Should law firms be worried about the 'Big Four’?
Near the end of the twentieth century, the ‘Big Five’ accounting firms attempted to expand their operations to compete in the legal...
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Alice Hart
- Mar 22
- 5 min
‘Like brands, only cheaper’: the problem with copycat products
Aldi’s long-running advertising campaign, ‘Like brands, only cheaper’, hints at its business model: creating copycat products. In 2021...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Mar 19
- 4 min
An Introduction to Pro Bono
Nowadays, many law firms undertake pro bono initiatives as a way to give back to the community.
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Will Horsfield
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Artificial Intelligence: Is there a future for lawyers?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already in place in many law firms. Remarkable advancements in AI technology have cast doubt upon the...
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Amal Malik
- Feb 18
- 4 min
Clamping Down on Big Tech: The Digital Markets Act
While the EU works towards regulating the market power of Big Tech companies through new legislation, the Biden administration has tried...
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Will Horsfield
- Feb 15
- 4 min
DLA Piper’s ‘Law for Linguists’ panel: language degrees, transferable skills, and global mindsets
On Tuesday 8th February, UCL’s Law for All Society was pleased to welcome DLA Piper to host a ‘Law for Linguists’ panel which offered...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Breaking down the buzzword – commercial awareness
‘Commercial awareness’ is a ubiquitous buzzword when it comes to applications for vacation schemes and training contracts. This blog post...
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Alice Hart
- Feb 12
- 4 min
Event Review: Legal Cheek and the SQE
On January 27th 2021, UCL’s Law for All Society was delighted to welcome Aishah Hussain, features editor at Legal Cheek, for a virtual...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Feb 2
- 4 min
The Fight for Vaccine Equality
Introduction In the midst of a global pandemic affecting millions of lives, there have been calls for a patent waiver for COVID-19...
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Jacob Weeks
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Private Equity in 2022 – a brief outlook
Abstract The Private Equity (PE) boom of 2021 shows no signs of slowing down in 2022. What is the general outlook for private equity in...
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Alice Hart
- Dec 10, 2021
- 5 min
The Mastercard Class Action Case: An Update
Last December, I wrote a blog article regarding the ongoing Mastercard class action case. One year later, this post will look at the...
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Wingkiu Leung
- Dec 3, 2021
- 4 min
Algorithms: More Harm than Good?
Introduction The advent of advanced technology introduced a world that could not be governed by laws relating to matters in the physical...
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Will Horsfield
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
The EV revolution: the driving force behind the automotive M&A boom
M&A activity in the auto industry is currently higher than ever before, with manufacturers looking to take advantage of the electric...
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Jacob Weeks
- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
Investor-State Dispute Settlement – an uncertain future?
What is Investor-State Dispute Settlement? Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) is a system through which investors can take legal...
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Amal Malik
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Your Guide to COP26
As the COP26 climate summit reaches its end, negotiators are working rampantly to reach a consensus on the final works to be published at...
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Alice Hart
- Nov 4, 2021
- 4 min
Suspending Competition Law – what’s it oil about?
On 26 September 2021, in the midst of panic buying at fuel pumps, the UK government enacted the Downstream Oil Protocol. This consisted...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Nov 3, 2021
- 2 min
Meet the team!
Before we start to publish our blog articles, we would like to introduce you to the editorial team this year! Senior Blog Editor Alice...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome back!
Welcome (back) to a new year at UCL! In particular, welcome (back) to the LfA blog! My name is Alice. You may remember me from writing...
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UCL Law for All Society
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Space Odyssey
2020 was a historic year in a number of ways. However, the rise of commercial space flight has been greatly overlooked.
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UCL Law for All Society
- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
The Russian Legal Industry: Challenges and opportunities
This article is an introduction to the Russian legal market and will cover some of the challenges and opportunities faced by lawyers.
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