What’s on your radar? We’ve picked out four stories from the past week, including the risks AI and deepfakes pose to lawyers and the potential banning of TikTok in the US, and summarised them in this round-up. 

EU officials have come to an agreement regarding proposed laws to regulate the use of AI, there have been calls for a new food allergen law to be passed, more than two million Tesla cars have been recalled in the US, and an England Lioness star has trademarked her name. Find out more in the commercial news round-up.

Global temperatures, AI regulations, a new European Union (EU) deal and Disney growth plans that include music giant Taylor Swift are all covered in this week’s commercial news round-up. Are any of these stories on your radar and what commercial implications can you spot? 

In this week’s commercial news round-up, we examine British Gas’ reported earnings and the Federal Reserve’s concerns regarding President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. Meanwhile, UK inflation has hit a 10-month high and unions are calling for investment into steel works to aid the transition to cleaner energy. Read on to find out more!

Weight loss jabs, cryptocurrency, Rishi Sunak’s small boats policy, a universal basic income trial and the legal duties of universities. This week’s commercial news round-up has a diverse group of stories for you, so why not pick a topic and try the PESTLE method to test your commercial awareness?  

The government outlined its programme to “level up” the UK in the Queen’s speech on Tuesday, following the previous week’s local and devolved elections, with the Conservatives reinforcing their position as the dominant political force in England, the SNP continuing to lead the field in Scotland, and Labour doing well in Wales and the Manchester and London mayoral elections, but losing ground elsewhere, including a crucial byelection in Hartlepool.

What with the sadness of last night’s World Cup defeat, the arrival today of the Donald, and the chaos surrounding this week’s government resignations and non-existent Brexit strategy, you could be forgiven for thinking that there’s really no reason to carry on. Don’t give up! There remain many reasons to be cheerful, not least the prospect of a fulfilling legal career. To help you make that a reality by boosting your commercial acumen, read this week’s selection of business news stories.

What is the metaverse? Who can access it? Does it have anything to do with Doctor Strange? What impact will it have on the commercial world? These are all questions you should be considering as companies and sectors around the world start to reveal their visions for the metaverse. 

As many of you will have been completing online exams this week, this commercial news round-up aims to bring you recent updates from the legal and business world to facilitate your commercial awareness development.

What’s the biggest red flag for aspiring lawyers? Not reading LawCareers.Net’s weekly commercial news round-ups!

Keeping up with news affecting the business and legal world can be daunting on an ‘ordinary’ day or week, so this week’s commercial round-up is designed to pick out some of the most relevant, important and pressing issues that are facing the business and legal world as we speak.

Jeremy Hunt considers scrapping the non-domiciled tax status and property sales are forecast to rise. Plus, BBC Verify has raised concerns about how car insurance quotes vary between areas and crypto firm Gemini has agreed to return $1.1 billion to customers following a settlement with the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Find out more in this week’s commercial news round-up.

Banana puns aside, this week has highlighted the importance of secure and functional IT systems with both TSB and Dixons Carphone facing the financial and administrative repercussions of failing to secure their customer's data, or provide working online services for their customers. There's more on this, plus Burberry's burning clothes ban, and the energy bill price cap, in this week's commercial news round-up.

With the coronavirus outbreak causing growing concerns across the world, our latest commercial news round-up summarises several developments relating to the virus, as well as other news stories which are affecting the business and legal worlds this week.

Climate change activist group Extinction Rebellion will conclude their fortnight of creative disruption this afternoon, but not before several protestors glued themselves to the entrance of the London Stock Exchange. Fortunately, law students don’t need to take such drastic measures in order to improve their commercial awareness – just take a look at our round-up of this week’s business news stories.

Ofcom are due to investigate Amazon and Microsoft, there’s been an increase in the average number of people requesting to view rental properties, and Rishi Sunak shares plans to make changes to A levels and cancels High Speed 2 (HS2). Find out more with LCN’s commercial news round-up. 

As teachers across the country prepare to welcome back students into the classroom for the first time since March, there are a number of other important updates for you to catch up on in this week’s commercial news round-up.

The end of the UK’s Brexit transition period is looming and with a deal still not in place, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding Brexit and what 2021 might bring. Make sure you stay up to date with the news from the business and legal worlds, and don’t forget to read LCN’s guide to the 19 commercial issues from 2020 that you should know about. For now, though, here’s this week’s round-up.

As the days turn colder and we move into the autumn term, the devastating impact of coronavirus continues to sweep through the UK. This commercial news round-up summarises various coronavirus-related stories from the past week, as well as other updates from the legal and business worlds that could serve as excellent starting points to help you build your commercial awareness.

This week’s commercial news round-up has stories spanning across technology politics and the economy to keep you in the loop and help build your commercial awareness.