Ed Warner: Gold rush for athletes as sport venures into crazy territory Sport Business Too much money chasing too few goods spells inflation. In the madcap pursuit of novel sporting ventures it is the athletes whose prices are swelling.
Air Berlin administrator sues KPMG in England Legal The administrator of a bankrupted German airline has hit Big Four giant KPMG with legal proceedings in an English court, City AM can reveal
Supreme Court refuses Blackrock’s appeal on tax relief of 2009 Barclays deal Legal The highest court in the country refused to hear Blackrock's appeal after it lost its case against the tax agency over its 2009 acquisition of Barclays Global Investors
Motor finance industry in crisis mode after landmark court ruling November 1, 2024 Motor finance providers are scrambling to avoid a full-blown market meltdown after a landmark London court ruling on "secret" car loan commissions sparked chaos across the sector.
Fifa ‘unfit’ to run football and even worse than Blatter era, says report October 30, 2024 Fifa has been accused of remaining unfit to govern world football and in some respects being worse than before the existential crisis that forced it to introduce a raft of governance reforms eight years ago. A report by human rights and sport advocacy group FairSquare concludes that Fifa’s inherent structural flaws make it resistant to [...]
Fifa lands first sponsor for controversial Club World Cup October 30, 2024 Fifa’s Club World Cup has received a much-needed shot in the arm after electronic appliance brand Hisense signed up as its first sponsor. The deal comes less than eight months before the revamped and expanded 32-team competition is due to take place for the first time in the US next summer. Preparations have been blighted [...]
Restructured Shoosmiths see surges in complex deals with eyes set on 2030 October 28, 2024 Law firm Shoosmiths has sharpened its structure over the last couple of years, resulting in the firm being one of Europe’s busiest corporate law firm
Collapsed Sentinel Broadcast hits Lloyds Bank with commercial fraud lawsuit October 24, 2024 Liquidators of broadcasting equipment company Sentinel Broadcast have launched legal action against Lloyds Bank, the latest legal battle in the fallout of the company
LMA: Driving change in Lloyd’s of London October 22, 2024 The UK’s £50bn specialist insurance market is a powerhouse, one of the tokens is the Lloyd’s Market Association, which are at work to drive the markets evolution
Why English cricket is like the Premier League 20 years ago October 21, 2024 Laurie Pinto advised Hampshire on their sale and sees parallels between the stage cricket finds itself in and the Premier League’s situation two decades ago.