Full Disclosure:​

Practice Area News​

By Jaysen Sutton​
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Hi Reader 👋🏽,

It's the first week of July, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
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Mergers & Acquisitions​
  • Boeing to buy supplier Spirit AeroSystems in $4.7bn deal (The Guardian)
  • EU agrees Lufthansa's $350 million stake in Italy's ITA (Reuters)
  • Volkswagen creates a joint venture with RIvian, the electric vehicle maker (Reuters)
  • Hawksmoor restaurants for sale (Evening Standard)
  • Keyword Studios agree £2.1bn takeover led by EQT (This is Money)
  • JD.com considers bid for Evri (Reuters)
Competition
  • European Commission investigates Microsoft for a breach of antitrust rules (European Commission)
  • European Commission accuses Apple of forcing developers to use its app under Digital Markets Act (European Commission)
  • European Commission investigates Meta under the Digital Markets Act (European Commission)
Capital Markets
  • JPMorgan Asset Management shorts Raspberry Pi after flotation (Proactive)
Economy
  • The Labour Party wins the UK elections (BBC)
  • French market in turmoil over election (FT)
Law Firms as a Business
  • Paul Weiss launches its London training contract (Legal Cheek)
  • Burges Salmon secures £16m Post Office contract over the Horizon IT Inquiry (City AM)

Have any thoughts? I'd love to hear your perspective below!

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