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📩 How to convert assessment centres

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Alin George Ilinca
December 07, 2025

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On Saturday, December 20th, we will we will host a masterclass on navigating assessment centre case studies.

Celal Darioglu, future trainee at an elite U.S law firm will provide a comprehensive guide on excelling in case study exercises.

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7th December 1892 — The iconic Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company was decided. This case clarified that an advertisement can be considered a binding offer and that using the product as specified in the ad can constitute acceptance of that offer, forming a contract.

8th December 1965 — The new Race Relations Act came into force, making racial discrimination unlawful in public places.

9 December 1884 — R v Dudley and Stephens was decided. It established a precedent throughout the common law world that necessity is not a defence to a charge of murder.

10 December 1948 — The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It outlines 30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us and that nobody can take away from us.

11 December 1936 — His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act receives Royal Assent. Due to popular opposition to his affair with Wallis Simpson, the King decided to abdicate the throne in December 1936.

12 December 1896 — Guglielmo Marconi made the first demonstration of his radio system in London. On the same day in 1901, he carried out the first transatlantic radio transmission.

13 December 1973 — The PM announced that a 3-day work week would be imposed on most of British industry starting the following January. This was due to a severe energy crisis.

By Dylan Anton, Future Trainee @ Clifford Chance

Two interesting stories worth considering this week:

1) Real Estate Shake-up: Blockchain and AI

The Update

Charlie Nunn, the CEO of Lloyds Bank, is proposing a new way for people to buy houses: tokenised deposits. Essentially, this involves creating a digital representation of customers’ deposits using blockchain technology. He believes that doing this, and pairing the technology with AI, could substantially cut down on how long it takes Britons to buy houses due to the efficiency of blockchain technology.

The Implications

Lloyds is planning to roll out this sort of token system by 2027, and there is good reason to believe that businesses in other industries might follow suit as customers increasingly demand quicker admin processes.

This will come with a number of considerations:

Compliance with blockchain and cryptocurrency regulations;
The costs involved in building this digital infrastructure;
Putting in the necessary cybersecurity protections;
Looking to Financial Services and Real Estate lawyers to advise them

How to Use This

In your applications, this is a good way to refer to technology in a targeted way. You can weigh up the pros/cons of implementing this sort of system where such efficiency might be preferred. Additionally, it is worth comparing and contrasting this tokenisation approach with that of using cryptocurrency - especially given the US approach to stablecoins.

2) Netflix’s Acquisition of Warner Bros

The Update

Netflix has agreed to acquire Warner Bros for a total enterprise value of $82 billion. Total enterprise value refers to the equity / market value of a company and its debt - in this instance, the equity value of Warner Bros is $72 billion, and the remainder is constituted of debt. As part of this deal, Netflix would be acquiring Warner Bros’ streaming services, film studios, and TV studios. This would entail successful franchises like Game of Thrones and Harry Potter coming under Netflix’s oversight.

The Implications

Netflix is the world’s biggest streaming platform, with over 300 million subscribers. As such, a deal of this magnitude would inevitably bolster Netflix’s dominance in the field.

Netflix, and competitors, will have to think of the following:

For Netflix

How it will tackle scrutiny from antitrust regulations in the US and Europe;
The $5 billion+ penalty it has agreed to pay Warner Bros if the deal falls apart (known as a break fee);
Paramount’s complaint that the auction process was in favour of Netflix

For competitors

How they will be able to compete with Netflix’s new roster of classic franchises;
Alternative deals they might be able to secure to bridge this new gap (with Comcast and Paramount having bid in the Warner Bros auction process)

How to Use This

The streaming services industry has been growing for some time now, a development that was accelerated by COVID-19. In light of this, it is worth considering in your applications whether this acquisition is a sound business decision for Netflix rather than continuing to build its own offerings, and whether this acquisition will even go ahead.