Lawyer, Law Student, Law, Education, Commercial Awareness
Gabriella Cinotti
What a freight-ful day to catch the train

Railway strikes in the UK have halted services throughout July and Augst 2022.

What a freight-ful day to catch the train
Commercial Awareness, Education, Law, Law Student, Lawyer
Gabriella Cinotti
Don’t hate the player, hate the game

Sony, owners and creators of the gaming sensation PlayStation, have been hit with a lawsuit with a possible £5 billion pay out.

Don’t hate the player, hate the game
Commercial Awareness, Education, Law, Law Student, Lawyer
Gabriella Cinotti
A New Wave of Russian Sanctions 

What Just Happened?

The UK government has once again extended its trade sanctions with Russia.

A New Wave of Russian Sanctions 
Commercial Awareness, Education, Law, Law Student, Lawyer
Gabriella Cinotti
Business in the age of climate change 

The UK underwent a record-breaking heatwave in July with another hitting the country in August.

Business in the age of climate change 
Lawyer, Law Student, Law, Education, Commercial Awareness
Gabriella Cinotti
You Can't Buy That!

The UK has blocked a Chinese company from purchasing intellectual property from the University of Manchester using its powers under the National Security and Investment Act.

You Can't Buy That!

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UK New Law Requires School Food To Be Correctly Labelled With Allergens

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UK New Law Requires School Food To Be Correctly Labelled With Allergens

From 1 October 2021, the requirements for prepacked for direct sale (PPDS) food labelling will be changing in Wales, England, and Northern Ireland, due to a new ruling passed in September 2019 known as ‘Natasha’s Law.’

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The Global Impact of Chinese Law Firms

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The Global Impact of Chinese Law Firms

To comply with Chinese government regulations, foreign law firms are prohibited from merging with Chinese law firms that employ Chinese lawyers (KWM) and mergers with KWM are called strategic alliances and are formal occasions for two firms to merge offices in Hong Kong. The large number of foreign offices of Yingke was symbolic and real, as the firm was the only Chinese law firm with a global network of services for its lawyers and clients in the first years of their expansion.

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The Sub-Orbital Legal Affair: Legal Analysis of a place far far away!

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The Sub-Orbital Legal Affair: Legal Analysis of a place far far away!

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket-capsule combo aced its latest mission on 26th August 2021, an uncrewed jaunt that carried a variety of scientific experiments, as well as some pioneering artwork, to and from suborbital space.

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The Key Legal Issues Ahead Of China's Olympic And Paralympic Games In 2022

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The Key Legal Issues Ahead Of China's Olympic And Paralympic Games In 2022

At every major sporting event, there is a wider range of legal issues to consider that touch upon all aspects of the event from corporate and commercial through to regulatory and disciplinary matters. Parties to these issues include the organisers, rights-holders, governing bodies, teams, and athletes. The Olympic and Paralympic Games that will be hosted in China in 2022 will be no different.

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The Aftermath of COVID’s Impact on Small Medium Enterprises

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The Aftermath of COVID’s Impact on Small Medium Enterprises

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns have taken a heavy toll on SMEs. To contain the virus, authorities relaxed some of the lockdown restrictions in April. This article touches on the implications SMEs faced across the globe due to COVID-19.

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Brexit Took My Fish! [Impact of Brexit in the UK Fishing Industry]

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Brexit Took My Fish! [Impact of Brexit in the UK Fishing Industry]

Cllr Rob Hannaford is Chairman of a Labour group that wants Devon County Council to join local fishermen industry leaders in calling on the government to tackle the growing crisis in the fishing sector caused by complicated new export rules, unclear catch quotas and growing bureaucracy.

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Billion dollars worth of private equity investment arrives to the La Liga!

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Billion dollars worth of private equity investment arrives to the La Liga!

The Spanish premier league, La Liga has agreed to sell a 10% stake of it’s ownership to CVC Capital Partners. Whilst the deal requires the approval of clubs, some football clubs are not happy!

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Flying into Lugano - how the Uk’s application to re-join the convention affects aircraft finance agreements

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Flying into Lugano - how the Uk’s application to re-join the convention affects aircraft finance agreements

The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31st January 2020 through the process well-known as Brexit. However, the UK later applied to re-join the Lugano Convention (the Convention) in April 2020 as an independent contracting State.

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New Policing Bill – The Biggest Threat to Homelessness in 200 Years?

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New Policing Bill – The Biggest Threat to Homelessness in 200 Years?

The already controversial Police and Crime Bill passed through the House of Commons this week and also poses a huge threat for people who are homeless or sleeping rough, criminalising any individual for sleeping rough or sleeping in their vehicle if on ‘private land.’

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The Rise and Fall of Trade Unions (Guest Article)

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The Rise and Fall of Trade Unions (Guest Article)

The existence of trade unions should be more apparent within a 21st Century Britain. At a time when the UK’s political, social and economic landscape is disjointed and divided, it is argued that the presence of solidarity should be welcomed.

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The ongoing confrontation between Cairo and Addis Ababa

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The ongoing confrontation between Cairo and Addis Ababa

The GERD project is one that is essential to Ethiopia’s rise from poverty and general development, yet its consequences may be disastrous to Egypt’s water access.