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The rise of Indian disputes in London - Ishaan Bhardwaj
Introduction India’s economy has enjoyed stellar growth over this past decade. The IMF has estimated that it will become the world’s...
Dec 4, 20238 min read
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Covid Campus Conflicts: exploring ADR in the Student Group Claim case - Neel Patel
The ongoing Student Group Claim (SGC) is a series of group litigation orders (very much like the UK version of class action lawsuits) by...
Nov 17, 20237 min read
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Restoring orthodoxy in the Quincecare Duty: Case Comment on Philipp v Barclays Bank - Finley Hewitt
Introduction In the year up to 2022, £1.2 billion was recorded as stolen through fraud in the UK. Of that figure, just under half was...
Nov 7, 20239 min read
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Foreign Direct Investment Regulation: A Global Perspective - Daniel Zolinsky
In recent years, it has become clear that geopolitical tensions have transformed Foreign Direct Investment regulation (FDI) into a global...
Nov 3, 20236 min read
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A 'Watershed Moment' for Big Tech Regulation? The UK's Digital Markets Bill - Chloe Howgate
On 25 April 2023 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill was introduced into the UK Parliament. The Bill aims to...
Jun 21, 20237 min read
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A&O Shearman: a Global Powerhouse? - Darren Trisno
The legal industry has seen its most significant proposed merger for years after London-based Allen & Overy and New York firm Shearman &...
Jun 9, 20236 min read
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The Final Frontier: An Examination of Space Commerce Law - Chris Deng Vinsien
From the realm of science fiction to the cusp of reality, the commercialisation of outer space is no longer a distant dream but an...
Jun 5, 20237 min read
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Private Equity: When Options are Few, the Wise Adapt - Arshiya Hendi
In the current economic downturn, where uncertainty lurks and conventional strategies falter, private equity stands as a beacon of...
May 31, 202310 min read
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Ethical Business: The Obstacles in the Way - Alfie North
Ever-growing is the pressure on professional services firms to commit to, and prioritise, the instantiation of ethical business. ‘Ethical...
May 9, 20236 min read
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Buy-Now-Pay-Later Regulation: The Downfall of the 'Wild West of Credit?' - Chloe Howgate
After two years of consultation, the government recently announced its highly anticipated plans to strengthen the regulation of...
May 7, 20237 min read
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ChatGPT: Opportunities and Challenges for the Legal Industry - Chris Deng Vinsien
Picture this: a world where artificial intelligence (AI) not only streamlines our everyday lives but also revolutionises the legal...
May 3, 20237 min read
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Islamic Finance: One to Watch? - Arshiya Hendi
Islamic finance is a minor sector that currently accounts for less than 1% ($4 trillion) of total global assets ($431 trillion), and one...
Feb 27, 20239 min read
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A Watershed Moment? The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 in Practice - Timothy Ang
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (‘CIGA’ or ‘Act’), passed in less than six weeks in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Feb 13, 20236 min read
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Double-edged Sword: Exploring Civil Fraud through the Ablyazov Litigation - Ishaan Bhardwaj
Civil fraud is by now, a booming practice area for English courts. Allegations of fraud have risen considerably in large-scale,...
Jan 31, 20239 min read
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Consequences of Recession: an Introduction to Corporate Insolvency - Ellis Clifford
Open any business publication and the same bells ring: recession in the UK seems all but guaranteed this year. From the Confederation of...
Jan 7, 20236 min read
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Band-Aids Don't Fix Bullet Holes: Consumer Protection in Life Sciences - Timothy Ang
Introduction "Pfizer or Moderna?" So goes the worst conversation starter of all time. But beyond its ubiquity around, and utility to, the...
Nov 29, 20226 min read
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New Money: should Commercial Lawyers Care about Crypto? - Ellis Clifford
It’s no secret that cryptocurrencies are plagued with scepticism. Such scepticism has only increased as a result of FTX’s ‘freefall’ into...
Nov 22, 20226 min read
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The IPO: from Hero to Zero? - Arshiya Hendi
Introduction Remarkable, outstanding, busy. These are just some of the words used to describe the record-breaking year for initial public...
Nov 12, 20226 min read
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Spotlight on Private Equity: the Dance with Antitrust Regulators - Timothy Ang
Introduction Private equity. One of the hot buzzwords in the commercial law world, yet few have a clear understanding of what it is, and...
Nov 5, 20226 min read
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The Evolution of ESG: from Convention to Mandate - Daniel Park
Introduction In recent years, ESG has become a hot topic of increasing prevalence in the commercial world. But as a concept it remains...
Oct 31, 20227 min read
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