Briefings — Commercial Astuteness

‘Commercial Astuteness’ is your source of student-focused commercial awareness briefings and insights into commercial law.

Proposed Coronavirus Bailouts: Essential or Nonsensical?

Jun 8

Jun 8 Proposed Coronavirus Bailouts: Essential or Nonsensical?

Investor Activism: ExxonMobil faces opposition at AGM

Jun 1

Jun 1 Investor Activism: ExxonMobil faces opposition at AGM

Law and the Vaccine Effort: AstraZeneca and Oxford’s Landmark Licensing Agreement

May 25

May 25 Law and the Vaccine Effort: AstraZeneca and Oxford’s Landmark Licensing Agreement

Medical merger: AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan given US regulatory green light

May 20

May 20 Medical merger: AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan given US regulatory green light

Ishmael Liwanda

Blood, oil, tears and sweat: Shell’s dividend cut

May 19

May 19 Blood, oil, tears and sweat: Shell’s dividend cut

Summer sales: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is intent on going bargain hunting

May 18

May 18 Summer sales: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is intent on going bargain hunting

Teresa Boardman

Weathering the storm: J D Wetherspoon PLC £141m equity raise

May 13

May 13 Weathering the storm: J D Wetherspoon PLC £141m equity raise

Teresa Boardman

Insurance inconsistency uncovered: ‘Business Interruption’ policies not paying out after Covid-19 shutdown

May 11

May 11 Insurance inconsistency uncovered: ‘Business Interruption’ policies not paying out after Covid-19 shutdown

Communications consolidation: O2 and Virgin Media in merger talks

May 4

May 4 Communications consolidation: O2 and Virgin Media in merger talks

Delving Deeper into Oil – US oil prices fall negative

Apr 20

Apr 20 Delving Deeper into Oil – US oil prices fall negative

Aishwarya Mohan

Interest rates cut – what does it mean?

Apr 13

Apr 13 Interest rates cut – what does it mean?

Dry powder: time for an explosive growth in private equity activity?

Mar 30

Mar 30 Dry powder: time for an explosive growth in private equity activity?

Lebanon: first sovereign debt default for Middle Eastern country

Mar 16

Mar 16 Lebanon: first sovereign debt default for Middle Eastern country

The Cayman Islands: white sands and the EU tax blacklist

Mar 2

Mar 2 The Cayman Islands: white sands and the EU tax blacklist

Coronavirus: the economic consequences

Feb 17

Feb 17 Coronavirus: the economic consequences

Cobham Takeover – national security under fire?

Feb 3

Feb 3 Cobham Takeover – national security under fire?

Flybe: clear skies, or turbulence ahead?

Jan 20

Jan 20 Flybe: clear skies, or turbulence ahead?

Port Talbot: uncertain future for Tata Steel facility.

Jan 6

Jan 6 Port Talbot: uncertain future for Tata Steel facility.

Regulatory Zeal: substantial increase in level of FCA fines and penalties.

Dec 23

Dec 23 Regulatory Zeal: substantial increase in level of FCA fines and penalties.

Challenger Banks: a flash in the pan or a pivotal development in UK banking?

Dec 9

Dec 9 Challenger Banks: a flash in the pan or a pivotal development in UK banking?