You may have heard about law firms laying off staff in recent months. Just a few days ago, for example, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner laid...

However much the music industry has changed over the years, it is fair to say that musicians from previous decades would be astonished to...

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Between 2016 and 2020, international arbitration grew by 26%. Following the 2021 International Arbitration Survey conducted by Queen Mary...

It’s unlikely journalists at the Financial Times will have to worry about redundancy any time soon. From narrowly avoiding a recession in...

According to the Financial Times, global dealmaking suffered a record decline during the second half of 2022, bringing to an end the boom...

Trolls. Misinformation campaigns. Exponential growth of child sexual abuse material. Manipulation by bot farms. The sale of illegal...

Introduction NFTs. We all started hearing about them at some point in 2021. At first, it was just a rumour. Why would someone pay...

Upon his appointment as Prime Minister this week, Rishi Sunak declared that 'our country is facing a profound economic crisis'. At this...

INTRODUCTION On 4th January 2022, the government brought in a new National Security Law, known as the National Security and Investment...

Author’s Note: This article is the first of a two-part series concerning the field of international arbitration. In this article, we will...

The past few years have seen the emergence of an entirely new type of corporation. The so-called “Special Purpose Acquisition Company”,...

Climate change is undoubtedly a major threat to society and the economy with rising temperatures and extreme weather events becoming more...

The world revelled in awe and shock from the Korean survival drama “Squid Game” in the third quarter of 2021. But at the same time, the...

It is well-recognised that China is a leading power, if not the principal force, behind global technology development. Following...

Following Ethan Teo’s article regarding the Epic Games v Apple judgment earlier this year, it is interesting look at the consequences of...

The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (‘WTO’) exists as one of two levels in the WTO’s Dispute Settlement System. The WTO...

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London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was akin to the holy scripture which global financial transaction makers referred to for nearly...

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