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By DebbieH 11 May 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Oil prices, interest rates, and BT

It s time to catch up on the top business news from the last week Hitting the headlines this week Trump s decision regarding the Iran nuclear deal has hit oil prices Mark Carney has announced that the...

By DebbieH 09 May 2018 0 min read

Legal aid row: Barristers discuss “escalating the action”

The number of chambers across England and Wales refusing to take on legal aid cases has now reached Members of the Criminal Bar Association CBA are overwhelmingly in support of the action and will loo...

By DebbieH 04 May 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Sainsbury’s & Asda merger, Cambridge Analytica, and Tesla

In your latest commercial news update we look at the business news highlights from the past week The merger of Sainsbury s and Asda the closure of Cambridge Analytica and Tesla s record losses all mad...

By DebbieH 03 May 2018 0 min read

Further criticism for Legal Aid system after domestic abuse victim left without lawyer

District Judge Simon Reed has criticised the Legal Aid system in a written ruling on a case in which a woman accusing her former partner of rape and sexual assault was forced to appear in court withou...

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By DebbieH 19 Apr 2018 0 min read

Lawyers gather to declare it’s #Time4Justice

Image The Bar Council via Twitter Hundreds of lawyers gathered outside the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday evening to support the strike action taken by criminal defence barristers since the beginnin...

By DebbieH 13 Apr 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: The UK economy, Volkswagen, and Carpetright

Keeping on top of the latest business news is central to your commercial awareness Watch out for our weekly updates for the top stories from the last seven days This week a think tank revealed researc...

By DebbieH 09 Apr 2018 0 min read

Clifford Chance to teach its lawyers to code

Clifford Chance has launched a global training programme to help its lawyers stay up to date with technological developments The new Tech Academy will allow staff at the international law firm to lear...

By DebbieH 06 Apr 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Gender pay gap, Trump’s trade tariffs, and 5G

In your latest commercial awareness update we share articles on the rising trade tensions between the US and Beijing the gender pay gap figures and Barclays completed ring-fence Also in the news the a...

By DebbieH 04 Apr 2018 0 min read

Every MP to be given copy of Secret Barrister book

Image The Secret Barrister Stories of the Law and How It s Broken A crowdfunding campaign to send a copy of The Secret Barrister Stories of the Law and How It s Broken to every MP has successfully rea...

By DebbieH 29 Mar 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Next, Uber, and Amazon

The top business news of the week includes further difficulties for high street brands such as Next and House of Fraser Uber has sold off its south-east Asia operations and Amazon has snapped up the h...

By DebbieH 23 Mar 2018 0 min read

In the news this week: Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, and Carillion

The news surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has been the top story of the week The social network took a huge hit after misuse of its users data by Cambridge Analytica was revealed A French...