Back to the Future Series
The shape of the commercial sector is constantly changing. With digital trends on a rise and shifts in global economic power, lawyers are required to be proactive by keeping up to date with the current changes in the industry to address the client's needs and future externalities.
The administration of Intu properties has shown that if the current trend towards online over physical retail continues, firms could see a shift in their client’s business focus and an increase in administration and insolvency work for many high street retailers and shopping centres.
A ground-breaking case has just begun in the Court of Appeal. The case concerns automated facial recognition technology in public places and if it’s use breaches privacy rights.
Within the coming days, Ethiopia is to fill the $4.8bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERDP), which is set to become the largest on the continent. The ambitious reservoir has been deemed controversial by other nations within the Horn of Africa and beyond, who view the mega-dam as a violation of historical water rights within the region.
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In a move to put the UK at the forefront of the space technology, Boris Johnson pledges hundreds of millions of pounds to invest in the collapsed satellite OneWeb.
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The European Space Agency has confirmed that the world's First Space Debris Removal is expected to launch by 2025. The mission is being undertaken by ClearSpace, a startup-led commercial consortium to service orbital tourism, including Debris Removal.
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In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, oil companies around the world have been buffeted by decreased demand and mounting debt. As OPEC forecasts a 6.4 million barrel per day downtick in the global demand for oil, the route out of the crisis for oil producers appears to be a treacherous one.
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Sri Lanka has reclaimed two square kilometres of land from the Indian Ocean as it aims to transform its Colombo Port City to one of South Asia’s most formidable financial new centres.
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SpaceX is the first private company to launch humans into orbit. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley were the first to fly in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule on top of the Company's Falcon 9 rocket. The delayed launch on May 30th at 3.22 pm has provided the country a 'morale boost' since the past few months of unrest, the financial times reported.
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The cash flow of SME’S is frequently depleting due to disruptions in supply chains and sales while managing fixed recurring costs. At LawMiracle, we believe the use of digital complementary currency (CC) seems likely to be one of the few viable ways the SME’s can offset the impact of COVID-19.
