On this week's Weekly Updates, tune in for an update about the Covid-19 second wave, the Wirecard fraud, US companies suing the US government over Chinese tariffs, and the EU suing the UK over its plans to break international law.

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This episode's sources:

https://www.ft.com/content/fbc1367a-a614-3743-8a8a-87afc9d194de

https://www.ft.com/content/3b9afceb-eaeb-4dc6-8a5e-b9bc0b16959d

https://www.ft.com/content/2b85124a-2196-42ec-96bb-4e9a3cb962dd

https://www-nytimes-com/2020/10/02/business/trump-covid-stock-market.html

https://www.ft.com/content/1a869792-b012-415e-99d7-7aa2bb34e94c

https://www.ft.com/content/8389cc9c-3ced-47f1-a85e-710ad20468a2

On this week's Law Student Chats we are focusing on providing a few tips on starting university during the pandemic!

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https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110

On this week's Business Breakdown we’ll be discussing Uber, mapping its journey, and analyzing how new laws and regulations catching up to the company may hinder its growth. The sources used in the research of this episode are all listed below.

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Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethkindig/2020/03/25/can-uber-become-profitable-this-year-deep-dive-analysis/#32d04072396d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiWZjN0B0h0&ab_channel=ABCNewsIn-depth

https://www.vox.com/2017/8/20/16164176/uber-2017-timeline-scandal

https://www.ft.com/content/9832548a-d103-4a5b-9127-50d944cea01c

https://www.ft.com/content/8adf4de7-90e9-4304-aa6e-71d652946e80

https://www.ft.com/content/11e2e1bf-c1dd-47cc-81b2-2147433ff16d

https://www.ft.com/content/8adf4de7-90e9-4304-aa6e-71d652946e80

https://www.wired.com/story/why-uber-still-call-drivers-contractors/

https://time.com/5675637/uber-business-future/

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/111015/story-uber.asp#:~:text=Founders%20Meet%20in%20Paris,-Uber's%20story%20began&text=7%EF%BB%BF%20Initially%2C%20the%20idea,the%20domain%20name%20UberCab.com.

https://www.businessinsider.com/ubers-history#may-2019-the-washington-post-reports-that-some-uber-employees-started-partying-in-the-offices-530-am-on-the-day-of-the-companys-ipo-the-festivities-reportedly-led-one-uber-employee-to-resign-after-a-verbal-outburst-and-dispute-with-colleagues-68

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/self-driving-uber-car-hit-killed-woman-did-not-recognize-n1079281

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50544283

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63wt3TgGGxI&ab_channel=PBSNewsHour

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21357745/uber-q2-2020-earnings-ride-eats-loss-coronavirus

On this week's Weekly Update we will highlight some key commercial and technological new stories to keep you updated on current commercial and legal affairs! This week, tune in for an update about the Covid-19 second wave, the new TikTok deal, the Mulan boycott, and the passing of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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This episode's sources:

https://www.ft.com/content/09a75901-1194-4df2-a201-0ac3ebbb419f

https://www.ft.com/content/4a9bb9aa-45e3-43b2-9759-3313751ffc8b

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54132066

https://www.ft.com/content/6ddade94-64e9-4dc1-9869-2a3c8a89e766

https://www.businessinsider.com/uighur-forced-labor-global-brands-profited-activists-letter-2020-7

https://www.ft.com/content/6ddade94-64e9-4dc1-9869-2a3c8a89e766

https://www.ft.com/content/58eb7c26-2154-477f-af19-19157ae29261

https://www.ft.com/content/c460ce4c-c691-4df5-af49-47a395429fe8

In this episode, we'll be discussing the news that the UK government intends to break international law with regards to the Brexit treaty, as well as the impacts of this breach of international law and the consequences to the UK and Northern Ireland.

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Sources:

https://www-economist-com.ezphost.dur.ac.uk/leaders/2020/09/09/britain-threatens-to-flout-international-law

https://www.ft.com/content/a20e7822-468f-4671-8e82-9dc5b5f353d8

https://www.ft.com/content/b0f6a82e-c66e-43c6-8221-00628432a53f

https://www.ft.com/content/fc35edef-51ef-48c9-b3be-e611136b086a