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    AS Commercial Awareness Competition 20/21

    Do we need to research about the firm that is supervising the slot?
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    AS Commercial Awareness Competition 20/21

    Did AS send out links for booking quarter finals session? I haven't received anything yet after the email last week confirming that I'm going into the quarter finals
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    Bird & Bird Video Interview

    This was exactly what I was asking thank you!
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    Bird & Bird Video Interview

    Hi, not sure whether this thread is still alive but are we allowed to write notes during the video interview or do we have to plan the answers in our heads?
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    Allen & Overy SJT

    I've called the GR and they say they are having technical issues with the system regarding sending SJT links. They are fixing it at the moment and new links will be sent if anyone didn't get their link!
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    Allen & Overy SJT

    Oh really? Then this is slightly reassuring. Seems like there is an issue with the system.
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    Allen & Overy SJT

    Has anyone not received link to SJT or is this just me? I've submitted my application on 3days ago, got an email informing that I should get my link in 1 hour but haven't received anything since. Nothing in my junk folder. I emailed GR but haven't got anything back and I've tried calling them...
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    Allen & Overy SJT

    I have applied to A&O before and taken a SJT but failed it that time so I don't think they'll be taking that result (hopefully). I did get an email that I should get the link to SJT within 1 hour and if I don't I should contact grad recruit. I sent them an email just now. I'm not sure by when...
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    Allen & Overy SJT

    Does anyone know whether SJT have to be completed by the deadline? The 2022 TC application closes today and I submitted my application yesterday and I noticed that on the A&O website they advise to submit application 48hrs before the deadline so that you can take SJT before the deadline. I...
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    Allen & Overy "Introduce a new law" question for VS application

    Hi, has anyone done A&O's SJT? Do you have any tips on how to prepare for it?
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    Commercial Awareness Update - October 2019

    3. OECD’s New Corporate Tax Regime @Moni The Story: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently proposed a new global corporate tax regime that would change tax rules that have allowed large tech companies like Facebook and Google to move profits around the world...
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    Commercial Awareness Update - October 2019

    Welcome to this week’s commercial update! The topics for this weeks write ups are: Saudi Aramco IPO @Sara Moon IMF Publishes October 2019 Global Financial Stability Report (@ELA) OECD’s New Corporate Tax Regime @Moni WH Smith’s Expansion into the Travel Retail Market (@Sairah) Back to Basics...
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    Commercial Awareness Update- September 2019

    4. The Future of HS2 and Brexit Update @Alice G 1. The Future of HS2 The Story A review of HS2, the high-speed rail project, has been ordered and the project shall be given the go ahead to continue or it will be terminated by the end of this year. Boris Johnson wants to be sure that the...
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    Commercial Awareness Update- September 2019

    Hi everyone:) It's a new month again, time really flies! Hope you enjoy this week's updates! Commercial News Update – Wednesday, 4th September 2019 Topics covered this week: Deal Agreed for British Steel Subsidiary TSP Projects (@ELA) Labour’s Plans for Share Seizures @LJ Argentine Debt...
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    Commercial Awareness Update - July 2019!

    Commercial News Update: 31st July 2019 Welcome to this week’s commercial write up everyone. I can't believe it's the last day of July already! The topics covered this week are: 1. SoftBank’s Vision Fund II @Jaysen 2.ECB laying the groundwork for a potential stimulus @Moni 3. WeWork’s earlier...
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    Commercial Awareness Update - June 2019

    4. The Federal Reserve and Interest Rates (@Alice G) The story: Donald Trump has continued his assault upon the Federal Reserve (The Fed) this week by criticising its decisions to increase interest rates several times since 2015, despite the US economy being set to achieve its longest...
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    Commercial Awareness Update - June 2019

    Hi everyone! Welcome to this week's commercial news update! Commercial News Update – 26th June 2019 The topics for this week are: 1. Facebook’s Global Cryptocurrency (by @Sairah) 2. US-Iran Tensions (@Moni) 3. Slack’s Unconventional Listing (@Jaysen) 4. The Federal Reserve and Interest...
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    Commercial Awareness Update: May 2019

    3. US-China Trade War Update (by @Alice G) The story: The trade war was originally initiated last year in light of President Trump’s concerns over the trade deficit between the US and China, China’s attitude towards foreign competition and the theft of US intellectual property by Chinese...
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    Commercial Awareness Update: May 2019

    Hi everyone, The topics covered this week are: 1. Singapore’s anti-fake news legislation (by @Abstruser); 2. Fixing lawsuit against pharma companies in the US (by @Moni); 3. US-China Trade War Update (by @Alice G); and 4. UK Coal Free Week (by @Sara Moon). Hope you enjoy! 1...

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