Dislike: EU warns websites they’re responsible for data leaked via Facebook’s like button July 29, 2019 Third-party websites are now jointly responsible for processing people’s data if they embed Facebook’s so-called like button, the EU’s foremost court ruled today. The European Court of Justice’s ruling means websites must now either gain people’s approval for this activity or prove they have a legal basis for processing this data. Read more: France, US [...]
Why did Uber lose its London licence and what happens now? November 25, 2019 Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to not renew Uber’s licence may come as a shock to its 3.5m users in the capital, but what does it actually mean in the short-term? TfL cited various reasons to effectively ban Uber from the capital, but can Uber appeal it and if so, what are its chances of [...]
Wework grabs €62m from EU in Brexit deal for London office spot July 23, 2019 Office sharing giant Wework is set to net a €62m (£55.7m) windfall when it takes over the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) former London headquarters, following the body’s relocation to Amsterdam. A deal secured earlier this month will see Wework sublet 280,000 square foot in Canary Wharf’s 30 Churchill Place, creating one of the world’s largest [...]
The big problem with political advertising on social media November 11, 2019 With the upcoming UK General Election, the primaries for the Democratic presidential nominee in the US, and the race for the White House next year, politics is once again centre stage. Candidates on both sides of the Atlantic will be turning once more to political advertising to win over voters – and one area of [...]
European Medicines Agency to sublet Canary Wharf HQ to Wework after High Court defeat July 4, 2019 The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is leasing its entire London office to fast-growing flexible space provider WeWork, having lost a court battle to cancel its £500m rent contract in the wake of its planned move to Amsterdam post-Brexit. Read more: Europe’s development bank lured into new Canary Wharf HQ WeWork is taking up the 284,000 [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours: the full 2021 list June 12, 2021 Below the full list of names for this year ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) The Rt. Hon. Frederick Richard Penn Curzon, The Earl Howe. For political and parliamentary service. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire) ORDER OF THE BATH Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) [...]
Henderson Park buys Irish real estate fund Green Reit in €1.3bn deal August 14, 2019 Real estate investment group Henderson Park today said it had agreed to acquire Irish real estate fund Green REIT in a €1.3bn (£1.2bn) deal. Green Reit floated in 2013 as Ireland’s property market began to recover after the country’s real estate crash. It put itself up for sale in April because its shares were trading [...]
The last mile is critical to mass adoption and inclusion. May 26, 2020 Global technology infrastructure projects providing the vital backbones for the modern world critically must have compatible last mile solutions in order for mass adoption of new tech to take place leading to mass inclusion – crypto and blockchain are no exception. Price Watch Bitcoin (BTC) has retreated somewhat from testing US$10,000 having had a pretty [...]
Saracens could challenge legality of Premiership Rugby’s salary cap if review falls through November 7, 2019 Saracens could seek a legal challenge to Premiership Rugby’s salary cap if they fail in their bid to overturn a 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine, according to a leading sports lawyer. The English and European champions could argue that the salary cap framework is anti-competitive, says former World Rugby head of legal Darren Bailey. However, [...]
Ex-Barclays boss John Varley says £322m Qatar payment ‘not conditional’ on its involvement in the bank’s fundraising February 28, 2019 The former chief executive of Barclays John Varley said the bank’s controversial £322m services agreements with Qatar were “not conditional” on the Gulf state’s participation in its financial crisis fundraising, a court heard today. Varley, who is on trial for fraud alongside former colleagues Roger Jenkins, Tom Kalaris and Richard Boath, was in court to [...]