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    ‘Like brands, only cheaper’: the problem with copycat products
    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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    Artificial Intelligence: Is there a future for lawyers?
    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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    Clamping Down on Big Tech: The Digital Markets Act
    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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    The Fight for Vaccine Equality
    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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    Private Equity in 2022 – a brief outlook
    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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    The Mastercard Class Action Case: An Update
    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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    Algorithms: More Harm than Good?
    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...
    19 views0 comments
    The EV revolution: the driving force behind the automotive M&A boom
    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...
    170 views0 comments
    Investor-State Dispute Settlement – an uncertain future?
    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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    Your Guide to COP26
    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...
    16 views0 comments
    Suspending Competition Law – what’s it oil about?
    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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    A Space Odyssey
    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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    The Russian Legal Industry:  Challenges and opportunities
    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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    Australia’s News Content Law
    UCL Law for All Society
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Australia’s News Content Law

    In February 2021, Australia passed a law that will force Google and Facebook to pay for the news content shared on their platforms.
    10 views0 comments
    Buy now, pay later – what’s the problem and what’s being done about it?
    Alice Hart
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Buy now, pay later – what’s the problem and what’s being done about it?

    At the beginning of February 2021, the FCA published the Woolard Review. The Review states that “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit deals...
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    Buying retail brands – the latest trend?
    Alice Hart
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Buying retail brands – the latest trend?

    Is M&A activity in retail here to stay?
    23 views0 comments
    CHINA: HITTING THE GAS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES
    Alexandra Dixon
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 3 min

    CHINA: HITTING THE GAS ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES

    In December 1978, following Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping launched a series of transformative economic reforms that...
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    FCA business interruption insurance test case
    Claudia Dolgetta
    • Jan 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    FCA business interruption insurance test case

    An investigation into current issues facing businesses, insurers, and regulators over business interruption due to COVID-19.
    14 views0 comments
    Should intellectual property rules be waived for the Covid-19 vaccine?
    Alice Hart
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 4 min

    Should intellectual property rules be waived for the Covid-19 vaccine?

    In October 2020, South Africa and India called for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to temporarily waive some provisions of the Trade...
    8 views0 comments
    Developments in tech antitrust in 2020: summary and take-aways
    Claudia Dolgetta
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Developments in tech antitrust in 2020: summary and take-aways

    Claudia Dolgetta looks back on a busy year of digital antitrust regulation.
    9 views0 comments
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