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In July 2020, John Lewis announced they were closing 8 stores, affecting 1300 employees. Fast-forward to March 2021, and history appears to be repeating itself, as John Lewis has confirmed it intends to permanently close another 8 stores, affecting a further 1500 jobs. How does John Lewis compare with the High Street as a whole? In lieu... Continue Reading →
Tesla, the electric vehicle and clean energy company, has been at the forefront of sustainable transport for the past decade. Since Tesla went public on the NASDAQ stock exchange in 2010, the company has been making countless headlines. One of the positive recent stories was Tesla’s introduction on to the S&P 500 Index. The S&P... Continue Reading →
Oh, how things have changed since I wrote my last Open Day review! From virtual vacation schemes to remote (net)working, the legal profession has changed significantly since the pandemic hit. A firm that has dealt particularly well with this change is Bird & Bird, which recently hosted a fantastic Open Day that I shall be... Continue Reading →
The Facts: Apple has been making headlines recently over the row with the entertainment company, Epic Games, the creator of the Fortnite games franchise. The disagreement centres around Epic’s membership of Apple’s Developer Program. The Program gives developers (such as Epic) everything they need to build, test, and deploy apps across Apple’s devices through the App... Continue Reading →
I was rejected by Linklaters for a Vacation Scheme in 2007 - 13 years later, I am now a Partner. The trick is not falling over, it’s how you get back up! Ben Packer is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team at Linklaters. Ben specialises in contentious regulatory disputes, business crime, crisis management and... Continue Reading →
It seems hard to imagine a time when our aimless, morning scroll of social media did not involve TikTok. The entertainment application which showcases 15-second videos is addictive; which its monthly 800 million users can vouch for. The entire world has watched the ever-growing tension between China and the US unfold in recent years. In... Continue Reading →
The Path to Success: It's a well-trodden path: breeze through a Law degree, do the LPC, bag a training contract, and finally qualify on a £75k+ NQ salary. Bish, bash, bosh. If only it was this easy. From apprenticeships to the CILEx route, there are many established ways to break into the legal profession. Some... Continue Reading →
When we think of intellectual property rights, the first examples that come to mind are usually those owned by the big brands: the red sole trademark for the Christian Louboutin shoes, the patented iPhone, the top-secret Kentucky Fried Chicken recipe etc. As a result, it is often easy to underestimate the value of IP for... Continue Reading →
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So we've just progressed from the most wonderful time of the year...to (arguably) the least. I should have revised earlier. What on earth is promissory estoppel? How am I going to get through this 30-page judgement without shedding a tear? Stack v Dowden who? We've all been there. One of the greatest lessons that I... Continue Reading →
