Your weekly cheat code for vacation schemes and training contract interviews. Liv and Ludo break down the stories shaping the legal market — from global macro trends to the deals law firms are actually working on. New episodes every week, from ZipLaw.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Your weekly cheat code for vacation schemes and training contract interviews. Liv and Ludo break down the stories shaping the legal market — from global macro trends to the deals law firms are actually working on. New episodes every week, from ZipLaw.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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June 9, 2026
Can Trump revive his blocked Tariffs?
<p>Trump's tariff machine got knocked down by the Supreme Court and this week he tried to rebuild the whole thing in five days. We break down the legal mechanics behind Section 301, why stretching it across 60 countries at once is legally untested, and how a single trade shift creates billable work across <strong>regulatory, employment, disputes, supply chain and M&A</strong> teams all at once. If you want a story that touches every practice group, this is it.</p><p>Then we head out to the <strong>Strait of Hormuz</strong> (again) for a $48 million insurance fight over a supertanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The twist? The insurers aren't disputing the seizure. They're refusing to pay because the owners <strong>didn't show up to a court hearing</strong>. It's a brilliant case study in <strong>war risk insurance, the sue and labour duty, constructive total loss</strong> and how US sanctions can freeze a payout even when cover applies.</p><p>📰 <strong>News roundup this week is a parade of enormous numbers:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>🚀 <strong>Anthropic</strong> files for an IPO that could value it at around <strong>$1 trillion</strong>, while <strong>SpaceX</strong> floats at $1.8 trillion and <strong>Alphabet</strong> plans $85 billion in fresh shares</li><li>🔍 The <strong>CMA orders Google</strong> to let publishers opt out of AI-generated search summaries and model training, a real shift for media and copyright law</li><li>📉 <strong>Broadcom</strong> drops 14% after beating consensus but missing the dream, a neat lesson in market expectations</li><li>⚽ The <strong>FCA warns Premier League clubs</strong> over unauthorised crypto sponsors, flagging legal liability, money laundering risk and reputational damage</li><li>💻 <strong>Nvidia</strong> unveils a processor to run AI models on your laptop, signalling a push beyond data centres into the consumer market</li><li>🇨🇳 <strong>DeepSeek</strong> nears a $7.4 billion fundraise backed by Tencent, proof the AI money race isn't purely American</li><li><br></li></ul><p>The ZipLaw Briefing is the weekly podcast for aspiring solicitors who want to stand out in <strong>vacation scheme and training contract interviews</strong>. Each week, Ludo and Livvi break down the biggest stories in law, business and the global economy, and explain exactly how to use them to demonstrate commercial awareness. New episodes every week.</p><br><p>📲 Follow ZipLaw on <strong>Instagram and TikTok</strong> for daily commercial awareness content, and check out <strong>ziplaw.uk</strong> for Playbooks. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review and hit follow wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br><p>📚 Preparing for the SQE? Check out <strong>zipsqe.com</strong> for SQE1 question banks, SQE2 mock assessments with AI-powered feedback, flashcards and everything you need to pass first time.</p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
June 2, 2026
Why did Anthropic get $65 billion? Sullivan & Cromwell lead on UMG Deal
<p>The ZipLaw Briefing returns with the week’s biggest commercial and legal stories, decoded for training contract and vacation scheme applications.</p><br><p>🤖 <strong>Anthropic’s $65 billion AI funding round</strong>. The company behind Claude has raised one of the largest private funding rounds in history, valuing the business at $900 billion and putting it ahead of OpenAI. We unpack the circular financing concerns, why chipmakers like Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix are investing in their own customer, and how a $36 billion private credit deal involving Apollo and Blackstone could reshape AI infrastructure finance. Essential listening if you want to understand how AI creates corporate, finance, regulatory and disputes work.</p><br><p>🛢️ <strong>Question of the Week: </strong>Why are oil prices falling? We answer a listener question on falling oil prices and explain why law students should care. We trace the story from the Strait of Hormuz through energy supply, inflation, interest rates, shipping contracts, force majeure clauses, war risk insurance and sanctions. We also explain how to turn a commodity price story into a strong commercial awareness answer in applications and interviews.</p><br><p>🤝 <strong>Deal of the Week: </strong>Universal Music Group rejects Pershing Square’s $65 billion takeover proposal. Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square made an unsolicited approach for one of the world’s most valuable music companies, but UMG said no. We break down why streaming has turned music rights into a serious investment asset class, how public M&A works before a formal offer is even made, and why this deal matters for M&A, IP, corporate governance, competition and capital markets teams. We also look at the law firms involved, including Paul Weiss, De Brauw, Sullivan & Cromwell, White & Case and Stibbe.</p><br><p>📰<strong> News roundup: </strong>BP’s chairman exit, SpaceX’s redesigned Starship test, Uber’s approach for Delivery Hero, the AI-driven memory chip boom, and Ocado’s new online grocery deal with Asda.</p><br><p>—</p><br><p><strong>Want to get a TC this year? </strong>Head to www.ziplaw.uk and unlock unlimited access to the ZipTracker, featuring 350+ cases and deals, plus Firm Playbooks, application insights, and successful training contract applications with expert feedback.</p><br><p><strong>Preparing for the SQE?</strong> Visit ZipSQE.com for 2,000+ MCQs, 40+ SQE2 mocks with AI feedback, flashcards, flowcharts, notes and revision schedules. Free plan available.</p><br><p>Follow @ziplaw on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn for daily commercial awareness and SQE content.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 20, 2026
Reed Smith leads on Take-Private Deal | SpaceX $1.75tn IPO, Estée Lauder v Jo Malone, UK Mortgage Rates
<p>The ZipLaw Briefing returns with the week's biggest commercial and legal stories, decoded for training contract and vacation scheme applications.</p><br><p>🤝 <strong>Deal of the Week: Reed Smith and Osborne Clarke on the Essensys take-private.</strong> Founder Mark Furness is buying back his own AIM-listed company for £11.3m, 85% below its 2019 float price. We break down the squeeze-out mechanics under the Takeover Code, the AIM delisting process, and what this signals about small-cap public M&A. Essential listening if you're applying to Reed Smith or Osborne Clarke.</p><br><p>🚀 <strong>Story 1: SpaceX's $1.75 trillion IPO.</strong> Elon Musk's plan to take SpaceX public would be the biggest listing in history, with dual class shares, mandatory arbitration, and a pay package that vests on building a Mars colony. We cover the governance backlash, the Wall Street firms likely to be instructed (Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell, Davis Polk, Latham, Simpson Thacher, Cravath, Wachtell), and why this matters for London.</p><br><p>🏠 <strong>Story 2: Why mortgage rates jumped without a central bank moving.</strong> UK two-year fixes rose 1.1 points in eight weeks. We trace the Strait of Hormuz shock through banking, structured finance, real estate, housebuilder M&A, competition law, FCA Consumer Duty, and disputes work.</p><br><p>⚖️ <strong>Case of the Week: Estée Lauder v Jo Malone and Inditex.</strong> Jo Malone says she "can't stop being a person." We unpack the section 11 own-name defence, the 1999 sale agreement, and why this case will reshape how IP and corporate M&A teams draft restrictive covenants on founder-led brand acquisitions.</p><br><p>📰 <strong>News roundup:</strong> Saudi Aramco's profit surge, US inflation at 3.8% and Kevin Warsh's Fed debut, UniCredit's hostile bid for Commerzbank, and Amazon Now's 30-minute delivery rollout.</p><p>—</p><br><p><strong>For more commercial awareness, head to ZipLaw.uk</strong> for ZipTracker (350+ cases and deals), Firm Playbooks, application insights, and successful training contract applications with expert feedback.</p><br><p><strong>Preparing for the SQE?</strong> Visit ZipSQE.com for 2,000+ MCQs, 40+ SQE2 mocks with AI feedback, flashcards, flowcharts, and revision schedules. Free plan available.</p><p>Follow @ziplaw on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn for daily commercial awareness and SQE content.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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