‘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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Will Horsfield
- Mar 10, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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Wingkiu Leung
- Feb 2, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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
- 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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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.
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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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Alice Hart
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Buying retail brands – the latest trend?
Is M&A activity in retail here to stay?
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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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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.
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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...
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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.
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