The Commercial Awareness Podcast
By Tapiwa Museba
The Commercial Awareness PodcastMay 09, 2020
Episode 70: Subway Bread Isn’t Bread, Marriott Data Breach and more
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
All Links: https://linktr.ee/commawarepod
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
App Tax Cut
Dunkin Acquired
https://stories.inspirebrands.com/inspire-acquire-dunkin-donuts-baskin-robbins/
HuffPost Acquired
https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/07/aol-closes-315-million-huffington-post-acquisition/
ES Development
https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-seeks-to-end-lockdown-career-fomo-with-new-scheme-for-juniors/
24 Hour Shopping
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55126371
Arcadia Administration
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55139369
Marriott Fined
shorturl.at/erwzV
https://www.cityam.com/marriott-international-fined-18-4m-over-customer-data-breach/
https://www.ft.com/content/2a34b554-ef5c-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386
https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/consultations/2618333/ico-draft-statutory-guidance.pdf
https://www.pwc.com/us/en/deals/publications/assets/pwc-when-cyber-threatens-m-and-a.pdf
shorturl.at/imwBO
https://www.ft.com/content/243cabcc-a253-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d
Subway Bread
shorturl.at/fosN4
https://www.thebfa.org/franchise-directory/subway-uk-ireland/
https://library.croneri.co.uk/cch_uk/bvc/1991-bvc-818
shorturl.at/aFI12
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/food-products-and-vat-notice-70114
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091
Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 69: Disney & IBM Restructuring, Final LVMH/Tiffany Update and more
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https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
Lockdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54763956
Furlough Scheme Extended
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/furlough-scheme-extended-and-further-economic-support-announced
Apple Regulatory Warning
Sainsbury’s Losses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54818644
LCV Sale Rise
Reed Smith Training
Disney/IBM Restructuring
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uniliver-restructuring-idUSKBN27I1TQ
https://www.ibm.com/investor/att/pdf/IBM-2Q20-Earnings-Prepared-Remarks.pdf
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/20/ibm-earnings-q2-2020.html
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2020/08/q3-fy20-earnings.pdf
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disneys-fiscal-full-year-and-q4-2020-earnings-results-webcast/
LVMH/Tiffany Renegotiate
https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/tiffany-and-lvmh-modify-merger-price/
https://www.ft.com/content/de56b836-d7ad-4782-8f0a-b89f5d288d5e
Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 68: LVMH-Tiffany/Fortnite-Apple Updates and more
All About Law https://bit.ly/30N3n3u
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
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BA Fined
https://www.reuters.com/article/british-airways-cyber-fine-idUSL4N2H72DB
No Deal Brexit
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/16/boris-johnson-tells-uk-prepare-for-a-no-deal-brexit
Retailer Rent
Chanel Real Estate
Intu Administration Follow-Up
Unilever Update
LVMH-Tiffany
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiffany-wins-expedited-trial-lvmh-211403651.html
https://www.ft.com/content/e7b7f86b-28c7-4cec-a282-7e8dee63e425
Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 67: No Time to Die Delayed, Walmart Sells Asda and more
All About Law https://bit.ly/30N3n3u
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
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Unilever Update
https://www.ft.com/content/0f3930f1-8a93-4f90-aa09-4a70696e2177
NextEra surpasses ExxonMobil
https://www.ft.com/content/39a70458-d4d1-4a6e-aca6-1d5670bade11
Honda leaves F1
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/fieldfisher-is-latest-firm-to-kickstart-consultation-process/
https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-to-design-new-blended-workplace-in-latest-leadership-project/
Uber Win
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54322579
TSB Closures
No Time to Die
https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1
https://www.thelawyer.com/double-win-for-slaughters-as-firm-nabs-new-government-mandates/
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54387856
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52376022
https://www.ft.com/content/9645094c-25bf-4ab1-a2e2-670af109ace5
https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1
Walmart Asda Stake Sale
https://www.ft.com/content/68fbc78a-58af-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbc
https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-skadden-lead-on-6-8bn-asda-takeover/
https://www.ft.com/content/1812fe22-06bd-46ce-b2ec-0d324bdc7983
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 66: LVMH-Tiffany Lawsuit, PwC Sued and more
Maybe diamonds don’t last forever.
https://ko-fi.com/commawarepod
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
TikTok Update
Law Firm Mandates
RHA Warning
New Look CVA
Amazon Jobs
Arm-Nvidia
BP Strategic Partnership
PwC Sued
LVMH-Tiffany
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 65.5 (Minisode): Pizza Express, HMRC and more
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Ko-FI: https://ko-fi.com/commawarepod
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-moves-to-next-stage-of-back-to-office-plan/
https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-eyes-full-city-comeback-by-end-of-2020/
https://www.thelawyer.com/ince-group-kicks-off-redundancy-consultation/
SuperDry Renegotiation
https://www.ft.com/content/a8d690b4-0fe6-4234-979c-92a3e9ddc36c
Wire card Inquiry
https://www.ft.com/content/6ac23b50-d9cb-4ba5-98b7-5fa40e7a5f8e
Pizza Express CVA
Pret-A-Manger
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54012055
Furlough Scheme
https://www.ft.com/content/22f78e4a-8e24-4189-9983-3a1f95788340
Furlough Extension Calls
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54057511
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 65: Back to Office Challenges, TikTok’s Ticking Clock and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
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Crossrail Delays
Gatwick Job Cuts
Firm Updates
https://on.ft.com/34L8eoO
FIFA Panel
DW Rescue
Wirecard Follow-Up
Back to Office
TikTok
https://bit.ly/3jqavtw
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 64: Uber & Lyft Make California Blink and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Future Job Cuts
https://www.ft.com/content/4e0319e1-bd92-460c-b21f-b056bfb1f079
M&S Plans
Retail Boom
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/july2020
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-preps-for-50-per-cent-office-capacity-from-september/
https://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-gets-granular-on-canary-wharf-reopening/
Airbnb IPO
https://www.thelawyer.com/latham-advises-on-airbnb-ipo-filing/
Eat Out to Help Out
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/08/21/extend-eat-help-september-say-restaurants-pubs/
Uber/Lyft
https://time.com/5675637/uber-business-future/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices
https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0029.html
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/supreme-court-to-make-final-uber-ruling-on-wednesday/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/25/uber-loses-licence-london-tfl
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/12/21365518/lyft-threatens-shut-down-california-q2-2020
https://www.ft.com/content/6b28cb8a-da35-4f02-87cd-780984e6a3ad
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/uber-v-aslam-appeal-press-summary.pdf
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 63: Fortnite, Hermes Investment and more
Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
UK Job Cuts
Debenhams Job Cuts
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53733929
M&A Resurgence
EasyJet Fundraising
DWF A-Levels
Law Firm Responses
UK Recession
Fortnite vs Apple & Google
Hermes’ Investment
Diageo Writedown
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 62: Virtual GPs, Landmark Supreme Court Decision and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
DW Sports Administration
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53635211
Dixons Carphone Job Cuts
Law Firm updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-enters-redundancy-consultations-as-110-roles-face-axe/
https://www.thelawyer.com/wfw-cuts-12-pa-roles-after-consultation-process/
Uber Acquisition
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/06/uber-picks-up-autocab-to-push-into-places-its-own-app-doesnt-go/
Auto Sale Rebound
Eat Out to Help Out
https://www.ft.com/content/96c2f36c-18ce-4fd4-9bc0-4f68a7bee467
Reflective Loss
Virtual Care Merger
Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 61.5 (Minisode): Headlines and Mid-Season Break
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Amazon Antitrust
Santander Historic Loss
https://www.ft.com/content/5e2d24f2-5a4c-40e8-a7f7-6fc8f1bebe58
Production Restart Scheme
https://viewpoints.reedsmith.com/post/102gcgc/uk-government-steps-in-to-help-film-tv-producers
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/bird-bird-closes-berlin-workspace-after-just-one-year/
https://www.thelawyer.com/osborne-clarke-brings-back-over-80-employees-from-furlough/
https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-to-trial-15-per-cent-capacity-in-office-pilot/
PSA Radical Changes
https://www.ft.com/content/ff5d8795-ee73-4c92-a1bf-34cef0639909
ONS Retail Stats
https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/june2020
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Full-Length Episodes Return on 8 August.
Episode 61: Apple 13bn Tax Victory, Real Estate Woes and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Boohoo Selloff
FCA-Waymo Partnership
https://www.ft.com/content/228e2aee-6182-4d6b-8a69-e31cc19e4c9d
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/travers-reduces-annual-bonuses-as-part-of-covid-19-cuts/
https://www.thelawyer.com/freeths-to-cut-80-roles-in-redundancy-process/
Wire card Follow-Up
https://www.ft.com/content/77d6b91f-0cf9-48dd-a08d-2c46dafe9791
Crossrail News
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/23/crossrail-opening-delayed-again-due-to-coronavirus
Morgan Stanley-China Relations
https://www.ft.com/content/1d93318d-fe3a-44b3-976d-094367960aac
Apple Tax Win
Down-valuation
Episode 60: Shades of Sherlock, Amazon/Apple Antitrust and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the stories:
OneWeb Stake
DWF Mentor Scheme
BA to Retire 747
Law Firm Updates
High Street Updates
14-Day Challenge Update
Digital Advertising
Apple/Amazon Antitrust
Enola Holmes
Created, Written, and Hosted by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Matthieu Lawson
Episode 59: Wirecard, AllSaints CVA and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commawarepod/
Links for the stories:
AllSaints
Wirecard
Timecode for analysis: (17:38)
https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2015/04/27/2127427/the-house-of-wirecard/
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 58: Intu Administration, EC Antitrust Investigations and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the stories:
UK Reopening
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-53153277/lockdown-easing-english-pubs-can-reopen-from-4-july
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/coronavirus-law-firm-updates/
https://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-sets-up-track-and-trace-system-for-city-re-opening/
Intu Administration
High Street Rent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/25/uk-retailers-pay-only-14-of-25bn-rent-due-this-week
Aston Martin Fundraising
Huawei UK HQ
EC Antitrust
https://www.ft.com/content/92674509-7f1b-4864-b6c9-28da713d5a2a
https://www.thelawyer.com/french-and-us-firms-lead-on-fiat-chryslers-35bn-deal-with-peugeot/
Intu Administration
https://www.ft.com/content/97b54a02-4ccf-4ac5-b31c-03e71a9abc40
https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-lined-up-on-intu-administration/
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 57 (Special Episode): Interview with Segun Osuntokun
A conversation with BCLP London Managing Partner & Head of Africa Practice, Segun Osuntokun.
Segun Osuntokun Profile:
https://www.bclplaw.com/en-GB/people/segun-osuntokun.html
Created and Hosted By: Tapiwa Museba
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Episode 56: Unilever Restructuring, Louis Vuitton-Tiffany Troubles and more
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the stories:
US Law Firm Revenues
https://www.thelawyer.com/us-top-50-revenue-tops-6bn-for-first-time/
Monsoon Accessorize Pre-Pack
https://www.thelawyer.com/shoosmiths-and-bclp-called-in-on-monsoon-accessorize-rescue-deal/
Law Firm Responses
https://www.thelawyer.com/taylor-wessing-opts-to-split-bonuses-after-reviewing-covid-19-measures/
https://www.thelawyer.com/reed-smith-imposes-hiring-freeze-across-business-services/
OECD Forecast
https://www.ft.com/content/498b43bf-4813-40f8-9953-022e0d7820b5
Aviation Woes
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/06/11/lufthansa-plans-cut-22000-jobs/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52983756
Facebook VC
M&A Update
https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-reaches-agreement-with-tiffany-co/
https://www.ft.com/content/997bb892-8f67-400a-b8e1-d173c923d208
https://www.thelawyer.com/linklaters-drafted-in-on-victorias-secret-administration/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52938462
Airlines Challenge Govt
https://www.ft.com/content/a9a55e78-df00-4e7a-9492-b6de87528096
Unilever Restructuring
https://www.ft.com/content/ffbe3980-ff77-43bf-8ba3-169a87cb0824
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Matthieu Lawson
Episode 55: Nissan No-Deal Warning, Blue Chip Debt and more
Black Lives Matter
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the stories:
Bank of America
OPEC+ Output Deal
KPMG Vow
https://news.sky.com/story/kpmg-chiefs-vow-renewed-equality-drive-after-george-floyd-death-11999694
Retail Prices Fall
BoE No-Deal Warning
Law Firm Responses
https://www.thelawyer.com/simmons-staff-to-vote-on-pay-cuts-and-reduced-working-hours/
Nissan No-Deal Warning
Blue Chip Financing
https://www.ft.com/content/1c9c9b08-f993-40ed-94d4-9f3f2da45433
https://www.ft.com/content/16ec7094-4f96-43fb-88c1-d913d8f4e384
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/commercialpaper.asp
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 54: Law Firm Goes Remote, EasyJet Cyber Attack and more
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the stories:
Mortgage Payment Holiday
Furlough Scheme Update
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52853333
APD Suspension Call
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-aviation-bosses-beg-chancellor-to-deliver-apd-review-11996934
NRF Plans
https://www.thelawyer.com/norton-rose-fulbright-sets-out-blueprint-for-firms-working-future/
Pubs After Lockdown
Renault Job Cuts
Slater and Gordon Remote
https://ukgraduates.shearman.com/2018/07/10/6-law-firm-financial-metrics-whiteboard-wednesday/
EasyJet Data Breach
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52722626
https://www.easyjet.com/en/infoalert
https://www.thelawyer.com/easyjet-hit-with-billion-pound-claim-over-data-breach/
Twitter Feud
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/donald-trump-social-media-executive-order-twitter
https://www.statista.com/statistics/242606/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries/
Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Karim Richani
Episode 53: Prime Video “Deceit”, Law Firm Lockup and more
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the headlines:
Unemployment Rise
Rolls Royce
https://www.ft.com/content/4af7530e-880f-4c80-8083-848cf088368b
Carluccio’s
Law Firm Updates
https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-outlines-five-stage-plan-to-reopen-city-hq/
Stock Market Rise
https://www.ft.com/content/4be0d6d3-ccab-48df-83e4-0b726273ccac
CMA Requires Powers
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/update-on-cma-covid-19-taskforce
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52703562
Law Firm Administration
https://www.thelawyer.com/uk-top-100-firm-becomes-first-of-many-covid-related-administrations/
https://mha-uk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MHA-Benchmarking-Report-2019-Web.pdf
https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/law-firms/pwc-law-firms-survey-report-2019.pdf
Amazon
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-sued-for-acting-like-users-own-purchased-movie-1843329954
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6882808-Caudel-v-Amazon.html
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1277/contents/made
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/15/contents
EasyJet
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52719997
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/994
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/45/section/213
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/05/22/easyjet-bosses-brace-crunch-stelios-vote/
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Irena Madella
Episode 52: ‘Scoundrel’ Directors, Called Off Deals and more
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the headlines:
Furlough Scheme Extension
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-extends-furlough-scheme-until-october
Aviation Updates
Heathrow Runway
Twitter Work From Home
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-twitter-to-allow-staff-to-work-from-home-forever-11987455
ES Reopen Plan
https://www.thelawyer.com/less-office-space-more-tech-eversheds-sets-out-post-pandemic-plans/
Real Estate Reopening
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/500/regulation/2/made
BT Openreach
https://www.ft.com/content/0cd41a45-ab5b-44ca-b6e4-382e495e3bd7
https://www.ft.com/content/0ab3d20a-72d3-4956-8416-6885eca0b7e9
M&A Deals
https://www.ft.com/content/13c7f4ea-737f-48ec-9305-83adaa79bca6
https://www.ft.com/content/3f458e9c-e864-4fe1-8740-37136bae7b62
https://www.businessinsider.com/xerox-hp-ending-hostile-takeover-bid-2020-3?r=US&IR=T
https://www.ibanet.org/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=8105C641-A088-4C5F-8C92-D8668EE10F2F
EasyJet Meeting
Created, Hosted and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 51: O2-Virgin Media ‘Deal of the Decade’, Uber losses and more
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
Links for the headlines:
Aviation woes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52542038
Law firm responses
https://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-cuts-salaries-for-non-equity-partners-and-staff/
https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-preps-for-the-big-return-to-the-office/
Car Sales Slump
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/05/uk-car-sales-coronavirus-lockdown-electric-car
Debenhams closures
Light Touch
https://www.ft.com/content/76c7c985-ff8c-4707-b4e4-28eb7a8f7b62
BoE Recession Projection
https://www.ft.com/content/734e604b-93d9-43a6-a6ec-19e8b22dad3c
Uber losses
O2-Virgin Media
https://www.ft.com/content/2b73a385-7218-47dc-83bf-18e6e3d5f8f4
https://www.thelawyer.com/uk-and-us-firms-join-forces-on-o2-and-virgin-medias-mega-merger/
https://www.ft.com/content/ac9a6a1a-02e4-4236-ab74-6bd033ea3104?
Lockdown Ease
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Matthieu Lawson
Episode 50: Greggs’ False Start, Artificial Inventors and more
Contact: commawarepod@gmail.com
Instagram: @commawarepod
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Aviation Moves
Qatar very active
https://www.ft.com/content/418da0bb-c9eb-4575-b61f-48b329f02d0a
Oasis and Warehouse
https://www.thelawyer.com/cms-leads-for-oasis-and-warehouse-as-retail-woes-continue/
Banks No Deal
Law Firm responses
https://www.thelawyer.com/shearman-introduces-voluntary-paid-leave-scheme-for-all-staff/
https://www.thelawyer.com/rpc-steers-clear-of-furloughing-but-cuts-partner-drawings/
https://www.thelawyer.com/stephenson-harwood-proceeds-with-bonus-payments-amid-pandemic/
Restaurants reopen
Greggs False Start
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52500880
AI Patents
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52474250
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Matthieu Lawson
Episode 49: Shake Shack, Landlords and more
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Germany lockdown
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-shops-idUSKCN2242AG
Cath Kidston
https://www.thelawyer.com/shoosmiths-and-mayer-brown-on-call-for-cath-kidston-sale/
Oil prices drop
https://www.ft.com/content/26ea5ef9-0619-4e50-b605-58e36d3fc4d9
Law firm responses
https://www.thelawyer.com/dentons-asks-employees-for-work-four-day-week-for-six-months/
https://www.thelawyer.com/travers-smith-partners-have-drawings-cut/
US banks retreat
No Cliff-Edge extension
https://www.ft.com/content/3c006614-767f-4447-8136-97987045517f
Commercial Landlord update
Shake Shack
https://www.ft.com/content/26e2a043-2633-4021-90a9-5340c9a07567
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 48: Newcastle United, Right to Repair Revisited and more
Instagram: @commawarepod
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Tenant Payment
www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks/accused-of-piracy-u-s-denies-diverting-masks-bound-for-germany-idUSKBN21O0Y0
Law firm responses
www.thelawyer.com/osborne-clarke-furloughs-staff-and-defers-75-per-cent-of-partner-profits/
www.thelawyer.com/burges-salmon-furloughs-42-staff-and-redeploys-others/
www.thelawyer.com/gowling-ushers-in-flexible-menu-of-working-arrangements/
Job retention scheme extended
news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-extended-until-end-of-june-11974812
HS2 Green Light
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/15/construction-on-hs2-can-begin-government-says
CMA Allows Amazon-Deliveroo
news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-amazons-investment-in-deliveroo-gets-go-ahead-11974752
Right to Repair
www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a32144222/hospitals-ventilators-right-repair-covid-19/
fortune.com/2020/04/17/ventilator-repair-biomed-technician-software/
PIF Transactions
www.ft.com/content/3facc407-200f-4e7c-9914-79b4baece119
www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/04/03/ma-activity-plunges-it-could-get-much-worse-as-coronavirus-hits-markets-and-prevents-face-to-face-meetings/
Germany eases lockdown
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/15/germany-open-shops-next-week-restrictions-remain/
www.forbes.com/sites/leahrosenbaum/2020/04/14/researchers-say-social-distancing-to-prevent-coronavirus-may-need-to-continue-until-2022/
news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-britain-warned-to-prepare-for-up-to-six-waves-of-coronavirus-in-next-year-11974702
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Episode 47: Oil Price War, Light Touch Administration and more
Episode 46: Rogue Employees, Ventilators and more
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High Street Administration
www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-and-freshfields-swoop-in-on-collapse-of-carluccios-and-brighthouse/
Postdates Riders Employees
ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/attorney-general-james-scores-major-win-gig-workers-victory-postmates-case
SRA U-Turn
www.sra.org.uk/sra/news/coronavirus-questions-answers/
Walker Morris Furloughs
www.thelawyer.com/walker-morris-furloughs-staff-to-conserve-cash/
British Airways Furloughs
www.ft.com/content/1f22a588-85ae-46f8-9c92-afa71c88b29b
Modern Piracy
www.ft.com/content/03e45e35-ab09-4892-899d-a86db08a935c
Vicarious Liability
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2018-0213-judgment.pdf
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2018-0213-press-summary.pdf
www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/01/morrisons-is-not-liable-for-massive-staff-data-leak-court-rules
Case for Antitrust
www.bbc.com/future/article/20200401-covid-19-the-race-to-build-coronavirus-ventilators
www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-us-ventilator-shortage.html
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Episode 45: Primark Won’t Pay Rent, Lawyer Wellbeing and more
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Rail Franchises Suspended
Record US unemployment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/26/unemployment-claims-coronavirus-3-million/
BCLP and HSF Deals
https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-and-hsf-secure-timely-logistics-deal-for-blackstone/
Cover 19 Vaccine Deal
Self employed worker scheme
No aviation bailout
Primark Rent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/primark-withholds-33m-rent-on-its-closed-uk-stores
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/airbnb-coronavirus-london
Lawyer wellbeing
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 44: Price Gouging, Carphone Warehouse and more
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Euro car sale dip
BoE rate cut
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-bank-of-england-cuts-base-rate-to-0-1-11960336
State aid rules
UK business requests tax holiday
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/19/manufacturers-warn-mass-layoffs-orders-collapse/
UPC setback
https://www.worldipreview.com/news/german-court-deals-hammer-blow-to-upc-19461
Covid-19 effect on recruitment
https://www.thelawyer.com/the-vac-schemes-left-vacant/
Price Gouging
https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2020/03/cma-crack-coronavirus-price-increases/
https://www.gov.uk/cartels-price-fixing/types-of-anticompetitive-activity
Carphone Warehouse
https://www.ft.com/content/98253d92-6823-11ea-a3c9-1fe6fedcca75
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Episode 43: Right to Repair, Shareholder Priorities and more
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BoE Rate Cut
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51831004
FTSE 100 drop
State aid change
https://www.ft.com/content/d1086540-6232-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5
Italy antitrust
Huawei 5G
Insurance acquisition
Shareholder Priorities
https://www.thelawyer.com/novartis-panel-review-2020/
Property Development Ideas
https://www.ft.com/content/0db39db8-646b-11ea-b3f3-fe4680ea68b5
Right to Repair
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_20_419
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/apple-samsung-iphone-patents
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Episode 42: Flybe Administration, Floodplain Property and more
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Air France COVID-19
https://www.cityam.com/air-france-to-cut-1500-jobs-in-attempt-to-limit-coronavirus-impact/
FCA Libor Warning
https://www.cityam.com/fca-tells-asset-managers-to-gear-up-for-the-end-of-libor/
Airbnb Data Sharing
https://news.airbnb.com/airbnb-signs-data-sharing-partnership-with-european-commission/
Electric Tax Break
South East Consolidation
https://www.thelawyer.com/moore-blatch-barlow-robbins-merger/
CMA Interventionism
https://www.ft.com/content/ae2951a0-5b85-11ea-b0ab-339c2307bcd4
Property Floodplains
https://www.floodre.co.uk/how-flood-re-works/
Flybe Administration
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/03/05/flybe-administration-inside-story-airlines-collapse/
https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-on-call-as-flybe-falls-into-administration/
Coronavirus and Contracts
Created by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode 41: Facebook $9bn Tax Lawsuit, Heathrow Runway, and more
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Bombardier-Alstom
https://www.thelawyer.com/host-of-international-firms-act-on-alstoms-e7-5bn-rail-purchase/
COVID-19 and stocks
Firm closure
https://www.thelawyer.com/baker-mckenzie-sends-staff-home-amid-coronavirus-fears/
Deal Watch
https://www.iqstudentaccommodation.com/blackstone-acquire-iq
https://www.thelawyer.com/us-firms-in-london-get-lead-roles-on-blackstones-student-housing-purchase/
https://www.kirkland.com/news/press-release/2020/02/kirkland-advises-blackstone
US-EU Trade War
https://www.ft.com/content/ae259de2-57db-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbc
https://www.ft.com/content/33bc09c4-5358-11ea-90ad-25e377c0ee1f
HSBC restructure
https://www.hsbc.com/media/media-releases/2020/hsbc-holdings-plc-annual-results-2019
Heathrow third runway
Facebook taxes
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/19/21144291/facebook-irs-lawsuit-9-billion-taxes
https://www.ft.com/content/a0738696-52d1-11ea-8841-482eed0038b1
UK leaves UPC
Episode 40: Season Finale
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Links for the headlines:
HS2 Green Light
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/business-51418693
BP Net Zero Pledge
https://www.ft.com/content/e1ee8ab4-4d89-11ea-95a0-43d18ec715f5
Amazon Injunction Granted
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/technology/amazon-jedi-pentagon-contract-microsoft.html
Deal News
https://www.lw.com/news/latham-advises-casper-sleep-inc-in-ipo
https://www.thelawyer.com/us-and-french-firms-lead-on-billion-dollar-payments-deal/
Govt Considers Flybe Stake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51453196
Novartis Panel Rules
https://www.thelawyer.com/novartis-panel-review-2020/
Nissan Loss
https://www.cityam.com/nissan-records-losses-amid-backdrop-of-carlos-ghosn-scandal/
FTC Investigates Big Tech
https://www.cityam.com/ftc-demands-data-on-startup-purchases-by-tech-giants/
Firm Paternity Leave Increase
https://www.thelawyer.com/ao-matches-linklaters-with-12-weeks-paternity-leave/
UK Allows Huawei Involvement
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/01/28/huawei-will-allowed-build-parts-britains-5g-network/
Created and Hosted by: Tapiwa Museba
Season 3 Begins on 28 February
Episode 39: Changing Landscapes
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M&A Slowdown
https://www.ft.com/content/2f798e54-4570-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
Coronavirus Update
https://www.ft.com/content/6a108d2a-4830-11ea-aee2-9ddbdc86190d
https://www.ft.com/content/cd0c7eb2-6725-4730-9bd2-2ece50b85841
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51397677
John Lewis Challenges
Huawei-Verizon IP Lawsuit
https://www.ft.com/content/ba9f1cce-48c7-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
Deal News
https://www.thelawyer.com/aston-martin-lawrence-stroll-rescue/
Boeing Update
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51407951
GS-Amazon Partnership
https://www.ft.com/content/41866efe-4521-11ea-aeb3-955839e06441
https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-eyes-smb-loans-through-amazon-2020-2
https://www.ft.com/content/f5e13448-4296-11ea-abea-0c7a29cd66fe
https://www.ft.com/content/4326520e-42f3-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c
https://qz.com/1796096/goldman-sachs-is-becoming-an-ally-for-tech-firms-like-amazon/
Konexo Partners GT
https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-newlaw-platform-strikes-partnership-deal-with-grant-thornton/
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/transition-to-sterling-risk-free-rates-from-libor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19199683
Car Ban Moved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123
https://www.ft.com/content/46bfd6e2-473a-11ea-aee2-9ddbdc86190d
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/02/04/hybrid-car-fiasco-kick-face-drivers/
Created, Written and Hosted by: Tapiwa Museba
Episode Contributor: Matthieu Lawson
Episode 38: JustEat CMA Probe, Northern Rail Nationalised and more
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Coronavirus Business Impact
https://www.ft.com/content/ea0b15e2-436f-11ea-a43a-c4b328d9061c
BoE Interest Rate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51309256
HS2 Update
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/grant-shapps-hs2-decision-soon-a4349111.html
Deal Watch
https://www.thelawyer.com/city-firms-land-roles-on-new-farringdon-development/
https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-leads-on-restructuring-of-department-store-beales/
Facebook Privacy Settlement
UK Car Slump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51300835
CMA Probes Merger
https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/takeaway-com-n-v-just-eat-plc-merger-inquiry
https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/amazon-deliveroo-merger-inquiry
https://www.ft.com/content/97a62cfa-3e07-11ea-a01a-bae547046735
https://www.cityam.com/cma-sets-out-the-issues-in-amazons-deliveroo-investment/
CJEU TM Ruling
https://hsfnotes.com/ip/2020/01/29/cjeu-decision-in-skykick-offers-relief-to-trade-mark-owners/
Northern Rail
Episode 37: HS2 Leaks, UK Divergence and more
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Sustainable Investment
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/
Coke sticks to plastic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51197463
Withdrawal Agreement
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jan/23/boris-johnsons-brexit-bill-becomes-law
Brexit Preparations
https://www.ft.com/content/1189ae1e-3b71-11ea-a01a-bae547046735
Deal watch
https://www.thelawyer.com/cms-dla-and-osborne-clarke-lead-on-cityfibres-200m-acquisition/
Beales Administration
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-48854450
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51176418
HS2
https://www.ft.com/content/307e3606-3ab7-11ea-a01a-bae547046735
https://www.cityam.com/qa-what-is-the-hs2-route-how-much-will-it-cost-and-when-will-it-open/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16473296
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-51190399
Child Data Regs
https://apnews.com/fee4312e4fc2bc8b212012947bf6b9c8
UK’s Divergence
https://www.ft.com/content/18ddc610-3940-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
https://www.ft.com/content/cd70c1c0-3acd-11ea-a01a-bae547046735
https://www.ft.com/content/10ec1b28-39f4-11ea-b232-000f4477fbca
Episode 36: Asda Sustainability, Flybe Saga and more
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US-China Phase One
https://apnews.com/0bafa0e7b868ceb9f6241f63c06c85be
BlackRock Sustainability
https://www.ft.com/content/57db9dc2-3690-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
Phil Hogan in US
NHS calls out betting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51120456
Met Police legal panel
https://www.thelawyer.com/firms-wanted-for-met-polices-new-65m-panel/
Nissan-Renault issues
https://www.ft.com/content/8e09fb16-353a-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
Asda Sustainability
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51132164
UK Retail Slip
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51035672
Flybe Saga
https://www.cityam.com/flybe-near-collapse-what-do-we-know-so-far/
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/jan/14/flybe-saved-after-successful-last-ditch-talks
https://www.ft.com/content/961f87ca-3766-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
https://www.ft.com/content/0974f554-37b0-11ea-a6d3-9a26f8c3cba4
Created, Written and Hosted by: Tapiwa Museba (c)
Episode 36 Contributor: Karim Richani
Episode 35: Travelex Hacking Scandal, Corporate Governance Shortcomings and more
Created, Written and Hosted by Tapiwa Museba
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Links for the stories
Boris Johnson fast-tracks Brexit negotiations
https://www.ft.com/content/4e9246d6-2fd7-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de
DWF trainee barred
https://www.thelawyer.com/former-dwf-trainee-barred-after-dismissal-for-gross-misconduct/
FCA proposes higher interest rates
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51048726
Jingye rescues British Steel
https://www.ft.com/content/0e1d2036-3229-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de
Firm international moves
JLD recommends drinking culture shifts
https://www.thelawyer.com/junior-lawyers-division-alcohol-guidelines/
Corporate Governance Shortcomings
https://www.ft.com/content/b0c9684a-320a-11ea-9703-eea0cae3f0de
Big Tech Lobbies against liability
https://www.ft.com/content/8e3359a2-308f-11ea-a329-0bcf87a328f2
Travelex Hack
Episode 34: Just Eat Merger, Town and Village Green Developments and more
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Links for the stories
Re-Nationalisation of Rail Services
Permanent Cliff-Edge Date
EC warning over cliff edge
Law firm deals
Boeing CEO leaves
https://www.boeing.com/company/bios/dennis-a-muilenburg.page
ICO investigates TikTok
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/data-regulator-hones-tiktok-makes-024510623.html
Just Eat Merger
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/12/19/takeawaycom-delivers-knockout-blow-just-eat-battle/
US-Huawei Developments
https://www.ft.com/content/4b37c67a-1df1-11ea-9186-7348c2f183af
https://www.ft.com/content/6863a21a-234a-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
Town and Village Greens
R (Newhaven Port & Properties Ltd) v East Sussex County Council [2015] UKSC 7
Lancashire and NHS [2019] UKSC 58
https://www.burges-salmon.com/news-and-insight/legal-updates/village-green-law/
Episode 33: Bank of England Scandal, Airbnb EU Victory and more
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Links for the stories
Goldman Sachs Arctic drilling
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/16/business/goldman-sachs-arctic/index.html
Heathrow’ runway setback
https://www.ft.com/content/13c97730-226d-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
KPMG drops pay
https://www.ft.com/content/e3b32efe-1dc3-11ea-97df-cc63de1d73f4
Fiat Chrysler Peugeot Merger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/psa-board-backs-binding-merger-agreement-with-fiat-chrysler-11576605907
Boeing Supply Chain Suffers
https://www.dw.com/en/boeings-suppliers-hit-hard-by-737-max-freeze/av-51732454
Firm gender pay gap
https://www.thelawyer.com/white-case-gender-pay-gap-2019/
Private real estate bounce
https://www.ft.com/content/1c80be14-1f3f-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96
Bank of England Scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/19/hedge-funds-hacked-into-bank-of-england-briefings
https://www.ft.com/content/a65bfdca-2286-11ea-b8a1-584213ee7b2b
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50849479
Airbnb EU Victory
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50851419
https://www.ft.com/content/a1b4eb92-2222-11ea-b8a1-584213ee7b2b
Episode 32: US-China Decoupling, Balsamic Vinegar and more
Episode 31: Uber loses London license, Digital Services Tax retaliation and more
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Deloitte Legal Programme
https://www.thelawyer.com/deloitte-legal-targets-startups-with-two-year-legal-tech-scheme/
European Commission Google investigation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/dec/02/eu-investigates-google-data-collection-practices
World’s largest IPO-Saudi Aramco
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/05/investing/saudi-aramco-ipo-price/index.html
LVMH buys Tiffany
https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-reaches-agreement-with-tiffany-co/
Mitsubishi acquires Eneco
https://iclg.com/ibr/articles/10509-mitsubishi-and-chubu-reach-agreement-for-eneco-acquisition
Carbon footprint of emails
Daimler job cuts
https://www.ft.com/content/e2e7ddaa-129a-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae
Uber loses license
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50544283
https://www.ft.com/content/78827b06-0f6a-11ea-a225-db2f231cfeae
https://www.ft.com/content/22586af4-15ca-11ea-8d73-6303645ac406
https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/james-obrien/sadiq-khan-shocking-reason-uber-licence/
Clifford Chance’s modified scheme
https://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-lift-legal-internship/
Digital Services Tax Retaliation
https://www.ft.com/content/52e4922a-1556-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385
Episode 30: Liverpool FC, World’s First Climate Bank and more
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US-China Trade Deal
Huawei back in business
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-administration-huawei-business-resume-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
Amazon Ring
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ring-camera-network-senators-letter-national-security-2019-11?r=US&IR=T
Booking.com diversity
https://www.ft.com/content/8ebc6026-09a2-11ea-bb52-34c8d9dc6d84
KKR LBO bid
Google scales back ads
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/20/google-political-ad-policy-facebook-twitter
PayPal acquiring Honey
https://www.yahoo.com/news/paypal-buy-rewards-platform-honey-212745950.html
https://www.ft.com/content/520d2b0c-0be0-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67
Liverpool, New Balance and Nike
EIB becomes climate bank
https://www.ft.com/content/5d7f8314-0b17-11ea-b2d6-9bf4d1957a67
Episode 29: Tesla to Germany, Digital Sovereignty and more
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Google-Fitbit faces more scrutiny
UK avoids recession
Minimum wage increase
Land law development in county court
Energy industry issues
European Commission vs UK
https://www.ft.com/content/cb0dc7ce-0702-11ea-a984-fbbacad9e7dd
WHO prequalifies insulin
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/13/health/insulin-prices-generic-who.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50419527
https://www.vox.com/2019/4/3/18293950/why-is-insulin-so-expensive
Tesla to Germany
https://www.ft.com/content/c7b6898a-058b-11ea-a984-fbbacad9e7dd
Digital sovereignty
https://www.ft.com/content/956ccaa6-0537-11ea-9afa-d9e2401fa7ca
Episode 28: Reed Smith converts to ABS, Google Data-Grab accusation and more
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Grant Thornton £100m legal fund
https://www.thelawyer.com/grant-thornton-set-to-launch-100m-fund-for-insolvency-and-asset-tracing/
KPMG cull
https://www.ft.com/content/4c4ed8e0-fcd7-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6
https://www.cityam.com/kpmg-denies-partner-cuts-cost-cutting-drive/
The U.S. and China Trade War update
LSE-Refinitiv deal
https://www.ft.com/content/191921fc-0082-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d
Heineken invests in sustainability
DWF acquires BT law
https://www.thelawyer.com/dwf-acquires-bt-law-for-nominal-1-fee/
Reed Smith ABS
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/reed-smith-converts-to-abs-in-first-for-us-firm/5102043.article
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=b5d2be17-1def-4a0a-9003-cc7d1e7483a3
Google-Fitbit
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/01/google-snaps-up-fitbit-for-21bn
https://www.thelawyer.com/google-acquires-fitbit/
Microsoft 4 work day experiment
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/04/microsoft-japan-four-day-work-week-productivity
https://www.ft.com/content/d660deac-0097-11ea-be59-e49b2a136b8d
Episode 27: PSA-Fiat £35bn merger, Brexit stockpiling and more
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Hong Kong recession
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/business/hong-kong-economy/index.html
Twitter bans political ads
https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952
Facebook pays ICO fine
Boodles- Hummingbird partnership
HSBC net profits decline
https://www.ft.com/content/604ef8f8-f939-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6
EU proposes anti-laundering body
https://www.ft.com/content/d810c676-fb34-11e9-98fd-4d6c20050229
UK Treasury plea to banks
https://www.cityam.com/mps-demand-banks-do-more-to-tackle-economic-crime/
PSA-FCA merger
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/31/fiat-chrysler-and-psa-peugeot-agree-35bn-merger
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/31/business/fiat-chrysler-psa-group/index.html
https://www.thelawyer.com/french-and-us-firms-lead-on-fiat-chryslers-35bn-deal-with-peugeot/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/10/30/vauxhall-jobs-threat-carmakers-mega-merger/
Right to Repair
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49884827
Brexit costs
https://www.ft.com/content/1becb77c-fbdc-11e9-a354-36acbbb0d9b6
Episode 26: Chick-Fil-A to leave the UK, FIFA and Fortnite under fire and more
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Twitter ad bug
https://www.ft.com/content/62ceecc8-f64b-11e9-9ef3-eca8fc8f2d65
Boeing halting share buybacks
https://www.ft.com/content/4549b164-f589-11e9-a79c-bc9acae3b654
Nigeria moves up in Ease of Business
Freshfields sets up conduct committee
https://www.thelawyer.com/freshfields-to-tackle-misbehaviour-with-new-conduct-committee/
Firm deal watch
https://www.thelawyer.com/wework-calls-on-trio-of-us-firms-for-softbank-rescue/
https://www.thelawyer.com/osborne-clarke-reeled-in-as-bonmarche-collapses-into-administration/
Latham & Watkins pro bono
https://www.law.com/therecorder/2019/10/21/innovations-in-pro-bono-latham-watkins/
Law firms prepare for recession
https://biglawbusiness.com/big-law-builds-up-bankruptcy-as-economic-slowdown-threatens
Chick Fil A Leaves Reading
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/chick-fil-a-outlet-reading-to-close-in-lgbt-rights-row
UK Children's Commissioner calls for loot box regulation
https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/publication/gaming-the-system/
How Latham & Watkins bonded with Thomas Cook
https://www.thelawyer.com/how-latham-muscled-in-on-one-of-slaughter-and-mays-oldest-clients/
Episode 25: Domino's Pizza, WHSmith Acquisition, China vs NBA, Apple, Dior and more
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Thomas Cook CEO speaks
https://www.ft.com/content/f8bb0736-ef33-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195
Ashurst Accelerator
https://www.thelawyer.com/ashurst-jumps-on-fintech-bandwagon-with-accelerator-launch/
NY Law School trains students on religion
https://www.law.com/2019/10/16/new-york-law-school-adds-religious-training-to-its-diversity-program/
IMF global growth
https://www.ft.com/content/078e2ca2-ef2a-11e9-bfa4-b25f11f42901
Jones Day culture
Deal watch
Domino's Pizza
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/17/dominos-to-pull-out-of-scandinavia-and-switzerland
WHSmith Acquires Marshall
https://www.ft.com/content/4f603404-f0a5-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195
Hong Kong, China, Apple, NBA, Dior
https://www.ft.com/content/4f603404-f0a5-11e9-ad1e-4367d8281195
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/10/nba-victim-china-economic-might/599773/
https://time.com/5703259/adam-silver-nba-china-time-100-health-summit/
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/18/apple-ceo-meets-china-regulator-after-pulling-hong-kong-app.html
https://www.ft.com/content/c8a845d0-eb15-11e9-a240-3b065ef5fc55
Episode 24: US-EU Trade War, Libra Coin Pushback, Law Firm Data Breaches and more
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Dyson abandons electric car plans
No new Heathrow runway
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
More bad Nissan Brexit news
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50000530
UK avoids recession
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49998074
Britain changes negotiations
US-EU Trade War
https://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-disappointed-as-trump-aims-tariffs-at-uk-products-11826292
Law firm data breaches
Libra Coin pushback
https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/26/18716326/facebook-libra-cryptocurrency-blockchain-irs-starbucks
https://www.ft.com/content/aa97ad20-91a0-11e9-8ff4-699df1c62544
Episode 23: Uber Doubles Down, Facebook's ECJ Fate and more
"However"
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Global M&A slowdown
https://www.ft.com/content/68aa3d40-e2ce-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59
Uber license extended
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49810049
Greggs stockpiling pork
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49890034
FCA prepares for no-deal
https://www.ft.com/content/e851cce2-e130-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59
DLA Piper mandatory arbitration
https://biglawbusiness.com/dla-piper-partner-alleges-harassment-seeks-arbitration-release
UK recession fears
https://news.sky.com/story/recession-fear-as-brexit-blamed-for-services-sector-slump-11826101
Google Collective Action Suit
https://www.ft.com/content/a0a0a1ac-e4ff-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59
https://www.thelawyer.com/mishcon-gets-the-go-ahead-for-landmark-google-dispute/
Uber launches Uber Works
https://www.ft.com/content/08de263a-e394-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49917762
ECJ and Facebook
https://www.ft.com/content/a06eac9a-e5ba-11e9-b112-9624ec9edc59
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2019-10/cp190128en.pdf