Woodward calls for calm at RFU July 12, 2011 FORMER England manager Sir Clive Woodward has urged the Rugby Football Union to put off-field problems behind them and allow all focus to fall on the team at the World Cup. It has emerged the RFU could lose another senior figure, with chief disciplinary officer Jeff Blackett considering his position with the national body. Former [...]
Modric left confused by move saga, says Harry July 7, 2011 CHELSEA transfer target Luka Modric has been left “confused” by the speculation linking him with a move from Tottenham, according to his manager Harry Redknapp. Modric has been the subject of one failed bid from Spurs’ west London rivals, while both Manchester clubs are reported to have an interest in securing the services of the Croatia [...]
Modric left confused by move saga, says Harry July 7, 2011 CHELSEA transfer target Luka Modric has been left “confused” by the speculation linking him with a move from Tottenham, according to his manager Harry Redknapp. Modric has been the subject of one failed bid from Spurs’ west London rivals, while both Manchester clubs are reported to have an interest in securing the services of the Croatia [...]
NEWS CORP FEARS DELAY TO SKY BID July 6, 2011 NEWS Corp bosses yesterday feared they may be forced to delay the firm’s multi billion pound bid for BSkyB, as the toxic political and commercial fallout of the phone hacking scandal continued to gather pace. Bankers close to the deal told City A.M. that negotiations have ground to a halt while both sides consider the [...]
NEWS CORP FEARS DELAY TO SKY BID July 6, 2011 NEWS Corp bosses yesterday feared they may be forced to delay the firm’s multi billion pound bid for BSkyB, as the toxic political and commercial fallout of the phone hacking scandal continued to gather pace. Bankers close to the deal told City A.M. that negotiations have ground to a halt while both sides consider the [...]
HSBC PLAYS MUSICAL CHAIRS IN M&A ROLES July 6, 2011 CHANGE at the top at HSBC. The Capitalist has learned that rising star Maged Latif, who joined the bank from Goldman Sachs two years ago, has been fast-tracked from deputy head of M&A to co-head of global financial institutions group (FIG) advisory. Latif, who made his mark advising the government on taking Northern Rock into [...]
DSK faces new complaint in France despite US case easing July 5, 2011 Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been hit with a fresh complaint of attempted rape in France, a new hurdle to any political comeback, even though US sex assault charges against him may be lifted this month. The New York Post cited an unnamed senior investigator as saying prosecutors would drop their charges at a court hearing in [...]
LAWYER OF THE YEAR | June 26, 2011 FROM up-and-coming dealmakers to City stalwarts, our shortlisted lawyers represent the vast pool of legal talent that London has to offer both domestic companies and those from further afield. Our diverse list may appear difficult to compare at first glance, but with their combined talents they represent a group of people who’ve made the most [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK | FILM, MUSIC, GAMES May 26, 2011 FILM APOCALYPSE NOW Re-release for Francis Ford Coppola’s spellbinding depiction of the Vietnam war. ANGELS OF EVIL Elegant Italian crime saga about the rise and fall of a Milanese mobster. LIFE, ABOVE ALL South African film exploring the harshness of life in modern Johannesburg. DVD LOVE AND OTHER Drugs Saucy romantic comedy with Jake Gyllenhaal [...]
Twitter is the winner in super-injunction saga May 24, 2011 WHO has done well out of the super-injunction saga? Those celebrities whose names have now been revealed? Not at all. The lawyers? Presumably. But what of Twitter? The social media platform deemed to have changed the dynamics of the saga and elevated freedom of speech to dazzling heights: the conqueror of tyrants and celebrities who [...]