Brexit has been causing all sorts of bother this week, with several high-profile companies’ announcements revealing just how worried they are about the future of business in the UK. No-one knows exactly what might happen after Britain leaves the EU, but it’s certainly a good idea to keep your finger on the pulse of how the business world is reacting, and what concerns firms might have about how Brexit will affect their business. 

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With all the furore of government in the past few days, we’re going to assume that you’re fully up to speed (or bored to tears) with all things Brexit-related. Treat yourself this festive period by looking a bit further than the B-word to this week’s selection of commercial news stories that might be of interest to you.

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It’s hard to keep on top of everything, which is why we summarise the most important and interesting commercial news stories every week. The below stories can be taken at face value, or used as starting points to jump into further research. How could Germany’s economy affect the legal as well as the business world? Where could law firms have been involved in Eat and Patisserie Valerie’s sales? It’s up to you to find out!

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the media is not legally obliged to warn individuals in advance of publishing stories about their private lives.

A recent European Court of Justice ruling means that insurers will no longer be able to use gender as a basis for determining the cost of insurance premiums, with car insurance, life insurance and pension annuities all to be affected.

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Have you caught up with the news this week? Remember that, although reading the news regularly will naturally increase your awareness of what’s happening in the world, sitting down to properly analyse one particular story is great practice for improving your commercial awareness, as well as your knowledge on how the law and business interact. For now, read LCN’s commercial news round-up below.

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Large organisations in the UK, US, Australia, and elsewhere had experimented with and seen success from what became known as disability hiring programmes – targeted efforts to recruit and retain talent within disability categories.

Recently, diversity and equality have been a major focus of the corporate world, and many employers have gone through great lengths to achieve more racially, culturally, and gender diverse workforces, as well as policies that are more inclusive of minorities.

The co-chair of the Legal Education and Training Review has warned that the review commissioned in 2010 may not report its findings until 2013.

Edwards Wildman has announced its merger with Locke Lord LLP, to form Locke Lord Edwards – a 1,000 lawyer firm with 23 offices around the world.

Medium-sized London commercial law firm Edwin Coe has teamed up with Mosaic, a support organisation for the career aspirations of young people from disadvantaged communities, to establish a legal ambassadors programme.