House of Fraser pigeon falls fowl in Jack Wills logo ruling January 31, 2014 News of an avian-related logo infringement has come to light this morning. The High Court has just ruled that House of Fraser’s use of a logo on its branded clothes has infringed on Jack Wills’ famous pheasant logo, known as "Mr Wills". The pigeon logo stepped on the toes of Mr Wills, with the judge [...]
Letters to the Editor – 31/01 – UK democracy, Small business, Best of Twitter January 30, 2014 UK democracy [Re: Scotland’s referendum is a fateful moment for the whole UK, yesterday] I struggle to understand how a system has developed where Scottish MPs vote on policy affecting Wales and England, but Welsh and English MPs can’t vote on some aspects of Scottish policy. Why not follow a similar model to the USA [...]
Formula One future muddled by prospect of Concorde talks delay January 29, 2014 THE BOSS of the company which controls Formula One has revealed that his investors are unhappy with the length of the commercial contracts with the sport’s 11 teams which expire at the end of 2020. It could signal an extension to the long-running negotiations with teams over the Concorde Agreement, the contract which commits them [...]
German firms still reporting better growth January 27, 2014 BUSINESS confidence in Germany has improved again this month, with strong perceptions of the current market and higher expectations for the months ahead. The headline score of Ifo’s major index rose to 110.6, up from 109.5 in December. Any score over 100 indicates positive market sentiment. The part of the index which measures expectations also improved, [...]
Shell loses Arctic drilling appeal January 23, 2014 ROYAL Dutch Shell could be forced to delay its drilling in the Arctic, after a US appeals court ruled that offshore oil permits were awarded without considering the full environmental risks. The FTSE 100 oil major said last month that it was planning to resume exploratory drilling in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska this summer. [...]
Highest court throws out legal challenge to High Speed Two January 22, 2014 CAMPAIGNERS against High Speed Two have lost their final legal appeal in the UK after two years of fighting the rail project in the courts – though one group pledged to appeal to the European authorities. Transport minister Baroness Kramer said the unanimous decision in the Supreme Court yesterday “fully vindicated” the government’s work on [...]
High Court rules Google privacy case set for UK January 16, 2014 GOOGLE is accountable under UK privacy laws the High Court ruled yesterday, opening the company up to a lawsuit from British users who allege that Google tracked browsing without their knowledge. The search giant had argued that claimants should have launched their case in the US where Google is based, but yesterday this was rejected. [...]
The Wolf of Wall Street is a joyous tale of decadence January 16, 2014 FILMTHE WOLF OF WALL STREETCert 18 | By Steve DinneenFour Stars THE WOLF of Wall Street is a film about awful people doing awful things in a company where being awful paid unbelievable dividends, for a while at least. Thankfully, in the hands of septuagenarian director Martin Scorsese, this doesn’t translate into an awful film; [...]
Deal with heat, stars told January 16, 2014 More heatstroke at Australian Open but doctors show little sympathy to players AUSTRALIAN Open medics hit back at complaints from stricken tennis stars yesterday, insisting humans were well equipped to compete in 42C heat as they had evolved “chasing antelope on the plains of Africa”. The riposte came after a third successive day of controversy [...]
2013 Royal Family gift list revealed January 15, 2014 It might not come as too much of a surprise that, for the Royal Family, a gift is not just for Christmas – they receive them all year round. And today, Buckingham Palace has released a list of what was received in 2013. Below are the items the Queen alone received last year. Highlights for [...]