TLT LLP has set a new target to achieve 50% female representation at partner level by 2029 as it works towards becoming “one of the most progressive and diverse law firms in the UK”. 

How might a landlord take a commercial approach to the issues faced by existing and new commercial tenants during the pandemic?

What is the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) guidance to businesses on merger assessment during the covid-19 pandemic?

The UK has officially taken its first big step toward joining one of the most ambitious international ocean protection efforts in decades, the High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement.

In February 2021, Bridging the Bar (BTB) and the supreme court joined forces to collaborate on a diversity scheme for Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates.

Exclusively UK-based firms typically offer a broad commercial training, emphasising one or two specialist areas; some will also have a private client practice, reflecting longstanding relationships with wealthy individuals and trusts. 

What can we do about the energy crisis hitting the UK?  

The University of Law has announced the relocation of its Yorkshire training centre from York to Leeds.

Many final-year students will have started their dissertations alongside their final-year modules in September. After the January exams are when the pressure to make real progress on it really hits.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is growing massively in the legal sector due to its cost-effectiveness and success rates in comparison to going to court. ADR utilises dispute resolution processes, such as arbitration, mediation and negotiation, to help disputing parties come to an agreement. 

Commercial awareness is the ability to understand the context in which organisations operate, including their clients, customers and suppliers, as well as the internal and external challenges they currently face and those that may arise in the future.

What sort of work is involved with an Initial Public Offering (IPO)?

This article aims to cover an important starting point for developing your internal commercial awareness: namely, the differences in how lawyers assist clients with transactional work and litigation.

‘Commercial awareness’ needn’t be a frightening phrase that law firms throw around to bamboozle you. It’s broadly about understanding that lawyer advise clients who operate in the business world – plus a law firm is a business too.

Working class students face disproportionate barriers at university and are dropping out without graduating in increasing numbers, while universities are not doing enough to provide support, new research has revealed.

In a major blow to the UK’s environmental standards, the country’s post-Brexit environmental watchdog has uncovered a serious breach of environmental laws, finding that key authorities have failed to properly regulate sewage discharges by water companies.

Can the government really ban all branding on tobacco packaging?

US law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has launched an in-house pupillage scheme.

A US judge has fined two lawyers for submitting fake citations generated by ChatGPT in a court filing.  

Ryanair’s bouncing cheques aside, this week’s commercial news round-up is largely American focused: from Trump’s continued trade war with China to the stock market milestone. And in case you were missing your Brexit update, the Law Society has warned of a £3 billion loss from the legal sector if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. Step this way for your weekly dose of business news.