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  1. Revisiting interest rates, bank profits, and savings rates

    19 July 2023 Revisiting interest rates, bank profits, and savings rates

    Revisiting interest rates, bank profits, and savings rates By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? In developing your commercial awareness, it is important to stay on top of market developments. That is why this week, we return to the nexus of issues at play related to...
  2. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Reappraising the UK Legal Market

    19 July 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Reappraising the UK Legal Market

    Business of Law Firms Reappraising the UK Legal Market By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? American-based legal industry publisher Law.com has published their first ever “UK Revenue Rankings”, which ranks according to revenue the top 30 law firms operating in London...
  3. UK sees first big IPO in months

    12 July 2023 UK sees first big IPO in months

    UK sees first big IPO in months By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? UK fintech company CAB Payments went public last week in what was the UK’s first major IPO listing this year. CAB Payments raised £300m through the listing, offering investors £3.35 per share. However, by...
  4. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Generative AI

    12 July 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Generative AI

    Business of Law Firms: Generative AI By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week, we will finally delve into the (potential) impact of generative AI on commercial law firms. Guiding our coverage is a brief expose by The Lawyer on Eversheds Sutherland’s recent unveiling of...
  5. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - The Business Case for Dublin

    5 July 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - The Business Case for Dublin

    Business of Law Firms The Business Case for Dublin By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? In this week’s The Business of Law Firms series, we look at the business case behind firms opening up a Dublin office. We have in mind the common interview and application prompt, “Where...
  6. EU Commission and HM Treasury sign memo of understanding

    28 June 2023 EU Commission and HM Treasury sign memo of understanding

    EU Commission and HM Treasury sign memo of understanding By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The EU Commission and UK government via HM Treasury yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding, which signifies in overview the commitment of both the UK and EU to work together...
  7. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Law Practices and Cybersecurity Risks

    28 June 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Law Practices and Cybersecurity Risks

    Business of Law Firms: Law Practices and Cybersecurity Risks By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s The Business of Law Firms series looks at the role cybersecurity plays in a law firm’s risk mitigation and what the consequences are when a law firm suffers a...
  8. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - US law firm performance slackens in FY 22-23

    21 June 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - US law firm performance slackens in FY 22-23

    Business of Law Firms US law firm performance slackens in FY 22-23 By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s Business of Law Firms series will take a general look at how law firms performed last year. A new report by The Lawyer on the performance of US firms in FY...
  9. Thursday to mark 13th interest rate hike since 2021

    21 June 2023 Thursday to mark 13th interest rate hike since 2021

    Thursday to mark 13th interest rate hike since 2021 By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Interest rate hikes are back in the news, as the Bank of England is poised to raise interest rates another 25 basis points from 4.5% to 4.75% tomorrow. As the FT notes, this will be the...
  10. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - The Role of Panel Solicitors

    14 June 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - The Role of Panel Solicitors

    Business of Law Firms The Role of Panel Solicitors By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Deutsche Bank, one of the largest investment banks in the world, confirmed last week it had nominated three of its panel member law firms to take on its trainee solicitors to complete a...
  11. Vodafone and Three to merge

    14 June 2023 Vodafone and Three to merge

    Vodafone and Three to merge By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? Yesterday, UK telecoms giants Vodafone and Three announced their agreement to merge. If the deal goes ahead, it will create the largest cellular operator in the UK. The deal is valued at £15bn. However, while...
  12. UK government announces overhaul of employee share schemes

    7 June 2023 UK government announces overhaul of employee share schemes

    UK government announces overhaul of employee share schemes By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? The UK government announced its intentions to change the rules that govern employee share schemes. Specifically, it will reform two schemes: Save as You Earn (SAYE); and Share...
  13. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - K&E, Skadden and Addelshaws advise Asda and EG Group on sale of petrol business

    7 June 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - K&E, Skadden and Addelshaws advise Asda and EG Group on sale of petrol business

    Business of Law Firms: K&E, Skadden and Addelshaws advise Asda and EG Group on sale of petrol business By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? For this week’s Business of Law Firms series, we will take a break from our coverage of the Allen & Overy/Shearman & Sterling merger...
  14. Nvidia hits $1tn market capitalisation

    31 May 2023 Nvidia hits $1tn market capitalisation

    Nvidia hits $1tn market capitalisation By Jake Rickman Image credit - ThomasAFink / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? We will look this week at Nvidia, a global chipmaker on track to hit a market capitalisation of $1tn. This will make Nvidia the first chipmaker to reach...
  15. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Revisiting the A&O and Shearman tie-up

    31 May 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Revisiting the A&O and Shearman tie-up

    Business of Law Firms - Revisiting the A&O and Shearman tie-up By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? For this week’s Business of Law Firm series, we return yet again to the much-hyped merger announcement between Allen & Overy (A&O) and Shearman & Sterling (Shearman). As The...
  16. US debt ceiling negotiations continue to stall ahead of deadline

    24 May 2023 US debt ceiling negotiations continue to stall ahead of deadline

    US debt ceiling negotiations continue to stall ahead of deadline By Jake Rickman Image credit - Tada Images / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? Creeping closer into view with each passing day for several weeks now has been the deadline to raise the US Federal...
  17. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Allen & Overy to merge with Shearman & Sterling

    24 May 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Allen & Overy to merge with Shearman & Sterling

    Business of Law Firms: Allen & Overy to merge with Shearman & Sterling By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? On Sunday evening, The Lawyer broke the news that Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy and global law firm Shearman & Sterling had reached an agreement to merge. This...
  18. A look into the CMA's decision on the Microsoft-Activision merger

    17 May 2023 A look into the CMA's decision on the Microsoft-Activision merger

    A look into the CMA's decision on the Microsoft-Activision merger By Jake Rickman Image credit - Sergei Elagin / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? On 26 April, the UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) published its final report on the proposed acquisition of...
  19. Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Allen & Overy’s Fuse – tech incubator

    17 May 2023 Mini Series: Business of Law Firms - Allen & Overy’s Fuse – tech incubator

    Business of Law Firms Allen & Overy’s Fuse – tech incubator By Jake Rickman What do you need to know this week? This week’s Business of Law Firms series explores the business case behind Allen & Overy’s coveted incubator programme, Fuse, and its relevance in regards to the perennial...
  20. Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again

    10 May 2023 Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again

    Bank of England to raise interest rates yet again By Jake Rickman Image credit - William Barton / Shutterstock.com What do you need to know this week? For the 12th time since December 2021, the Bank of England — the UK’s central bank, commonly referred to as the BoE — has announced that it...

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