-carluccios-brand-and-saves-800-jobs-covid-19

Law Firm Updates

https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-outlines-five-stage-plan-to-reopen-city-hq/

Stock Market Rise

https://www.ft.com/content/4be0d6d3-ccab-48df-83e4-0b726273ccac

CMA Requires Powers

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-cma-covid-19-taskforce

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52703562

Law Firm Administration

https://www.thelawyer.com/uk-top-100-firm-becomes-first-of-many-covid-related-administrations/

https://www.barclayscorporate.com/insights/industry-expertise/legal-sector-lowdown/managing-a-successful-turnaround/

https://mha-uk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MHA-Benchmarking-Report-2019-Web.pdf

https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/law-firms/pwc-law-firms-survey-report-2019.pdf

Amazon

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-sued-for-acting-like-users-own-purchased-movie-1843329954

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882808-Caudel-v-Amazon.html

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1277/contents/made

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/contents

EasyJet

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52719997

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/994

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/213

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/22/easyjet-bosses-brace-crunch-stelios-vote/

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Furlough Scheme Extension

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-scheme-until-october

Aviation Updates

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/delta-air-to-retire-all-of-its-777-jets-in-latest-blow-to-boeing-2020-05-14

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/14/ba-to-press-ahead-with-job-cuts-plans-despite-furlough-extension-willie-walsh-coronavirus-airline

Heathrow Runway

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/09/aiports-heathrow-gatwick-expansion-coronavirus-airlines

Twitter Work From Home

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-twitter-to-allow-staff-to-work-from-home-forever-11987455

ES Reopen Plan

https://www.thelawyer.com/less-office-space-more-tech-eversheds-sets-out-post-pandemic-plans/

Real Estate Reopening

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/500/regulation/2/made

BT Openreach

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-bt-group-m-a-openreach/shares-in-britains-bt-jump-on-report-it-could-sell-a-stake-in-openreach-idUKKBN22R0ZX

https://www.ft.com/content/0cd41a45-ab5b-44ca-b6e4-382e495e3bd7

https://www.ft.com/content/0ab3d20a-72d3-4956-8416-6885eca0b7e9

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/14/chinese-threat-prompts-calls-uk-toughen-company-takeover-laws

M&A Deals

https://www.ft.com/content/13c7f4ea-737f-48ec-9305-83adaa79bca6

https://www.ft.com/content/3f458e9c-e864-4fe1-8740-37136bae7b62

https://www.businessinsider.com/xerox-hp-ending-hostile-takeover-bid-2020-3?r=US&IR=T

https://www.ibanet.org/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=8105C641-A088-4C5F-8C92-D8668EE10F2F

EasyJet Meeting

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/12/easyjet-founder-offers-5m-reward-as-he-seeks-to-derail-airbus-order

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Aviation woes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52542038

Law firm responses

https://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-cuts-salaries-for-non-equity-partners-and-staff/

https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-preps-for-the-big-return-to-the-office/

Car Sales Slump

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/05/uk-car-sales-coronavirus-lockdown-electric-car

Debenhams closures

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/06/five-more-debenhams-stores-to-shut-for-good-with-1000-jobs-at-risk

Light Touch

https://www.ft.com/content/76c7c985-ff8c-4707-b4e4-28eb7a8f7b62

BoE Recession Projection

https://www.ft.com/content/734e604b-93d9-43a6-a6ec-19e8b22dad3c

Uber losses

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-uber-plunges-to-2-9bn-loss-but-encouraged-as-lockdowns-ease-11984992

O2-Virgin Media

https://www.ft.com/content/2b73a385-7218-47dc-83bf-18e6e3d5f8f4

https://www.thelawyer.com/uk-and-us-firms-join-forces-on-o2-and-virgin-medias-mega-merger/

https://www.ft.com/content/ac9a6a1a-02e4-4236-ab74-6bd033ea3104?

Lockdown Ease

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/keir-starmer-challenges-pm-boris-johnson-claim-of-coronavirus-success

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Aviation Moves

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/29/airlines-may-not-recover-from-covid-19-crisis-for-five-years-says-airbus

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/01/ryanair-cut-jobs-coronavirus-grounds-flights-restructuring

https://uk.reuters.com/article/embraer-ma-boeing/boeing-pulls-out-of-embraer-merger-talks-sources-idUKL5N2CD0BM

Qatar very active

https://www.ft.com/content/418da0bb-c9eb-4575-b61f-48b329f02d0a

Oasis and Warehouse

https://www.thelawyer.com/cms-leads-for-oasis-and-warehouse-as-retail-woes-continue/

Banks No Deal

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-banks/banks-dust-off-no-deal-brexit-plans-as-december-deadline-looms-idUKKBN22C253

Law Firm responses

https://www.thelawyer.com/shearman-introduces-voluntary-paid-leave-scheme-for-all-staff/

https://www.thelawyer.com/rpc-steers-clear-of-furloughing-but-cuts-partner-drawings/

https://www.thelawyer.com/stephenson-harwood-proceeds-with-bonus-payments-amid-pandemic/

Restaurants reopen

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/30/bq-homebase-and-pret-reopen-more-stores-with-safety-measures

Greggs False Start

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-greggs-stores/greggs-shares-slide-after-british-store-reopenings-postponed-idUKKBN22D51C

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52500880

AI Patents

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52474250

https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2020/01/uk-intellectual-property-office-finds-that-patent-law-does-not-cater-for-inventions-created-by-ai

https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/news-and-insights/publications/ai-and-patents-a-machine-cannot-be-an-inventor-yet

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Germany lockdown

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-shops-idUSKCN2242AG

Cath Kidston

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/21/cath-kidston-to-close-all-60-uk-stores-with-loss-of-900-jobs

https://www.thelawyer.com/shoosmiths-and-mayer-brown-on-call-for-cath-kidston-sale/

Oil prices drop

https://www.ft.com/content/26ea5ef9-0619-4e50-b605-58e36d3fc4d9

Law firm responses

https://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-asks-employees-for-work-four-day-week-for-six-months/

https://www.thelawyer.com/travers-smith-partners-have-drawings-cut/

US banks retreat

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/us-banks-lend-less-european-lending-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-4-1029127435

No Cliff-Edge extension

https://www.ft.com/content/3c006614-767f-4447-8136-97987045517f

Commercial Landlord update

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/23/commercial-property-landlords-banned-from-demanding-rent-arrears

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/21/boots-and-matalan-join-list-of-firms-targeted-over-unpaid-rents-since-coronavirus-lockdown

Shake Shack

https://www.ft.com/content/26e2a043-2633-4021-90a9-5340c9a07567

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Rail Franchises Suspended

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-rail-franchise-agreements-suspended-to-avoid-company-collapses-11962186

Record US unemployment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/unemployment-claims-coronavirus-3-million/

BCLP and HSF Deals

https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-and-hsf-secure-timely-logistics-deal-for-blackstone/

Cover 19 Vaccine Deal

https://www.thelawyer.com/paul-hastings-and-freshfields-lead-as-fosun-strikes-135m-deal-for-covid-19-vaccine/

Self employed worker scheme

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunak-reveals-coronavirus-bailout-for-self-employed-but-they-must-wait-until-june-6qwzxbq3k

No aviation bailout

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sunak-reveals-coronavirus-bailout-for-self-employed-but-they-must-wait-until-june-6qwzxbq3k

Primark Rent

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/primark-withholds-33m-rent-on-its-closed-uk-stores

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-property-breakingv/breakingviews-virus-leaves-all-landlords-under-same-leaky-roof-idUKKBN21D2EY

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/27/london-landlords-refuse-rent-discounts-despite-knowing-businesses-may-go-12466431/

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-sees-more-new-rental-listings-london-airbnb-exodus-continues-2519290

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/airbnb-coronavirus-london

Lawyer wellbeing

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bloomberg-law-analysis/analysis-lawyer-well-being-critical-during-pandemic

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Euro car sale dip

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/european-car-sales-are-off-to-the-worst-annual-start-since-2013?srnd=markets-vp

BoE rate cut

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-bank-of-england-cuts-base-rate-to-0-1-11960336

State aid rules

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/eu-relaxes-state-aid-rules-to-help-nations-combat-virus-crisis?srnd=premium-europe

UK business requests tax holiday

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-firms-urge-government-for-three-month-tax-holiday-from-national-insurance-paye-and-vat-11960378

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/19/manufacturers-warn-mass-layoffs-orders-collapse/

UPC setback

https://www.worldipreview.com/news/german-court-deals-hammer-blow-to-upc-19461

Covid-19 effect on recruitment

https://www.thelawyer.com/henderson-chambers-pulls-out-of-pupillage-recruitment-over-interviewing-pressures/

https://www.thelawyer.com/the-vac-schemes-left-vacant/

Price Gouging

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/03/cma-crack-coronavirus-price-increases/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/05/coronavirus-price-hiking-should-praised-not-condemned/

https://www.gov.uk/cartels-price-fixing/types-of-anticompetitive-activity

https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-france-regulation/france-to-regulate-antibacterial-gel-price-finance-minister-idUSP6N29R02N

Carphone Warehouse

https://www.ft.com/content/98253d92-6823-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75

https://uk.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-asda/uks-asda-plans-to-hire-5000-temporary-workers-to-get-through-coronavirus-idUKL8N2BD5H7

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coronavirus-uk-pay-wages-job-retention-scheme-rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-a9414886.html

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BoE Rate Cut

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51831004

FTSE 100 drop

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/coronavirus-trump-travel-ban-europe-stock-market-ftse-100-bear-market-a9397586.html

State aid change

https://www.ft.com/content/d1086540-6232-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5

Italy antitrust

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-italy-antitrust/italian-antitrust-watchdog-probes-amazon-ebay-over-price-spikes-in-virus-crisis-idUKKBN20Z3HW

Huawei 5G

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-huawei-5g-exclusive/exclusive-france-to-allow-some-huawei-gear-in-its-5g-network-sources-idUSKBN20Z3JR

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-huawei-tech-china-usa/trump-signs-law-to-prevent-u-s-rural-telecom-carriers-from-using-huawei-network-equipment-idUKKBN20Z37D

Insurance acquisition

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-willis-towers-m-a-aon-plc/aon-to-buy-willis-for-nearly-30-billion-in-insurance-mega-deal-idUKKBN20W1KK

https://www.thelawyer.com/host-of-international-firms-act-of-aon-30bn-acquisition-of-willis-towers-watson/

Shareholder Priorities

https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-023-9337?comp=pluk&transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29

https://www.theia.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/FINAL%20-%20Shareholder%20Priorities%20for%202020.pdf

https://www.thelawyer.com/novartis-panel-review-2020/

Property Development Ideas

https://www.ft.com/content/0db39db8-646b-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5

https://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/policy-areas/land-quality/papers/contaminated-land-and-your-home/

Right to Repair

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_20_419

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-samsung-iphone-patents

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Air France COVID-19

https://www.cityam.com/air-france-to-cut-1500-jobs-in-attempt-to-limit-coronavirus-impact/

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FCA Libor Warning

https://www.cityam.com/fca-tells-asset-managers-to-gear-up-for-the-end-of-libor/

Airbnb Data Sharing

https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-signs-data-sharing-partnership-with-european-commission/

Electric Tax Break

https://www.smmt.co.uk/2020/03/uk-new-car-market-falls-2-9-in-february-as-industry-calls-for-tax-free-evs-to-kick-start-demand/

South East Consolidation

https://www.thelawyer.com/moore-blatch-barlow-robbins-merger/

CMA Interventionism

https://www.ft.com/content/ae2951a0-5b85-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4

Property Floodplains

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/23/more-than-11000-homes-to-be-built-on-land-at-high-risk-of-flooding

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/21/new-homes-in-flood-risk-areas-not-covered-by-insurance-scheme

https://www.floodre.co.uk/how-flood-re-works/

Flybe Administration

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/05/flybe-collapses-two-months-after-government-announces-rescue

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/05/flybe-administration-inside-story-airlines-collapse/

https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-on-call-as-flybe-falls-into-administration/

Coronavirus and Contracts

https://www.tltsolicitors.com/insights-and-events/insight/coronavirus--what-is-the-impact-of-your-business/

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Bombardier-Alstom

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COVID-19 and stocks

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/stock-market-correction-coronavirus-meaning-definition-sp-500-stoxx-600-a9363756.html

Firm closure

https://www.thelawyer.com/baker-mckenzie-sends-staff-home-amid-coronavirus-fears/

Deal Watch

https://www.iqstudentaccommodation.com/blackstone-acquire-iq

https://www.thelawyer.com/us-firms-in-london-get-lead-roles-on-blackstones-student-housing-purchase/

https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2020/02/kirkland-advises-blackstone

US-EU Trade War

https://www.ft.com/content/ae259de2-57db-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbc

https://www.ft.com/content/33bc09c4-5358-11ea-90ad-25e377c0ee1f

HSBC restructure

https://www.hsbc.com/media/media-releases/2020/hsbc-holdings-plc-annual-results-2019

Heathrow third runway

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/27/heathrow-third-runway-ruled-illegal-over-climate-change

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Heathrow-judgment-on-planning-issues-27-February-2020.pdf

https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Heathrow-summary-of-judgments-26-February-2020-online-version.pdf

Facebook taxes

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144291/facebook-irs-lawsuit-9-billion-taxes

https://www.ft.com/content/a0738696-52d1-11ea-8841-482eed0038b1

UK leaves UPC

https://www.thelawyer.com/ip-lawyers-left-scratching-heads-as-britain-does-a-u-turn-to-quit-unified-patent-court/

http://eplaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/UPC-The-English-Patents-Court-in-a-split-UK-UPC-system.pdf

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/11/facebook-paid-just-28m-on-record-16bn-earnings-in-the-uk

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HS2 Green Light

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-51418693

BP Net Zero Pledge

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Amazon Injunction Granted

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/technology/amazon-jedi-pentagon-contract-microsoft.html

Deal News

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https://www.thelawyer.com/us-and-french-firms-lead-on-billion-dollar-payments-deal/

Govt Considers Flybe Stake

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51453196

Novartis Panel Rules

https://www.thelawyer.com/novartis-panel-review-2020/

Nissan Loss

https://www.cityam.com/nissan-records-losses-amid-backdrop-of-carlos-ghosn-scandal/

FTC Investigates Big Tech

https://www.cityam.com/ftc-demands-data-on-startup-purchases-by-tech-giants/

Firm Paternity Leave Increase

https://www.thelawyer.com/ao-matches-linklaters-with-12-weeks-paternity-leave/

UK Allows Huawei Involvement

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/28/huawei-will-allowed-build-parts-britains-5g-network/

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M&A Slowdown

https://www.ft.com/content/2f798e54-4570-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Coronavirus Update

https://www.ft.com/content/6a108d2a-4830-11ea-aee2-9ddbdc86190d

https://www.ft.com/content/cd0c7eb2-6725-4730-9bd2-2ece50b85841

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51397677

John Lewis Challenges

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/feb/06/new-john-lewis-chair-sharon-white-store-closures-job-losses

Huawei-Verizon IP Lawsuit

https://www.ft.com/content/ba9f1cce-48c7-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

Deal News

https://www.thelawyer.com/aston-martin-lawrence-stroll-rescue/

Boeing Update

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51407951

GS-Amazon Partnership

https://www.ft.com/content/41866efe-4521-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441

https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-eyes-smb-loans-through-amazon-2020-2

https://www.ft.com/content/f5e13448-4296-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe

https://www.ft.com/content/4326520e-42f3-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c

https://qz.com/1796096/goldman-sachs-is-becoming-an-ally-for-tech-firms-like-amazon/

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Konexo Partners GT

https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-newlaw-platform-strikes-partnership-deal-with-grant-thornton/

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/markets/benchmarks/what-you-need-to-know-about-libor-transition

https://www.ey.com/en_gl/banking-capital-markets/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-ibor-transition

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/transition-to-sterling-risk-free-rates-from-libor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19199683

Car Ban Moved

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123

https://www.ft.com/content/46bfd6e2-473a-11ea-aee2-9ddbdc86190d

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/02/04/hybrid-car-fiasco-kick-face-drivers/

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Coronavirus Business Impact

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/29/coronavirus-british-airways-suspends-bookings-china-flights/

https://www.ft.com/content/ea0b15e2-436f-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c

BoE Interest Rate

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bank-of-england-forecasts-interest-rates-economic-growth-a4349241.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51309256

HS2 Update

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/grant-shapps-hs2-decision-soon-a4349111.html

Deal Watch

https://www.thelawyer.com/city-firms-land-roles-on-new-farringdon-development/

https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-leads-on-restructuring-of-department-store-beales/

Facebook Privacy Settlement

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/facebook-to-pay-550-million-to-settle-biometric-privacy-suit

UK Car Slump

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51300835

CMA Probes Merger

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/takeaway-com-n-v-just-eat-plc-merger-inquiry

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/amazon-deliveroo-merger-inquiry

https://www.ft.com/content/97a62cfa-3e07-11ea-a01a-bae547046735

https://www.cityam.com/cma-sets-out-the-issues-in-amazons-deliveroo-investment/

CJEU TM Ruling

http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document_print.jsf?docid=222824&text=&dir=&doclang=EN∂=1&occ=first&mode=req&pageIndex=0&cid=3376591

https://www.allenovery.com/en-gb/global/news-and-insights/publications/sky-v-skykick-cjeu-decision-imprecise-terms-in-trade-marks-ruled-invalid

https://hsfnotes.com/ip/2020/01/29/cjeu-decision-in-skykick-offers-relief-to-trade-mark-owners/

Northern Rail

https://www.cityam.com/struggling-northern-rail-franchise-to-be-nationalised-and-renamed-northern-trains/

FT

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Sustainable Investment

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/19/foreign-aid-coal-mines-coal-fired-power-plants-end-boris-johnson/

Coke sticks to plastic

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51197463

Withdrawal Agreement

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/23/boris-johnsons-brexit-bill-becomes-law

Brexit Preparations

https://www.ft.com/content/1189ae1e-3b71-11ea-a01a-bae547046735

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/hsf-brings-german-offices-into-uk-llp-to-mitigate-brexit-concerns/

Deal watch

https://www.thelawyer.com/cms-dla-and-osborne-clarke-lead-on-cityfibres-200m-acquisition/

Beales Administration

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48854450

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51176418

HS2

https://www.ft.com/content/307e3606-3ab7-11ea-a01a-bae547046735

https://www.cityam.com/qa-what-is-the-hs2-route-how-much-will-it-cost-and-when-will-it-open/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16473296

https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2017/apr/18/midlands-engine-economy-compete-northern-powerhouse

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-51190399

Child Data Regs

https://apnews.com/fee4312e4fc2bc8b212012947bf6b9c8

UK’s Divergence

https://www.ft.com/content/18ddc610-3940-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4

https://www.ft.com/content/cd70c1c0-3acd-11ea-a01a-bae547046735

https://www.ft.com/content/10ec1b28-39f4-11ea-b232-000f4477fbca

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US-China Phase One

https://apnews.com/0bafa0e7b868ceb9f6241f63c06c85be

BlackRock Sustainability

https://www.ft.com/content/57db9dc2-3690-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4

Phil Hogan in US

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/phil-hogan-arrives-in-washington-for-crunch-eu-us-trade-talks-1.4139906

NHS calls out betting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51120456

Met Police legal panel

https://www.thelawyer.com/firms-wanted-for-met-polices-new-65m-panel/

Nissan-Renault issues

https://www.ft.com/content/8e09fb16-353a-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-nissan/renault-nissan-share-real-desire-to-make-alliance-work-chairman-idUSKBN1ZF0TB

Asda Sustainability

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51132164

UK Retail Slip

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51035672

Flybe Saga

https://www.cityam.com/flybe-near-collapse-what-do-we-know-so-far/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/14/flybe-saved-after-successful-last-ditch-talks

https://www.ft.com/content/961f87ca-3766-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4

https://www.ft.com/content/0974f554-37b0-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4

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Boris Johnson fast-tracks Brexit negotiations

https://www.ft.com/content/4e9246d6-2fd7-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de

DWF trainee barred

https://www.thelawyer.com/former-dwf-trainee-barred-after-dismissal-for-gross-misconduct/

FCA proposes higher interest rates

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51048726

Jingye rescues British Steel

https://www.ft.com/content/0e1d2036-3229-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de

Firm international moves

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/international-roundup-dentons-enters-ireland-and-cooley-steps-into-singapore-as-winston-leaves-the-middle-east/

JLD recommends drinking culture shifts

https://www.thelawyer.com/junior-lawyers-division-alcohol-guidelines/

Corporate Governance Shortcomings

https://www.ft.com/content/b0c9684a-320a-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de

Big Tech Lobbies against liability

https://www.ft.com/content/8e3359a2-308f-11ea-a329-0bcf87a328f2

Travelex Hack

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51017852

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/01/08/travelex-customers-left-high-dry-ransomware-attack/

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Re-Nationalisation of Rail Services

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/12/25/northern-rail-split-ministers-lay-ground-nationalisation/

Permanent Cliff-Edge Date

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/16/boris-johnson-will-amend-brexit-bill-to-outlaw-extension

EC warning over cliff edge

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/dec/18/cliff-edge-brexit-will-hurt-uk-more-than-eu-says-von-der-leyen

Law firm deals

https://www.thelawyer.com/paul-hastings-and-norton-rose-fulbright-act-on-latest-vodafone-telecoms-deal/

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/dealwatch-weil-and-mayer-brown-scoop-leads-on-nestles-4bn-us-ice-cream-business-sale/

Boeing CEO leaves

https://www.boeing.com/company/bios/dennis-a-muilenburg.page

ICO investigates TikTok

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/data-regulator-hones-tiktok-makes-024510623.html

Just Eat Merger

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/12/19/takeawaycom-delivers-knockout-blow-just-eat-battle/

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/19/just-eat-takeover-battle-rivals-make-new-bids-takeaway-com-prosus

US-Huawei Developments

https://www.ft.com/content/4b37c67a-1df1-11ea-9186-7348c2f183af

https://www.ft.com/content/6863a21a-234a-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96

Town and Village Greens

https://www.walkermorris.co.uk/publications/supreme-court-offers-additional-defence-against-tvgs-on-public-land/

R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council [2015] UKSC 7

Lancashire and NHS [2019] UKSC 58

https://www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/legal-updates/village-green-law/

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Goldman Sachs Arctic drilling

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/16/business/goldman-sachs-arctic/index.html

Heathrow’ runway setback

https://www.ft.com/content/13c97730-226d-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96

KPMG drops pay

https://www.ft.com/content/e3b32efe-1dc3-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4

Fiat Chrysler Peugeot Merger

https://www.wsj.com/articles/psa-board-backs-binding-merger-agreement-with-fiat-chrysler-11576605907

Boeing Supply Chain Suffers

https://www.dw.com/en/boeings-suppliers-hit-hard-by-737-max-freeze/av-51732454

Firm gender pay gap

https://www.thelawyer.com/white-case-gender-pay-gap-2019/

Private real estate bounce

https://www.ft.com/content/1c80be14-1f3f-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96

Bank of England Scandal

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hedge-funds-eavesdrop-on-vital-bank-of-england-briefings-h7rcqhvbn

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/19/hedge-funds-hacked-into-bank-of-england-briefings

https://www.ft.com/content/a65bfdca-2286-11ea-b8a1-584213ee7b2b

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50849479

Airbnb EU Victory

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50851419

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Deloitte Legal Programme

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European Commission Google investigation

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/02/eu-investigates-google-data-collection-practices

World’s largest IPO-Saudi Aramco

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/05/investing/saudi-aramco-ipo-price/index.html

LVMH buys Tiffany

https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-reaches-agreement-with-tiffany-co/

Mitsubishi acquires Eneco

https://iclg.com/ibr/articles/10509-mitsubishi-and-chubu-reach-agreement-for-eneco-acquisition

Carbon footprint of emails

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2019/nov/26/pointless-emails-theyre-not-just-irritating-they-have-a-massive-carbon-footprint

Daimler job cuts

https://www.ft.com/content/e2e7ddaa-129a-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae

Uber loses license

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50544283

https://www.ft.com/content/78827b06-0f6a-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/11/30/uber-shrugs-licence-threat-look-new-london-headquarters/

https://www.ft.com/content/22586af4-15ca-11ea-8d73-6303645ac406

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/sadiq-khan-shocking-reason-uber-licence/

Clifford Chance’s modified scheme

https://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-lift-legal-internship/

https://www.cliffordchance.com/news/news/2019/12/clifford-chance-launches-its-pioneering-non-legal-internship-pro.html

Digital Services Tax Retaliation

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US-China Trade Deal

https://www.theguardian.com/business/blog/live/2019/nov/21/stock-markets-fall-amid-fresh-us-china-trade-deal-worries-trump-brexit-business-live

Huawei back in business

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-huawei-business-resume-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

Amazon Ring

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ring-camera-network-senators-letter-national-security-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

Booking.com diversity

https://www.ft.com/content/8ebc6026-09a2-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84

KKR LBO bid

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-11/kkr-said-to-make-formal-approach-to-walgreens-on-record-buyout

Google scales back ads

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/20/google-political-ad-policy-facebook-twitter

PayPal acquiring Honey

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/11/20/paypal-makes-biggest-ever-acquisition-4bn-deal-online-shopping/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/paypal-buy-rewards-platform-honey-212745950.html

https://www.ft.com/content/520d2b0c-0be0-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67

Liverpool, New Balance and Nike

https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/lebron-serena-and-drake-make-the-difference-in-liverpool-fc-matching-rights-dispute/

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-kit-deal-nike-new-balance-court-case-verdict-latest-news-a9170686.html

EIB becomes climate bank

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/15/european-investment-bank-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels-financing

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Google-Fitbit faces more scrutiny

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-01/google-s-fitbit-acquisition-likely-to-face-antitrust-scrutiny

UK avoids recession

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/11/10/economy-escape-recession-scare-pre-election-boost-boris-johnson/

Minimum wage increase

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/nov/11/thousands-of-uk-workers-pay-to-rise-as-living-wage-increases

Land law development in county court

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Energy industry issues

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/11/11/energy-sector-woes-just-tip-iceberg-record-28-suppliers-collapse/

European Commission vs UK

https://www.ft.com/content/cb0dc7ce-0702-11ea-a984-fbbacad9e7dd

WHO prequalifies insulin

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/health/insulin-prices-generic-who.html

https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/13-11-2019-who-launches-first-ever-insulin-prequalification-programme-to-expand-access-to-life-saving-treatment-for-diabetes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50419527

https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive

Tesla to Germany

https://www.ft.com/content/c7b6898a-058b-11ea-a984-fbbacad9e7dd

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/13/tesla-cites-brexit-as-germany-chosen-over-uk-for-european-plant-elon-musk

Digital sovereignty

https://www.ft.com/content/956ccaa6-0537-11ea-9afa-d9e2401fa7ca

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tiktok-cfius-exclusive/exclusive-us-opens-national-security-investigation-into-tiktok-sources-idUSKBN1XB4IL

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/war-cloud-what-is-explained-amazon-microsoft-ai-military-jedi-a8999551.html

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Grant Thornton £100m legal fund

https://www.thelawyer.com/grant-thornton-set-to-launch-100m-fund-for-insolvency-and-asset-tracing/

KPMG cull

https://www.ft.com/content/4c4ed8e0-fcd7-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6

https://www.cityam.com/kpmg-denies-partner-cuts-cost-cutting-drive/

The U.S. and China Trade War update

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-07/china-says-it-agreed-with-u-s-to-roll-back-tariffs-in-phases?srnd=premium-europe

LSE-Refinitiv deal

https://www.ft.com/content/191921fc-0082-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d

Heineken invests in sustainability

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/07/heineken-to-join-other-beer-giants-in-ditching-plastic-recyclable-cardboard-can-multipack

DWF acquires BT law

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Reed Smith ABS

https://www.reedsmith.com/en/news/2019/11/reed-smith-becomes-first-international-law-firm-to-gain-abs-license

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/reed-smith-converts-to-abs-in-first-for-us-firm/5102043.article

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2018/12/03/there-is-nothing-alternative-about-new-model-providers-especially-the-big-four/#11fb07d86f5a

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b5d2be17-1def-4a0a-9003-cc7d1e7483a3

Google-Fitbit

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/01/google-snaps-up-fitbit-for-21bn

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fitbit-m-a-alphabet-eu/after-googles-fitbit-deal-eu-says-worrying-when-firms-targeted-for-their-data-idUSKBN1XH25S

https://www.thelawyer.com/google-acquires-fitbit/

Microsoft 4 work day experiment

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/04/microsoft-japan-four-day-work-week-productivity

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Hong Kong recession

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/business/hong-kong-economy/index.html

Twitter bans political ads

https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952

Facebook pays ICO fine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/30/facebook-agrees-to-pay-fine-over-cambridge-analytica-scandal

Boodles- Hummingbird partnership

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/30/jeweller-boodles-teams-african-miner-sell-ethically-sourced/

HSBC net profits decline

https://www.ft.com/content/604ef8f8-f939-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6

EU proposes anti-laundering body

https://www.ft.com/content/d810c676-fb34-11e9-98fd-4d6c20050229

UK Treasury plea to banks

https://www.cityam.com/mps-demand-banks-do-more-to-tackle-economic-crime/

PSA-FCA merger

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/31/fiat-chrysler-and-psa-peugeot-agree-35bn-merger

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/business/fiat-chrysler-psa-group/index.html

https://www.thelawyer.com/french-and-us-firms-lead-on-fiat-chryslers-35bn-deal-with-peugeot/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/30/vauxhall-jobs-threat-carmakers-mega-merger/

Right to Repair

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49884827

Brexit costs

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Twitter ad bug

https://www.ft.com/content/62ceecc8-f64b-11e9-9ef3-eca8fc8f2d65

Boeing halting share buybacks

https://www.ft.com/content/4549b164-f589-11e9-a79c-bc9acae3b654

Nigeria moves up in Ease of Business

https://edition-m.cnn.com/2019/10/24/africa/nigeria-improves-in-world-bank-ranking/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Freshfields sets up conduct committee

https://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-to-tackle-misbehaviour-with-new-conduct-committee/

Firm deal watch

https://www.thelawyer.com/magic-circle-duo-advise-on-south-african-company-makes-5bn-play-for-just-eat/

https://www.thelawyer.com/wework-calls-on-trio-of-us-firms-for-softbank-rescue/

https://www.thelawyer.com/osborne-clarke-reeled-in-as-bonmarche-collapses-into-administration/

Latham & Watkins pro bono

https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/10/21/innovations-in-pro-bono-latham-watkins/

Law firms prepare for recession

https://biglawbusiness.com/big-law-builds-up-bankruptcy-as-economic-slowdown-threatens

Chick Fil A Leaves Reading

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/chick-fil-a-outlet-reading-to-close-in-lgbt-rights-row

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kem5e/the-uks-first-chick-fil-a-has-announced-its-closure-after-just-eight-days

UK Children's Commissioner calls for loot box regulation

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/21/children-spending-250-fortnite-skins-avoid-labeled-poor-kid/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/22/clamp-down-on-fortnite-loot-boxes-urges-childrens-commissioner

https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2019/10/15/someone-spent-over-118000-in-microtransactions-on-a-transformers-game

https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/gaming-the-system/

How Latham & Watkins bonded with Thomas Cook

https://www.thelawyer.com/how-latham-muscled-in-on-one-of-slaughter-and-mays-oldest-clients/

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Thomas Cook CEO speaks

https://www.ft.com/content/f8bb0736-ef33-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195

Ashurst Accelerator

https://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-jumps-on-fintech-bandwagon-with-accelerator-launch/

NY Law School trains students on religion

https://www.law.com/2019/10/16/new-york-law-school-adds-religious-training-to-its-diversity-program/

IMF global growth

https://www.ft.com/content/078e2ca2-ef2a-11e9-bfa4-b25f11f42901

Jones Day culture

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/10/16/sexual-inappropriateness-jones-days-london-office-culture-in-the-spotlight-405-46437/

Deal watch

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/dealwatch-kirkland-and-slaughters-lead-on-3-1bn-sophos-take-private-as-fried-frank-advises-on-e11bn-permira-final-close/

Domino's Pizza

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/17/dominos-to-pull-out-of-scandinavia-and-switzerland

WHSmith Acquires Marshall

https://www.ft.com/content/4f603404-f0a5-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195

https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/whsmith-strikes-deal-to-acquire-marshall-retail-group-for-us400-million/

Hong Kong, China, Apple, NBA, Dior

https://www.ft.com/content/4f603404-f0a5-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195

https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/whsmith-strikes-deal-to-acquire-marshall-retail-group-for-us400-million/

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/10/nba-victim-china-economic-might/599773/

https://time.com/5703259/adam-silver-nba-china-time-100-health-summit/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/18/apple-ceo-meets-china-regulator-after-pulling-hong-kong-app.html

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2019/10/07/nba-china-statements-different-english-chinese/3898513002/

https://www.ft.com/content/c8a845d0-eb15-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55

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Dyson abandons electric car plans

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/10/sir-james-dyson-scraps-25bn-electric-car-saying-project-not/

No new Heathrow runway

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/10/british-airways-boss-says-heathrow-unlikely-get-third-runway/

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

https://www.thelawyer.com/all-is-dust-for-him-and-bleak-defence-counsel-pleads-with-sdt-as-beckwith-picks-up-35000-fine/

More bad Nissan Brexit news

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50000530

UK avoids recession

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49998074

Britain changes negotiations

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-negotiators-propose-pared-down-free-trade-agreement-to-end-brexit-stalemate-11832385

US-EU Trade War

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-disappointed-as-trump-aims-tariffs-at-uk-products-11826292

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wto-aircraft-preview/record-u-s-tariff-award-over-airbus-aid-could-fuel-trade-tensions-idUSKBN1WE04A

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/16/useu-trade-war-puts-world-straight-into-a-recession-itc-chief-says.html

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/aug/16/warning-signs-for-global-economy-the-countries-spooking-investors

Law firm data breaches

https://www.law.com/2019/10/15/more-than-100-law-firms-have-reported-data-breaches-and-the-picture-is-getting-worse/

Libra Coin pushback

https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2019/06/uk-regulator-says-that-facebook-isnt-going-to-swan-through-regulatory-checks-for-libra/

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/26/18716326/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-blockchain-irs-starbucks

https://www.ft.com/content/aa97ad20-91a0-11e9-8ff4-699df1c62544

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ktorpey/2019/10/16/us-congressman-facebook-should-adopt-bitcoin-drop-libra-project/#71cd0d3116b2

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Global M&A slowdown

https://www.ft.com/content/68aa3d40-e2ce-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

Uber license extended

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49810049

Greggs stockpiling pork

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49890034

FCA prepares for no-deal

https://www.ft.com/content/e851cce2-e130-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

DLA Piper mandatory arbitration

https://biglawbusiness.com/dla-piper-partner-alleges-harassment-seeks-arbitration-release

UK recession fears

https://news.sky.com/story/recession-fear-as-brexit-blamed-for-services-sector-slump-11826101

Google Collective Action Suit

https://www.ft.com/content/a0a0a1ac-e4ff-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

https://www.thelawyer.com/mishcon-gets-the-go-ahead-for-landmark-google-dispute/

Uber launches Uber Works

https://www.ft.com/content/08de263a-e394-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49917762

ECJ and Facebook

https://www.ft.com/content/a06eac9a-e5ba-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2019-10/cp190128en.pdf

https://www.businessinsider.com/ecj-rules-facebook-ordered-take-down-illegal-content-worldwide-2019-10?IR=T

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Thomas Cook Compulsory Liquidation and Firm Mandates

https://thomascook.caa.co.uk/

https://www.thelawyer.com/huge-cast-of-firms-claim-mandates-on-thomas-cook-fallout/

DLA Piper launch LIBOR Practice

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/france/news/2019/09/dla-piper-announces-launch-of-libor-transition-practice/

8% of Lloyd’s staff experienced sexual harassment

https://news.sky.com/story/survey-reveals-truly-terrible-culture-at-lloyds-of-london-11818496

British and American stock drops

https://www.cityam.com/sterling-falls-nearly-one-per-cent-against-the-dollar-as-uks-constitutional-crisis-bites/

Ebay chief steps down

https://www.cityam.com/ebay-chief-executive-steps-down/

Carlos Ghosn, SEC settlement

https://www.ft.com/content/aa6ce5e8-de0f-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

CMA Fines PayPal

https://www.ft.com/content/f3262dd6-debd-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59

Daimler fined 870m

https://www.cityam.com/mercedes-benz-owner-daimler-fined-e870m-for-diesel-emissions-scandal/

Labour proposes pharma regulation

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/09/25/pharma-industry-sounds-alarm-labours-radical-plans/

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This episode reflects on the future of the gig economy as Uber faces more legal challenges in different jurisdictions.

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Camilla Hodgson, Patrick McGee and Robert Wright of the Financial Times

www.ft.com/content/afbdc66e-ce99-11e9-99a4-b5ded7a7fe3f

Andrew J Hawkins of the Verge

www.theverge.com/2019/9/11/20860578/california-ab5-bill-passage-uber-lyft-drivers-union-techlash

Shona Ghosh of Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/deliveroo-will-no-longer-forbid-employment-tribunals-in-its-contract-2017-2?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral&r=US&IR=T

Mansoor Iqbal of Business of Apps

www.businessofapps.com/data/deliveroo-statistics/

Patrick Collinson of the Guardian

www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/20/deliveroo-uber-workers-pay-gig-economy

Taylor Wessing

united-kingdom.taylorwessing.com/en/insights/radar/uber-loses-in-court-of-appeal-but-given-permission-to-move-to-supreme-court

Natasha Bernal of the Telegraph

www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/12/05/blow-gig-economy-deliveroo-riders-lose-landmark-legal-appeal/

Alexia Fernandez Campbell of Vox

www.vox.com/2018/12/5/18127208/new-york-uber-lyft-minimum-wage

Released September 12, 2019

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Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com Instagram: @commawarepod Links for the stories: Amazon alters search algorithm https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-changed-search-algorithm-in-ways-that-boost-its-own-products-11568645345 ES targets to improve BAME representation https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/realistic-eversheds-sets-new-targets-to-combat-paltry-bame-partner-numbers/ Google to invest 3bn euros in Europe https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/20/google-investing-in-eu-data-centers-ceo-sundar-pichai-says-in-finland.html Thomas Cook on brink https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49761464 BA pilots call off strike https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/18/british-airways-pilots-call-off-second-september-strike HKEX bid rejected https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/13/london-stock-exchange-rejects-hong-kong-takeover-bid.html Big Tech losing allure https://www.ft.com/content/5e8affac-c299-11e9-ae6e-a26d1d0455f4 CMA concerns over JD-Footasylum acquisition https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/19/jd-sports-buyout-rival-footasylum-bad-deal-shoppers-cma-watchdog NHS partnerships with Google https://www.ft.com/content/641e0d84-da21-11e9-8f9b-77216ebe1f17

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Bonus episode: https://commawarepod.bandcamp.com/track/bonus-episode-the-demise-of-the-gig-economy Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com Instagram: @commawarepod Links for the stories: British Airways Strike https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/sep/08/ba-pilots-to-strike-from-midnight-in-dispute-about-pay Ford Electric Cars in Europe https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-electric/ford-makes-big-electric-push-in-europe-with-new-launches-idUSKCN1VV1CZ New Deloitte SQE Training Contract https://www.thelawyer.com/deloitte-to-offer-three-year-long-sqe-training-contracts/ Dentons in Africa https://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-opens-in-five-jurisdictions-in-bid-to-build-pan-african-law-firm/ Vauxhall CEO Brexit Warning https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49651116 HKEX LSE Bid - update: the LSE has rejected the bid. The episode was recorded before this news broke. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/09/11/markets-live-latest-news-pound-euro-ftse-1001/ https://www.ft.com/content/d53ae238-d46f-11e9-8367-807ebd53ab77 https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-grabs-advisory-role-in-hong-kong-bid-for-london-stock-exchange/ Rescue Deals Hurting the High Street https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/09/11/store-closures-hit-record-levels-rescue-deals-hurt-high-streets/ Taylor Swift Re-Records Back Catalogue https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2019/taylor-swift-re-recorded-her-entire-catalogue/ Apple Music influenced by Taylor Swift https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33220189

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Season finale of the first season, to coincide with the end of the recruitment cycle. A review of previous episodes, and themes that bring them together.

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Bounty

https://www.ft.com/content/6954971e-5d3a-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40

British Airways

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jul/08/ba-fine-customer-data-breach-british-airways

Equifax

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-49070596

Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/11/20690020/google-assistant-home-human-contractors-listening-recordings-vrt-nws

Office365 banned in Hesse

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/15/20694797/hesse-german-state-gdpr-office-365-schools-illegal-data-protection

Irish GDPR Google Probe

https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/22/18635898/google-gdpr-probe-complaint-ireland-dcp-europe

Chinese surveillance app

https://www.ft.com/content/73aebaaa-98a9-11e9-8cfb-30c211dcd229

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Eversheds Sutherland open in San Diego

https://us.eversheds-sutherland.com/NewsCommentary/Press-Releases/222584/Eversheds-Sutherland-Continues-US-Expansion-with-New-California-Office

ContractPod receive record funding

https://biglawbusiness.com/legal-tech-co-contractpod-technologies-wins-55m-in-funding

EY expand to Shenzhen

https://biglawbusiness.com/ey-expands-legal-reach-into-chinese-tech-hub-shenzhen

DWF wins BT tender

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/an-incredible-opportunity-dwf-flexes-new-law-arm-with-bt-managed-services-contract/

Apple buys Intel mobile chip business

https://www.ft.com/content/652fbc7c-af10-11e9-8030-530adfa879c2

Gambling levy

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/gambling-pay-problem-gambler-treatment-addiction-a8984431.html

Boeing losses

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/boeing-results-share-price-value-loss-737-max-crash-a9018656.html

SRA report a rise in money laundering and workplace harassment

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/sra-report-reveals-how-money-laundering-and-metoo-cases-have-increased-its-workload/

Nissan have report a 99% drop in profits

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/25/business/nissan-job-cuts-earnings/index.html

New rules on inheritance tax (or IHT) proposed

https://www.ft.com/content/d787b332-9e54-11e9-9c06-a4640c9feebb

https://www.fidelity.co.uk/markets-insights/daily-insight/radical-revamp-inheritance-tax-rules-proposed/

French MPs police the internet

https://www.ft.com/content/12e987c6-9e6d-11e9-b8ce-8b459ed04726

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Stephenson Harwood Innovation Network

https://www.thelawyer.com/stephenson-harwood-joins-firms-rewarding-associates-for-innovation/

Eversheds New Law

https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-sutherland-takes-on-the-big-four-with-high-stakes-new-law-launch/

Evening Standard Losses

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jun/26/evening-standard-reports-loss-amid-ad-struggles-george-osborne

US/China Trade War

https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-tariffs-on-china-are-being-blunted-by-trade-cheats-11561546806

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-companies-legal-ways-around-030801977.html

Huawei Ban Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZGpmWrVSaU

Allianz Acquisitions

https://news.sky.com/story/legal-general-selling-general-insurance-business-to-allianz-for-242m-11732104

Australia Supreme Court vs Facebook

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jun/25/media-companies-scramble-after-judge-rules-they-are-liable-for-facebook-comments

Adidas Loses Trademark

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/jun/19/adidas-loses-three-stripe-trademark-battle-in-european-court

London-Shanghai Stock Connect

https://www.ft.com/content/d8db0830-9024-11e9-aea1-2b1d33ac3271

http://fortune.com/2019/06/17/london-shanghai-stock-exchange-china/

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Links for the stories:

Eversheds Sutherland Tech Unit

https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-debuts-litigation-tech-offering-to-propel-cases-forward/

Hogan Lovells AI Solution

https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-launches-ai-solution-to-prepare-for-libor-overhaul/

Mindful Business Charter

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/out-of-office-freshfields-hsf-among-nine-new-mindful-business-charter-signatories/

Metoo in Law

https://biglawbusiness.com/one-in-three-female-lawyers-sexually-harassed-report-finds-1

Latham & Watkins and OpenLaw

https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2019/05/15/openlaw-works-with-latham-tells-more-about-rocketlawyer-partnership/

EU fines banks

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/citigroup-jpmorgan-among-banks-fined-1-2-billion-in-fx-probe

Deliveroo $575m funding round

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/16/amazon-takes-a-bite-into-deliveroo/

Thomas Cook shares

https://www.ft.com/content/e3811564-787c-11e9-be7d-6d846537acab

Ocado fire–redundancy

https://news.sky.com/story/ocado-looks-to-shed-400-jobs-after-fire-at-andover-distribution-centre-11722356

The People vs Apple

https://biglawbusiness.com/apples-supreme-court-loss-could-ease-path-for-more-tech-suits

Apple vs Pepper: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-204_bq7d.pdf

Immigration law and startups in the UK

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/17/how-an-immigration-crackdown-is-hurting-uk-startups/

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A very mini episode, providing you with some headlines to start the week.

Links for the stories:

Uber sued

https://www.law.com/thelegalintelligencer/2019/05/08/read-the-complaint-phila-sues-uber-for-tax-info/?slreturn=20190413032531

Allen & Overy AI

https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2019/05/08/global-firm-allen-overy-picks-eigen-for-ai-doc-review/

Deloitte USA entry

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/epstein-becker-green-deloitte-legal-130000868.html

Nissan rebuffs Renault merger

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-13/renault-makes-formal-merger-proposal-to-nissan-tbs-reports-jvlt5ggn?srnd=premium-europe

Arriva suing Department for Transport

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48245323

Boeing changes

https://www.ft.com/content/382562fe-72a2-11e9-bf5c-6eeb837566c5

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New Law Ashurst Scheme

https://www.legalcheek.com/2019/04/ashurst-launches-graduate-scheme-for-new-law-roles/

Fieldfisher moves to Ireland

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/04/25/fieldfisher-launches-in-dublin-through-merger/

Burges Salmon opens in Edinburgh

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/burges-salmon-expands-offering-with-opening-in-buoyant-scottish-market/

Amazon patent lawyers

https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/24/amazon-patent-infringement-program/?guccounter=1

Slaughter & May Collaborate Program

https://www.thelawyer.com/six-start-ups-join-slaughters-first-legal-tech-incubator/

Jones Day and Travers Smith advise on IPO

https://www.thelawyer.com/jones-day-and-travers-lead-in-restaurant-ipo/

Overeducated Graduates

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48091971

EC open Apple investigation

https://www.ft.com/content/1cc16026-6da7-11e9-80c7-60ee53e6681d

Social Media and Samaritans

https://www.ft.com/content/71262fe0-6729-11e9-9adc-98bf1d35a056

Sainsbury's-Asda merger blocked

https://www.ft.com/content/f6b758d8-671e-11e9-9adc-98bf1d35a056

Companies House overhaul

https://www.ft.com/content/f4ade274-6dc6-11e9-a9a5-351eeaef6d84

Grant Thornton throws a wedge in CMA proposals

https://www.ft.com/content/f4ade274-6dc6-11e9-a9a5-351eeaef6d84

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/companies-house-fraud-crackdown-bwf8397vp

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Bounty fined £400,000

https://www.ft.com/content/6954971e-5d3a-11e9-939a-341f5ada9d40

Cooley advising Uber IPO

https://www.thelawyer.com/us-trio-take-the-lead-on-ubers-long-awaited-ipo/

SWFs' UK apprehension

https://www.ft.com/content/55e0f9aa-4afe-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d

Jones Day Class Action

https://www.thelawyer.com/six-associates-sue-jones-day-over-sex-discrimination-and-frat-boy-culture/

Linklaters, Hogan Lovells and Shoosmiths Deal Watch

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/deal-watch-linklaters-lands-roles-on-debenhams-administration-and-carlyle-oil-deal/

SDT lowers standard of proof

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/sdt-insists-move-to-civil-standard-of-proof-will-not-lead-to-easier-prosecutions/

TW:detect

https://www.thelawyer.com/taylor-wessing-dives-deep-into-dark-web-to-protect-client-data/

Zambians can sue subsidiary and parent

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/apr/10/zambians-can-pursue-mining-pollution-claim-in-english-courts

Big Four could enter US legal market

https://biglawbusiness.com/big-four-may-gain-legal-market-foothold-with-state-rule-change

CMA recommends Big Four (slight) break-up

https://www.ft.com/content/4219750e-612a-11e9-a27a-fdd51850994c

Yale Law Women Report shows slow progress

https://biglawbusiness.com/yale-law-women-names-top-10-firms-for-gender-equity

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Hotels conspiracy allegations

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/mergers-and-antitrust/hyatt-other-chains-must-face-antitrust-suit-over-search-results

LegalTech slower than we think

https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2019/03/21/e-discovery-training-lagging-in-most-legal-departments/

Lawyers urge for more diversity

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/03/21/65-uk-and-european-gcs-sign-letter-calling-for-law-firms-to-improve-diversity/

Google advised by Cooley pay AdSense Settlement

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/class-action/google-settles-adsense-revenue-sharing-class-action-for-11m-1

UniCredit waiting in the wings for Commerzbank

https://www.ft.com/content/b4486432-5653-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1

Citizens Advice Bureau reports rise in bailiff aggression

https://www.ft.com/content/2ebd6ef2-5603-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1

Reignite Academy

https://hoganlovells.com/en/news/could-this-be-the-catalyst-that-sees-more-women-in-senior-roles

DocuSign invests in Seal Software

https://www.artificiallawyer.com/2019/03/28/breaking-news-docusign-invests-15m-in-seal-software-legal-ai-co/

Tottenham profit

https://news.sky.com/story/tottenham-post-record-breaking-139m-profit-11684038

SRA Money Laundering Rule Enforcement

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/sra-targets-hundreds-of-firms-in-new-anti-money-laundering-assault/5069675.article

Mike Lynch Civil Suit

https://news.sky.com/story/uk-tech-entrepreneur-mike-lynch-accused-of-deliberate-fraud-11675175

Barclays Euribor Fraud

https://www.ft.com/content/6bd0aeba-547a-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sjipzAqejk

EY- Thomson Reuters negotiations

https://www.thelawyer.com/ey-poised-to-swoop-for-thomson-reuters-managed-legal-services-arm/ https://www.ft.com/content/b7c0d144-5487-11e9-91f9-b6515a54c5b1

Uber Racial Discrimination

https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/uber-drivers-lawsuit-asks-if-london-congestion-charge-is-racist?srnd=premium-europe

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SRA Record Fine

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/firm-fined-record-124000-for-sending-millions-of-misleading-letters/5069602.article

Baker McKenzie BAME

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/03/21/baker-mckenzie-sets-target-for-london-bame-workforce-in-latest-pay-gap-report/

Twitter defamation lawsuit

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/republican-congressman-devin-nunes-sues-twitter-for-250-million

Kirkland & Ellis revenue

https://www.thelawyer.com/kirklands-city-financials-reach-all-time-high-of-380m/

DWF IPO

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/dwf-becomes-uks-largest-listed-law-firm-as-it-completes-95m-ipo/

Worldpay acquisition

https://www.skadden.com/about/news-and-rankings/news/2019/03/worldpay-to-merge-with-fis

Commerzbank–Deutsche Bank merger

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/us-firms-deployed-on-43bn-worldpay-takeover-as-freshfields-scores-lead-on-major-bank-merger/

EU fines Google

https://www.ft.com/content/e26b4ae0-4b00-11e9-8b7f-d49067e0f50d

UK's unemployment rate

https://www.ft.com/content/02ffd626-4a2b-11e9-bbc9-6917dce3dc62

Sainsbury's-Asda merger development

https://news.sky.com/story/sainsburys-and-asda-offer-to-sell-off-up-to-150-stores-in-merger-bid-11672568

For more about the Siemens and Alstom merger: https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/business/single-view/view/siemens-alstom-merger-blocked-by-european-commission.html

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This is a mini-episode detailing some headlines missed during the podcast's absence.

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Citibank commits to Britain

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/business/citigroup-hands-britain-1-2bn-vote-of-confidence-s8pd8vslj

Honda closing factory in Britain

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-18/honda-is-preparing-to-shut-u-k-car-plant-by-2022-sky-says

A&O Consulting

http://www.lawfuel.com/blog/allen-overy-expands-consulting-practice-to-autralia/

Uber IPO

https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/14/uber-will-reportedly-file-for-ipo-next-month/

Burges Salmon Plans

https://www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-braces-for-no-deal-brexit-with-defensive-strategy/

Taylor Wessing and Wilson alliance

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/taylor-wessing-to-enter-alliance-with-west-coast-leader-wilson-sonsini/

DWF Flybmi

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dwf-swoops-brexit-throws-airline-121358299.html

L&W, Freshfields, A&O involvement in acquisition

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/deal-watch-latham-joins-freshfields-and-ao-on-e5-7bn-european-buyout-as-eversheds-acts-on-e590m-uk-takeove/

Data Tracking System

https://www.law.com/americanlawyer/2019/02/24/are-lawyers-ready-to-be-managed-by-metrics/?cmp=share_twitter

Freelance Lawyers

https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2019/02/22/platforms-for-freelance-attorneys-make-their-way-to-the-mainstream/

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Weekly round-up of stories to increase your commercial awareness.

Episode 12 stories and links

FCA fines Carphone Warehouse

https://www.ft.com/content/c97fad98-455e-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3

HSF tactical office closure

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/03/11/herbert-smith-freehills-closes-seoul-office-awaits-re-registration-as-australian-firm-ahead-of-brexit/

Jones Day and Huawei

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-07/huawei-sues-u-s-over-equipment-ban-in-escalating-legal-clash

Kirkland and Ellis new office

https://biglawbusiness.com/kirkland-ellis-makes-french-debut-with-new-paris-office

Norton Rose Fulbright new practice

http://www.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/norton-rose-fulbright-in-tech-practice-launch-69685037/

Boeing 737 fallout

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47562727

DWF IPO

https://www.legalbusiness.co.uk/blogs/dwf-valued-at-366m-ahead-of-95m-ipo-this-week/

JLR recall over emissions

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/jaguar-land-rover-cars-recall-co2-emissions-a8822701.html

Bank fines (many of them)

https://www.ft.com/content/c9fb4680-463d-11e9-b168-96a37d002cd3

https://www.ft.com/content/0e6168be-3512-11e9-bd3a-8b2a211d90d5

Spotify files complaint against Apple

https://www.timetoplayfair.com/facts/

https://www.ft.com/content/73e0d448-4577-11e9-a965-23d669740bfb

https://news.sky.com/story/eu-competition-watchdog-eyes-apple-over-spotify-complaint-11665571

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Episode eleven details stories concerning Bank of America's move, Airbus halting A380 production, Belgian strikes, JPM Coin, Morrison's equal pay case, Apple insider trading, Total's move, UK-Swiss trade agreement, Patisserie Valerie's rescue and the steady increase of investor arbitration.

Links for the stories

Bank of America move

https://www.ft.com/content/b9d43bba-2f7a-11e9-8744-e7016697f225

End of A380

https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbus-will-stop-building-its-a380-superjumbo-jet-11550121699

Belgian strike

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47211043

JPM Coin

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-02-14/jpmorgan-has-a-coin-now

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47240760

Morrisons equal pay case

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47231497

Apple insider trading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47234789

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/sec-files-insider-trading-lawsuit-against-former-apple-lawyer.html

Total move

https://news.sky.com/story/energy-giant-total-to-move-uk-trading-jobs-to-geneva-11637587

UK-Swiss trade agreement

https://www.ft.com/content/2341f6e8-2dd5-11e9-ba00-0251022932c8

Patisserie Valerie rescue

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47238200

https://www.ft.com/content/26e91e20-3032-11e9-ba00-0251022932c8

https://www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/press-releases/burges-salmon-advises-causeway-capital-partners-on-patisserie-valerie-acquisition/

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-patisserie-hldg-m-a-causeway-capital/patisserie-valerie-rescued-by-irish-fund-causeway-idUKKCN1Q31FH?il=0

https://news.sky.com/story/patisserie-valerie-saved-by-private-equity-buyout-from-administration-11637006

Investor-state arbitration increase

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/02/13/third-party-financers-are-fueling-investor-state-arbitration-battles-378-98321/

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Episode ten marks a milestone for the podcast.

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Unilever purchase of Graze

https://www.thelawyer.com/unilever-graze-deal-dla-piper-travers-smith/

Bank of England forecasts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47155537

BB&T Corp and SunTrust merger

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-07/bb-t-and-suntrust-banks-agree-to-combine

Petrofac bribery

https://www.ft.com/content/11b156e2-2ab7-11e9-88a4-c32129756dd8

Jaguar Land Rover losses

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47155145

Qantas cancels Airbus order

https://www.dw.com/en/qantas-cancels-order-for-8-airbus-a380s/a-47401917

Germany restricts Facebook

https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-antitrust-watchdog-restricts-facebooks-data-collection-via-other-sites/a-47402737

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-germany/germany-to-restrict-facebooks-data-gathering-activities-idUSKCN1PW0SW

KPMG Legal

https://www.law.com/international/2019/02/06/kpmgs-legal-arm-announces-record-growth-in-2018-396-12140/

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/kpmg-legal-consultancy-arm-coming-to-uk-in-months/5069172.article

Nissan snubs Sunderland

https://news.sky.com/story/why-it-makes-sense-for-nissan-to-build-x-trail-in-japan-11628138

https://www.ft.com/content/feb5b988-289b-11e9-a5ab-ff8ef2b976c7

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/washington-mp-writes-to-theresa-may-to-express-concerns-over-nissan-s-future-in-wake-of-x-trail-announcement-1-9580110

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/nissan-brexit-sunderland-japan-job-cuts-uk-eu-trade-exports-no-deal-gianluca-de-ficchy-a8760756.html

McDonald's Trademark

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/15/mcdonalds-loses-big-mac-trademark-legal-battle-supermacs

https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-mcdonald-s-corp-trademark-supermacs/mcdonalds-loses-big-mac-trademark-case-to-irish-chain-supermacs-idUKKCN1P92JA

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Episode nine details stories concerning Kering's tax audit, Berry's interest in RPC, Barclays assets move, Ince & Co legal action, Apple trade secret charge, bank collusion, Deutsche Telekom and their stake in BT and Asda's equal pay case.

Links for the stories:

Kering SA tax

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-25/richest-in-u-s-have-a-few-tricks-to-avoid-democrats-tax-plans

Berry interest in RPC

https://www.ft.com/content/76ca2c12-252f-11e9-b329-c7e6ceb5ffdf

Qatari implication in Barclays fraud

https://www.ft.com/content/5939bb4a-2548-11e9-b329-c7e6ceb5ffdf

Barclays asset move

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-30/barclays-may-transfer-5-000-clients-in-217-billion-irish-move

Deutsche Bank Q1 Warning

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-01-31/deutsche-bank-said-to-see-merger-by-mid-year-if-all-else-fails?srnd=premium-europe

Ince & Co administration claim

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/01/31/ex-ince-partners-call-in-eversheds-for-dispute-over-capital-repayments/

Apple trade secrets

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-worker-from-china-charged-with-stealing-self-driving-car-secrets-2019-1?r=US&IR=T

Bank collusion

https://www.ft.com/content/846ca9ee-2566-11e9-b329-c7e6ceb5ffdf

Deutsche Telekom BT stake lock-up

https://www.ft.com/content/5ac4c28e-1e45-11e9-b2f7-97e4dbd3580d

Asda equal pay

https://www.ft.com/content/cb15387a-2548-11e9-8ce6-5db4543da632

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/asda-shopfloor-workers-win-equal-pay-case-court-of-appeal-gender-a8756221.html

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Episode eight details stories concerning EU fining MasterCard, Ince's Paris office talks, National Grid, redundancy protection, new Renault appointments, Skadden's settlement with the US Justice Department, IAG's ended takeover bid, Airbus' warning to the UK, Barclays and the SFO, and Apollo's takeover of RPC.

Links for the stories

MasterCard Fines

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-fines-mastercard-more-than-half-a-billion-euros/a-47179421

Ince's Paris Office move

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/01/22/inces-french-arm-in-talks-to-join-gide/

National Grid appoints permanent general counsel

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/01/17/national-grid-hires-gowling-wlg-partner-as-general-counsel/

Redundancy protection

https://news.sky.com/story/government-pledges-redundancy-protection-for-parents-11616289

New Renault chairman and chief executive

https://www.ft.com/content/e5e433cc-1fa8-11e9-b2f7-97e4dbd3580d

Skadden settlement

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/us/politics/skadden-arps-ukraine-lobbying-settlement.html

IAG ending takeover bid

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/norwegian-air-iag-takeover-market-value-share-price-falls-bjorn-kjos-a8744721.html

Airbus' warning

https://www.ft.com/content/5c60b8ba-1f7a-11e9-b126-46fc3ad87c65

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-0OaWVPro4

Barclays Fraud

https://news.sky.com/story/ex-barclays-bosses-charged-with-322m-fraud-by-sfo-11615324

https://www.ft.com/content/31286928-1fd8-11e9-b2f7-97e4dbd3580d

RPC takeover

https://news.sky.com/story/the-3-3bn-takeover-of-rpc-faces-opposition-on-value-grounds-11616138

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Episode seven details stories concerning M&S closures, a JPMorgan Chase divisional merger, Ford and Volkswagen's partnership, Latham and Watkins, a potential German private lender merger, alleged foreign exchange market manipulation, Huawei's impending indictment, Hitachi abandoning a power plant development, and Whatsapp protesting decryption laws.

Links for the stories

M&S closure

https://news.sky.com/story/more-than-1000-marks-spencer-jobs-at-risk-11607985

JPMorgan Chase Divisional Merger

https://www.ft.com/content/57f340a2-1a7c-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21

Ford and Volkswagen Partnership

https://news.sky.com/story/vw-and-ford-agree-van-and-pick-up-partnership-11608151

New Look Restructuring

https://www.thelawyer.com/new-look-restructuring-saga-continues-with-new-firm-line-up/

Potential German Private Lender Merger

https://www.ft.com/content/7d145738-19b2-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21

Quinn High Court Claim over FX Manipulation

https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-ao-among-high-profile-cohort-battling-quinn-fx-claim/

Huawei US Indictment

https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/16/huawei-doj-t-mobile-tappy/

Hitachi Abandons Nuclear Power Plant

https://www.ft.com/content/059b81fe-1a39-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21

Whatsapp Battles Decryption Laws

https://www.ft.com/content/8adc2b8c-1a4a-11e9-9e64-d150b3105d21

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The long-awaited episode six details stories concerning an EU probe into Nike's tax arrangements, M&A Activity in the UK, New HSF tech, Hitachi's largest ever acquisition, Battersea Power Station, the Royal Bank of Scotland, GlaxoSmithKline & Pfizer, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover job cuts and a disclosure pilot program and its implications for legal tech.

Links for the stories

EU Nike tax probe

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/10/eu-investigates-nikes-tax-status-in-the-netherlands

M&A Activity Ranking

https://www.law.com/legal-week/2019/01/08/us-firms-plummet-down-uk-ma-deal-rankings/

HSF Decision Tree

https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/news/herbert-smith-freehills-introduces-software-enabled-decision-analysis-service-to-help-clients

Hitachi Acquisition

https://www.law.com/international/2018/12/17/baker-mckenzie-freshfields-advise-on-hitachis-6b-acquisition-of-abbs-power-grid-unit/?slreturn=20190010110053

Battersea Power Station

https://www.thelawyer.com/city-trio-lead-on-1-6bn-battersea-power-station-takeover/

RBS German Banking License

https://www.ft.com/content/7e335200-0390-11e9-99df-6183d3002ee1

GlaxoSmithKline Joint Venture

https://www.ft.com/content/3681be02-035d-11e9-9d01-cd4d49afbbe3

https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-kirkland-lead-as-gsk-strikes-9-8bn-joint-venture-with-pfizer/

Ford Job Cuts

https://www.ft.com/content/1f85c9ee-14a8-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e

Jaguar Land Rover Job Cuts

https://www.ft.com/content/03c886c8-14d6-11e9-a581-4ff78404524e

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46822706

Honda Non-Production Days

https://news.sky.com/story/honda-to-stop-production-for-six-days-after-brexit-11603875

Disclosure Pilot Program

https://www.ft.com/content/ad042a78-052f-11e9-9d01-cd4d49afbbe3

https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/practice-direction-51u-disclosure-pilot-for-the-business-and-property-courts

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Episode five detailes stories concerning Arsenal, the FCA rules on CFDs, HP's 2011 acquisition of Autonomy, the Dankse Bank scandal, Carlos Ghosn, and recent law firm news.

Links for the stories (in order of the episode):

Emirates Stadium Battery https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-leads-arsenal-in-uks-first-battery-powered-stadium/

FCA rules on CFDs https://www.ft.com/content/4eb3e13e-f9f4-11e8-af46-2022a0b02a6c

Deliveroo Fundraising https://news.sky.com/story/deliveroo-in-talks-about-fundraising-as-uber-lies-in-wait-11562133

BP project https://www.ft.com/content/3ef01ac4-ef04-11e8-8180-9cf212677a57

Ashurst, Freshfields, K&L on hostile takeover https://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-and-freshfields-face-off-in-battle-for-british-oil-company/

HSF and Ted Baker investigation http://www.cityam.com/270232/ted-baker-appoints-law-firm-herbert-smith-freehills-probe

Ghosn and Nissan scandal https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/12/07/national/crime-legal/former-nissan-chief-carlos-ghosn-may-indicted-soon-monday-sources-say/

Dankse Bank and Deutsche Bank https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46382722 https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/12/08/the-first-charges-for-money-laundering-are-laid-against-danske-bank https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/business/deutsche-bank-money-laundering-raid.html

Criminal charges over Autonomy acquisition https://www.ft.com/content/6e63c9e0-f445-11e8-ae55-df4bf40f9d0d

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Episode four details stories concerning the Deloitte Legal arm, Article 13 from the Youtube Chief Exec's perspective, the Law returners programme, more tech buybacks, the future of the UK workforce, Virgin Atlantic, Ince Gordon Dadds response and SQE exam cost.

Links for the stories

More tech buybacks https://www.ft.com/content/2017ec30-e711-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

UK workforce growth (or lack thereof) https://www.ft.com/content/5601d46e-ee73-11e8-89c8-d36339d835c0

Virgin Atlantic and Flybe https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flybe-virgin-atlantic-buy-airline-service-sale-a8647576.html

Ince's French Offices retaliate https://www.thelawyer.com/ince-co-frence-offices-to-rebel-against-gordon-dadds-takeover/

SQE Exam https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/11/cost-of-super-exam-is-a-major-concern-says-junior-lawyers-division/

Deloitte Legal Arm Launch https://www.thelawyer.com/deloitte-to-launch-early-next-year-with-a-big-bang/ https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/press-releases/articles/technology-to-underpin-new-deloitte-legal-services-in-the-uk.html

Article 13 from Youtube's perspective https://www.ft.com/content/266e6c2a-e42e-11e8-a8a0-99b2e340ffeb

Law Returners https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/11/cms-pinsent-masons-and-dwf-among-firms-to-offer-returnships-to-help-lawyers-get-back-into-law-following-extended-career-breaks/ https://www.fieldfisher.com/media/2018/11/fieldfisher-supports-law-returner-programme

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Episode three summarises headlines concerning the MasterCard class action, new takeover rules, women representation, forced arbitration and Kirkland and Ellis' new concierge service.

Links for the stories:

Walter Merrick CBE v MasterCard (MasterCard class action): https://www.cdr-news.com/categories/brick-court-chambers/8765-court-of-appeal-will-rule-on-mastercard https://www.quinnemanuel.com/the-firm/news-events/firm-news-14-billion-damages-claim-filed-against-mastercard-by-uk-consumers-in-landmark-collective-action/

New Takeover Plan "disproportionate" https://www.ft.com/content/e872204e-e6a1-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3

Women representation https://www.ft.com/content/9141e7ce-e664-11e8-8a85-04b8afea6ea3 https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/female-talent-drain-still-a-problem-for-profession-rafferty-lj/5068199.article

Google Forced Arbitration https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-end-forced-arbitration-for-sexual-harassment-claims-1541696868 https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/12/airbnb-ends-forced-arbitration-days-after-google-facebook-did-the-same/

Kirkland Concierge https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/11/kirkland-ellis-launches-concierge-service-to-help-its-busy-junior-lawyers-with-personal-to-do-lists/

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Episode two summarises headlines concerning the BPTC, Brexit, Freshfields, employment law, the ESMA, Spotify and KPMG.

Links for the stories:

New BPTC Pathway: https://www.legalcheek.com/2018/10/new-two-part-bptc-approved-by-regulator/

Lawyers Petition Against Brexit https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-linklaters-partners-peoples-vote/

Freshfields advise on House of Commons building sale https://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-leads-on-sale-of-house-of-commons-property-sale/

Living Wage Rise https://www.ft.com/content/53267f84-e044-11e8-a6e5-792428919cee

Five Sectors' Difficulty in Hiring https://www.ft.com/content/36baacce-ddd0-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c

No-Deal Brexit ESMA Backup Plan https://www.ft.com/content/c1237580-e370-11e8-a6e5-792428919cee

Spotify $1bn buyback plan https://investors.spotify.com/financials/press-release-details/2018/Spotify-Announces-Stock-Repurchase-Program-Up-to-10-Billion/default.aspx

KPMG Pledge https://www.ft.com/content/6d03b1c6-e33f-11e8-8e70-5e22a430c1ad

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Disclaimer: This episode remains as is from the first time it was created, and episodes after it have much better sound quality and cohesion. This episode remains unedited and unmastered to serve as a reminder of the progress the podcast has made since then. Thank you for listening.

Episode one summarises headlines concerning Latham & Watkins, Slaughter and May, HSF, Eversheds Sutherland, Ince & Co, Gordon Dadds, and European technology companies. 

Links for the stories: 

Wagamama Acquisition 

https://www.ft.com/content/66d9082a-dc12-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c 

http://www.slaughterandmay.com/news-and-recent-work/recent-work/2018/the-restaurant-group-on-the-proposed-acquisition-of-wagamama// 

HSF Legal Operations 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUr3ha4JlQc&t=295s 

ES Consulting 

https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-es-consulting-revenue/ 

Ince Gordon Dadds 

https://www.thelawyer.com/ince-to-go-public-after-agreeing-deal-with-gordon-dadds/ 

EU Tech Tax 

https://www.ft.com/content/bb6d30f4-db7d-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c 

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