'Amazon Fresh': offer and acceptance in the future of retail - Charlie Furniss
In 2021 Amazon opened five Amazon Fresh stores in London described as ‘contactless’ grocery stores. They operate as follows: download the...
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- Aug 21, 2021
- 8 min
Fortress’s bid for Wm Morrisons: Private Equity’s raid on Corporate Britain - Myles Kelly
News broke in early July 2021 that the supermarket chain Wm Morrisons had accepted a £9.5 bn takeover deal from a Fortress-led US buyout...
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- Jun 30, 2021
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Insolvency Law Reform: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 - Myles Kelly
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (hereafter CIGA) came into force on 26th June 2020 with the effect of making the ‘most...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 5 min
"The Name’s Bond, Green Bond…": How Innovative Finance Can Help Mitigate Climate Change
- Eleanor Matley-Waite As aspiring commercial lawyers, we must think ahead as to what our role will be in protecting the future of our...
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- Jun 12, 2021
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SPACs: The Boom in Europe - Rhianna Harding
As a whole, global IPOs have reached a record high this past year, raising approximately $248 billion in share sales through 1054...
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- Jun 6, 2021
- 6 min
UK Listings Review: Can the UK regain its crown in the financial markets? - Jay Chitnavis
News that Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre in January 2021 was at the time exaggerated as a harbinger...
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- May 30, 2021
- 6 min
Casino Suisse: Credit Suisse’s Implosion - Myles Kelly
Founded in Switzerland in 1865, Credit Suisse situates itself as one of the nine global ‘Bulge Bracket’ investment banks providing...
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- May 30, 2021
- 5 min
Vaccine IP Waivers: A Solution or a Red Herring? - Jackel Cheung
The United States’ recent surprise partial backing of a World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) waiver proposal for COVID-19 vaccines has been...
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- May 23, 2021
- 5 min
Uber BV v Aslam: The future for Uber and the implications for the gig economy - Akshaya Kalaiyalahan
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court issued a historic judgement in the case of Uber BV v Aslam, when it declared that Uber drivers are...
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- May 18, 2021
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EU vs AstraZeneca: Is Legal Action the Right Choice? - Zahra Lahrie
AstraZeneca is placed at the centre of the EU’s immunisation plan. However, the company was only able to provide 30 million doses in the...
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- May 10, 2021
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Coinbase: Its IPO Failure and the Future of Cryptocurrency – Rhianna Harding
Coinbase, an online trading platform for the “buying, selling, transferring and storing” of digital currency, which has expanded to offer...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 6 min
COVID-19 – An M&A Nightmare or a Dream? - Zyna Shoukat
Background The effects and the mere scale of the COVID-19 crisis were beyond unprecedented and prompted global responses from companies...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
COVID-19: An Insurance Nightmare - Kush Patel
Background On 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a ‘public health emergency of...
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- Oct 28, 2020
- 5 min
SPACs: the Future of Finance and Why London Lags Behind - Arista Lai
No longer mere SPAC-ulation Special-purpose acquisition companies, known as “SPACs” or “blank cheque businesses”, are recognised by the...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
Force Majeure: COVID-19, Construction, Confusion? A Common Law Perspective - Joseph Khaw
COVID-19 and the Construction Industry The outbreak of COVID-19 saw output in the UK’s construction industry plummet by 45.2% from March...
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- Aug 28, 2020
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Electronic Signatures: Contracting From Home - Arista Lai
Rising Relevance The lockdown measures and workplace distancing precautions effected worldwide to slow down the spread of COVID-19 have...
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- Aug 28, 2020
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CFH Clearing Limited v Merrill Lynch International & ISDA Master Agreements - Yan Shen Tan
In the recent case of CFH Clearing Limited v Merrill Lynch International (“CFH Clearing Limited”), the Court of Appeal shed much light on...
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