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, 20215 min read
"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, 20214 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20215 min read
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 18, 20215 min read
ESG and Corporate Finance: Does new regulation present hope for the future? - Jay Chitnavis
On 10 March 2021, the EU Commission put into effect new Sustainability-Related Disclosure Regulation (SRDR) in the financial services...
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May 18, 20215 min read
Deliveroo’s IPO: A Stone Cold Arrival to the Public Market - Myles Kelly
In order to contextualise what in fact Deliveroo has subscribed itself to, the nature of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) must be...
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May 10, 20214 min read
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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May 3, 20214 min read
None of Your Business: The Rise of Data Litigation and Class Actions in the UK -Kylie Chong
As consumers become increasingly reliant on digital services and the amount of data stored by online giants accumulates, the amount of...
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Apr 18, 20216 min read
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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Mar 30, 20214 min read
Tortious Liability of Robinhood in the GameStop Incident - Nam Seongwook
January 2021 saw a historic event in the global financial market unfold: a head-to-head clash between retail investors and hedge funds....
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Mar 30, 20213 min read
COVID-19 and The Retail Industry - Karishma Khosla
What is the issue? COVID-19 has undoubtedly been detrimental to the retail industry with retailers suffering their worst annual sales...
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Mar 30, 20214 min read
ESG – Too big to ignore - Daniel Saleh
ESG is one of the biggest talking points in the business sector at the moment: as of July 2020, the value of ESG-related assets has...
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Feb 28, 20215 min read
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, 20205 min read
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, 20206 min read
ADR: A Viable Alternative to Litigation in the Time of COVID-19? - Danny Holroyde
The uncertainty and disruption caused by COVID-19 has led to an increase in commercial legal disputes. Local lockdowns, business closures...
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Aug 28, 20205 min read
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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