The Commercial Awareness Podcast

Tapiwa Museba
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Commercial awareness news round-up for prospective and current UK-based corporate lawyers. (Cover art photo provided by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird)

  1. 12/01/2020

    Episode 70: Subway Bread Isn’t Bread, Marriott Data Breach and more

    Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com All Links: https://linktr.ee/commawarepod https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ App Tax Cut https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/18/apple-will-cut-app-store-fees-by-half-to-15percent-for-small-developers.html Dunkin Acquired https://stories.inspirebrands.com/inspire-acquire-dunkin-donuts-baskin-robbins/ HuffPost Acquired https://techcrunch.com/2011/03/07/aol-closes-315-million-huffington-post-acquisition/ ES Development https://www.thelawyer.com/eversheds-seeks-to-end-lockdown-career-fomo-with-new-scheme-for-juniors/ 24 Hour Shopping https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55126371 Arcadia Administration https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55139369 Marriott Fined shorturl.at/erwzV https://www.cityam.com/marriott-international-fined-18-4m-over-customer-data-breach/ https://www.ft.com/content/2a34b554-ef5c-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386 https://ico.org.uk/media/about-the-ico/consultations/2618333/ico-draft-statutory-guidance.pdf https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2020/10/ico-fines-marriott-international-inc-184million-for-failing-to-keep-customers-personal-data-secure/ https://news.marriott.com/news/2020/10/30/marriott-international-update-on-conclusion-of-uk-ico-investigation-into-starwood-database-security-incident https://www.pwc.com/us/en/deals/publications/assets/pwc-when-cyber-threatens-m-and-a.pdf shorturl.at/imwBO https://www.ft.com/content/243cabcc-a253-11e9-a282-2df48f366f7d Subway Bread shorturl.at/fosN4 https://www.thebfa.org/franchise-directory/subway-uk-ireland/ https://library.croneri.co.uk/cch_uk/bvc/1991-bvc-818 shorturl.at/aFI12 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread https://www.gov.uk/guidance/food-products-and-vat-notice-70114 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091 Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    39 min

  2. 11/11/2020

    Episode 69: Disney & IBM Restructuring, Final LVMH/Tiffany Update and more

    https://linktr.ee/commawarepod https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Lockdown https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54763956 Furlough Scheme Extended https://www.gov.uk/government/news/furlough-scheme-extended-and-further-economic-support-announced Apple Regulatory Warning https://on.ft.com/35NjL5Y Sainsbury’s Losses https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54818644 LCV Sale Rise https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/automotive-company-news/uk-van-market-sees-order-boost-ahead-of-christmas-season-up-13-3-smmt/ Reed Smith Training https://www.reedsmith.com/en/news/2020/11/reed-smith-to-launch-new-professional-sqe-training-path-in-2022 Disney/IBM Restructuring https://uk.reuters.com/article/uniliver-restructuring-idUSKBN27I1TQ https://www.ibm.com/investor/att/pdf/IBM-2Q20-Earnings-Prepared-Remarks.pdf https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/20/ibm-earnings-q2-2020.html https://newsroom.ibm.com/2020-07-20-IBM-Reports-2020-Second-Quarter-Results#:~:text=Revenue%20of%20%2418.1%20billion%2C%20down,for%20divested%20businesses%20and%20currency https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-earnings-for-fiscal-2019/ https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2020/08/q3-fy20-earnings.pdf https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/the-walt-disney-company-announces-strategic-reorganization-of-its-media-and-entertainment-businesses/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/13/21514728/disney-streaming-reorganization-plus-espn-hulu-studios-movies-network-tv-shows-pandemic https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disneys-fiscal-full-year-and-q4-2020-earnings-results-webcast/ LVMH/Tiffany Renegotiate https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/tiffany-and-lvmh-modify-merger-price/ https://www.ft.com/content/de56b836-d7ad-4782-8f0a-b89f5d288d5e Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    39 min

  3. 10/20/2020

    Episode 68: LVMH-Tiffany/Fortnite-Apple Updates and more

    All About Law https://bit.ly/30N3n3u https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com https://linktr.ee/commawarepod BA Fined https://www.reuters.com/article/british-airways-cyber-fine-idUSL4N2H72DB No Deal Brexit https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/oct/16/boris-johnson-tells-uk-prepare-for-a-no-deal-brexit Retailer Rent https://on.ft.com/344Pxvv Chanel Real Estate https://www.businessinsider.com/chanel-buying-flagship-london-store-for-around-402-million-report-2020-10?r=US&IR=T Intu Administration Follow-Up https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/stoke-trents-biggest-shopping-centre-4604523 https://www.companynewshq.com/company-news/accountancy-company-news/administrators-of-intu-properties-plc-conclude-migration-of-intu-merry-hill/ Unilever Update https://www.reuters.com/article/us-unilever-restructuring/end-of-an-era-as-unilever-uk-shareholders-back-unification-plan-idUSKBN26X1UW LVMH-Tiffany https://www.lvmh.com/news-documents/press-releases/lvmh-takes-note-of-the-delaware-courts-decision-and-is-actively-preparing-for-the-next-deadlines/ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiffany-wins-expedited-trial-lvmh-211403651.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2020/09/29/lvmh-outline-legal-defense-plans-as-billionaire-bernard-arnault-works-to-spike-16-billion-tiffany-deal/#7f56c0262c9e https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2020/10/14/tiffany-fires-back-at-lvmh-attempt-to-end-merger-deal-saying-lvmhs-case-is-doomed/ https://www.ft.com/content/e7b7f86b-28c7-4cec-a282-7e8dee63e425 Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    28 min

  4. 10/10/2020

    Episode 67: No Time to Die Delayed, Walmart Sells Asda and more

    All About Law https://bit.ly/30N3n3u https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Instagram: @commawarepod (https://www.instagram.com/commawarepod/?hl=en) Unilever Update https://www.ft.com/content/0f3930f1-8a93-4f90-aa09-4a70696e2177 NextEra surpasses ExxonMobil https://www.ft.com/content/39a70458-d4d1-4a6e-aca6-1d5670bade11 Honda leaves F1 https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-honda-to-leave-f1-at-the-end-of-2021.3nsZ7zzaokaze5Sjc4V6s0.html Law Firm Updates https://www.thelawyer.com/fieldfisher-is-latest-firm-to-kickstart-consultation-process/ https://www.thelawyer.com/bclp-to-design-new-blended-workplace-in-latest-leadership-project/ Uber Win https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54322579 TSB Closures https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/30/tsb-closes-164-bank-branches-with-loss-of-almost-1000-jobs No Time to Die https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1 https://www.thelawyer.com/double-win-for-slaughters-as-firm-nabs-new-government-mandates/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54387856 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52376022 https://www.ft.com/content/9645094c-25bf-4ab1-a2e2-670af109ace5 https://www.ft.com/content/1545e213-3d92-47e0-ac1b-7d92d39c92b1 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/05/quarter-of-odeon-cinemas-to-open-only-at-weekends-coronavirus shorturl.at/itwx0 Walmart Asda Stake Sale https://www.ft.com/content/68fbc78a-58af-11ea-a528-dd0f971febbc https://www.thelawyer.com/slaughters-and-skadden-lead-on-6-8bn-asda-takeover/ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/with-tiktok-deal-walmart-could-gain-a-front-row-seat-to-the-next-generation.html https://www.ft.com/content/1812fe22-06bd-46ce-b2ec-0d324bdc7983 Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    27 min

  5. 09/19/2020

    Episode 66: LVMH-Tiffany Lawsuit, PwC Sued and more

    Maybe diamonds don’t last forever. https://ko-fi.com/commawarepod Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Instagram: @commawarepod TikTok Update shorturl.at/hqwJP Law Firm Mandates shorturl.at/lmr37 shorturl.at/uEOR2 RHA Warning shorturl.at/awW46 New Look CVA shorturl.at/mopIX Amazon Jobs shorturl.at/sBGPT Arm-Nvidia shorturl.at/fquI7 shorturl.at/chuwB shorturl.at/djmDE BP Strategic Partnership shorturl.at/byI03 shorturl.at/bjlB9 PwC Sued https://on.ft.com/3hMoHM4 https://bit.ly/3cbxF4C shorturl.at/nN137 shorturl.at/inAT3 shorturl.at/mrEFV shorturl.at/bzFV6 shorturl.at/yBGN4 shorturl.at/anzGK LVMH-Tiffany shorturl.at/sU357 shorturl.at/alrHI shorturl.at/lGIPQ shorturl.at/dqPW2 shorturl.at/fuCEL shorturl.at/uvIKV https://bit.ly/3iGIJJn https://bit.ly/3kxkpKx Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    33 min

  6. 09/07/2020

    Episode 65.5 (Minisode): Pizza Express, HMRC and more

    Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Instagram: @commawarepod Ko-FI: https://ko-fi.com/commawarepod Law Firm Updates https://www.thelawyer.com/hogan-lovells-moves-to-next-stage-of-back-to-office-plan/ https://www.thelawyer.com/dla-piper-eyes-full-city-comeback-by-end-of-2020/ https://www.thelawyer.com/ince-group-kicks-off-redundancy-consultation/ SuperDry Renegotiation https://www.ft.com/content/a8d690b4-0fe6-4234-979c-92a3e9ddc36c Wire card Inquiry https://www.ft.com/content/6ac23b50-d9cb-4ba5-98b7-5fa40e7a5f8e Pizza Express CVA https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/sep/07/pizza-express-close-restaurants-jobs-birmingham-bristol-london Pret-A-Manger https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54012055 Furlough Scheme https://www.ft.com/content/22f78e4a-8e24-4189-9983-3a1f95788340 Furlough Extension Calls https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54057511 https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    3 min

  7. 09/01/2020

    Episode 65: Back to Office Challenges, TikTok’s Ticking Clock and more

    https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Instagram: @commawarepod (https://www.instagram.com/commawarepod/?hl=en) Crossrail Delays https://bit.ly/2EyXMWT Gatwick Job Cuts https://bbc.in/3jtpZwU Firm Updates https://bit.ly/3juoBu0 https://on.ft.com/34L8eoO FIFA Panel https://bit.ly/2GeW9hs DW Rescue https://bit.ly/2YS2llV Wirecard Follow-Up https://on.ft.com/2ELJRwq https://on.ft.com/31JqTzb Back to Office https://on.ft.com/2QEKV7E https://on.ft.com/32WLLmj TikTok https://on.ft.com/3jumLcy https://on.ft.com/31Kdoj5 https://on.ft.com/3hLEAn3 https://on.ft.com/2EVTc4v https://bit.ly/3bpyfLP https://bit.ly/2Ez4nR7 https://engt.co/3beieZ1 https://on.ft.com/2YPyDOz https://bit.ly/3jqavtw Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    22 min

  8. 08/24/2020

    Episode 64: Uber & Lyft Make California Blink and more

    https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Contact: tapiwa.museba@commawarepod.com Instagram: @commawarepod Future Job Cuts https://www.ft.com/content/4e0319e1-bd92-460c-b21f-b056bfb1f079 M&S Plans https://www.forbes.com/sites/katehardcastle/2020/08/18/7000-job-cuts-announced-at-marks-and-spencervows-to-never-be-the-same-again/ Retail Boom https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/retailindustry/bulletins/retailsales/july2020 Law Firm Updates https://www.thelawyer.com/mayer-brown-preps-for-50-per-cent-office-capacity-from-september/ https://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-gets-granular-on-canary-wharf-reopening/ Airbnb IPO https://www.thelawyer.com/latham-advises-on-airbnb-ipo-filing/ Eat Out to Help Out https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/08/21/extend-eat-help-september-say-restaurants-pubs/ Uber/Lyft https://time.com/5675637/uber-business-future/ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2019-0029.html https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/supreme-court-to-make-final-uber-ruling-on-wednesday/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/25/uber-loses-licence-london-tfl https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/12/21365518/lyft-threatens-shut-down-california-q2-2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21377841/uber-lyft-california-judge-block-emergency-stay-employees https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/679767/180206_BEIS_Good_Work_Report__Accessible_A4_.pdf https://www.ft.com/content/6b28cb8a-da35-4f02-87cd-780984e6a3ad https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/uber-v-aslam-appeal-press-summary.pdf Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

    21 min
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