Letters: Our law is not your law March 10, 2022 [Re: British human rights lawyer flees Hong Kong after meeting with national security police, March 3] The departure of veteran British human rights barrister and former chair of Hong Kong’s Bar Association, Paul Harris, following police questioning marks yet another dark day for human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong. It is [...]
TfL grants Uber 30-month licence to operate in London March 26, 2022 Transport for London (TfL) has granted Uber a 30-month licence to operate in the capital, the company announced today. “We’re delighted to announce TfL has granted Uber a new 30 month licence in London,” Uber said in a tweet this morning. “TfL rightly holds our industry to the highest regulatory and safety standards and we [...]
Dozens crushed and injured at inauguration of Kenya’s new ‘hustler’ president Ruto September 13, 2022 NAIROBI – Dozens of people were crushed and injured after hundreds forced their way into a Nairobi stadium where William Ruto is currently being inaugurated as Kenya’s next president. A medic told City A.M. this afternoon that a fence at the Nairobi stadium fell down after people pushed it and about 60 were injured, though [...]
Moving markets: What’s shaping the FTSE 100 today January 4, 2024 Moving Markets Today: Asia Tracks Wall Street Decline, Oil Prices Rise on Middle East Supply Concerns, China’s December Services Surge, Spotlight on UK Services PMI and U.S. Labor Market Data Global markets declined as U.S. stocks faced profit-taking after a strong 2023 finish. Asian markets followed suit on the heels of the Fed signalling a [...]
What are the big political events coming up in 2024? December 30, 2023 From the US presidential race to the London mayoral contests, there’s a lot on the horizon to keep politicos busy in 2024.
Blackrock must face up to its failures on ESG July 13, 2024 With multi-billion dollar greenwashing scandals unfolding across America, the ESG industry is facing a severe reckoning, says Blackrock’s former chief sustainable investment officer Tariq Fancy On April 18, this newspaper published an interview I gave entitled “ESG is dying – but that might be a good thing.” It traced market events since I began arguing [...]
City’s top legal minds sound alarm over impact of Raab’s Bill of Rights on businesses November 19, 2022 Some of the City’s brightest minds have expressed “considerable concern” about the unintended consequences of the Bill of Rights on businesses. Stephen Denyer, the Law Society’s director of strategic relationships, warned that there is a “widespread feeling amongst businesses that the Bill presents an unnecessary risk and problem”. The Bill of Rights will return to [...]
HSBC launches legal action against El Salvador to recover $50m August 20, 2021 HSBC has launched legal action against a South American nation in a bid to recover almost $50m it thinks was wrongly awarded against it. The UK’s largest banking group is suing El Salvador over a dispute dating back to 2007 that is understood to be mainly focused on a $2m loan made to a local [...]
European courts dismiss human rights appeal over long-running ‘gay cake’ dispute January 6, 2022 The European Court of Human Rights dismissed a challenge against the long-running "gay cake" case this morning, stating that the claimant had "failed to exhaust domestic remedies" available to him in the UK legal system.
The hypocrisy of crypto regulation – oblivious or nefarious? July 4, 2023 Jason Meyers walks through the SEC's view of regulating cryptocurrency and points out flaws in the design of regulatory compliance.