Murray and Raducanu rise to occasion and silence doubters at Australian Open January 18, 2022 Three years on from what was meant to be the curtain call for his career, Andy Murray is still winning matches at the Australian Open. Today in Melbourne, Murray beat 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 in the kind of belligerent five-set grind that has long been his calling card. With [...]
Sports law Q&A: Can Liverpool FC trademark the word ‘Liverpool’? A legal expert explains July 31, 2019 Liverpool Football Club have caused a stir by attempting to register the name of their home city as a trademark. Here, intellectual property solicitor Carissa Kendall-Windless examines Liverpool’s likely motivations and their chances of success. What is the legal background? Liverpool FC’s application for the mark “LIVERPOOL” is currently under examination at the UK Intellectual [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Nordic Wellstar could bounce back at the Valley April 7, 2021 BETTORS are asked a serious question about the chances of Harmony And Rich in the Cooper Handicap (1:15pm) over five furlongs. The top-weight was a clear-cut winner against similar opposition over the course and distance last month and is capable of defying a penalty. The problem, however, is that he is now ridden by 3lb [...]
The worst movies of 2021: 10 films that made us cover our eyes December 28, 2021 Everyone focuses on best-of lists at the end of the year, but what about the ones that truly sucked? Hundreds of movies launched this year across cinemas and streaming services, and inevitably there are a few that fell well below expectation. Here are 2021’s worst movies that had me choking on my popcorn… Chaos Walking [...]
Cricket World Cup: Why England’s stars have got a blind spot for trademarks July 8, 2019 Cricket has evolved hugely in recent years both on and off the field and yet there is still one area in which it lags behind other sports. Trademarks may not seem an obvious priority, but given the commercial opportunities attached to sport’s biggest events and most prominent stars, cricket’s apparent reluctance to cash in stands [...]
Scots look away – the best whisky in the world is made in Taiwan June 1, 2021 The best whisky in the world is made in Taiwan by a company that started off making mosquito repellent and root beer. The King Car Group’s Kavalan 10th Anniversary Sky Gold Wine Cask Matured Single Cask Single Malt Whisky has just been named “Best of the Best” single malt at the recent Tokyo Whisky & [...]
Rio looks at treasury allocation while Russia proposes crypto ban January 24, 2022 Data shows the price of Bitcoin plunged over last week from around $43,000 to a low just above $34,000 before it started recovering.
Sir David Adjaye’s Lost House in Kings Cross sells for £6.5m April 12, 2021 A property designed by one of the world’s top “starchitects” Sir David Adjaye, located near Kings Cross, has sold for £6.5m. Lost House, listed in the top seven “most important architecturally designed homes in the world” by Architectural Digest last year, is a winner of the Royal Gold Medal, one of the world’s highest accolades [...]
Uncertain times, strong performance May 18, 2021 Watch Alex Crooke, Fund Manager of The Bankers Investment Trust, in the Trust TV studio as he looks back on an extraordinary year for global markets and discusses the particular challenges he faced. Alex will also outline his views on the optimal global asset allocation, the outlook for dividends in 2021 and beyond, his approach [...]
Amazon says sorry after telling London fishmonger to drop ‘prime day’ promo July 4, 2021 Amazon has apologised after sending a legal notice to a fishmonger demanding his chain of stores stop advertising “prime day” boat fish. Robin Moxon, who owns four shops and a fish smokery in London, received an email from lawyers acting on behalf of the online retail giant asking for references to “prime day” boat fish [...]