Episode 54: Law Firm Goes Remote, EasyJet Cyber Attack and more

The Commercial Awareness Podcast

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Links for the stories:

Mortgage Payment Holiday

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/help-with-mortgages-to-continue-for-homeowners-affected-by-coronavirus

Furlough Scheme Update

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52853333

APD Suspension Call

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-aviation-bosses-beg-chancellor-to-deliver-apd-review-11996934

NRF Plans

https://www.thelawyer.com/norton-rose-fulbright-sets-out-blueprint-for-firms-working-future/

Pubs After Lockdown

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/22/more-than-30000-pubs-and-restaurants-could-stay-shut-after-lockdown-coronavirus

Renault Job Cuts

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/29/renault-to-cut-14600-jobs-as-part-of-2bn-cost-saving-plan-covid-19

Slater and Gordon Remote

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/slater-and-gordon-to-close-london-office-as-remote-working-becomes-norm/5104404.article

https://www.thelawyer.com/we-wont-ever-go-back-to-how-we-worked-before-covid-slater-gordon-sets-out-remote-working-vision/

https://ukgraduates.shearman.com/2018/07/10/6-law-firm-financial-metrics-whiteboard-wednesday/

EasyJet Data Breach

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52722626

https://www.easyjet.com/en/infoalert

https://www.thelawyer.com/easyjet-hit-with-billion-pound-claim-over-data-breach/

Twitter Feud

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/28/donald-trump-social-media-executive-order-twitter

https://www.statista.com/statistics/242606/number-of-active-twitter-users-in-selected-countries/

https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/12/21255870/facebook-content-moderator-settlement-scola-ptsd-mental-health

Created, Written and Narrated by: Tapiwa Museba

Episode Contributor: Karim Richani