Leveson is wrong – regulation is not the answer to every problem November 29, 2012 THE two scandals which gave rise to the Leveson Inquiry were phone hacking and bribing the police. Both are already crimes. The scandal was failure to enforce the law. Yet Leveson baldly dismisses these issues – asserting without evidence that “more rigorous application of the criminal law does not and will not provide the solution”. [...]
Tackling football too hard over tax nets an own goal April 26, 2012 IT SEEMS that barely a week goes by at present without a dispute between Premier League football and HMRC. High-profile stories have included HMRC sending detailed questionnaires to all Premier League clubs on employment tax compliance, Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United settling outstanding image-rights liabilities, the ongoing football creditor case at the High Court [...]
Tackling football too hard over tax nets an own goal April 26, 2012 IT SEEMS that barely a week goes by at present without a dispute between Premier League football and HMRC. High-profile stories have included HMRC sending detailed questionnaires to all Premier League clubs on employment tax compliance, Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United settling outstanding image-rights liabilities, the ongoing football creditor case at the High Court [...]
Telecom firms must warn over web copyright March 6, 2012 BT and TalkTalk lost a court appeal yesterday, meaning the internet service providers (ISPs) will now have to identify and warn customers who are suspected of illegally accessing copyrighted material online. The two major British ISPs challenged a High Court ruling, claiming the Digital Economy Act – a crack down on illegal file sharing – is [...]
Meet our panel of City judges October 17, 2012 Allister Heath, City A.M. Allister joined City A.M. as editor in 2008. He oversees all of the content in the newspaper and also writes a daily Editor’s Letter. He is also a frequent contributor to other print and broadcast media, and is a regular guest on TV news. David Hellier, City A.M. David has been [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 26, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES NEW SFO BOSS VOWS TO STAY RELEVANT The incoming director of the Serious Fraud Office has promised to pursue a more aggressive crime-fighting strategy, saying he will investigate “significant strategic targets” suspected of committing the most complex financial crime and overseas corruption. INVESTORS TURN HEAT ON MAN CHIEF Leading shareholders of Man Group, [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING April 26, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES NEW SFO BOSS VOWS TO STAY RELEVANT The incoming director of the Serious Fraud Office has promised to pursue a more aggressive crime-fighting strategy, saying he will investigate “significant strategic targets” suspected of committing the most complex financial crime and overseas corruption. INVESTORS TURN HEAT ON MAN CHIEF Leading shareholders of Man Group, [...]
Apple, Samsung patent trial set to kick off in US July 30, 2012 Jury selection is due to begin on Monday in the US in a high stakes patent battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics, the culmination of over a year of pre-trial jousting with billions of dollars in the balance. Apple and Samsung, the world’s largest consumer electronics corporations, are waging legal war around the world, accusing [...]
City evicts Occupy London protesters February 27, 2012 DOZENS of police and City of London officials moved in just after midnight this morning to evict protesters from the Occupy London site at St Paul’s Cathedral. As the police arrived in force, protesters gathered on the steps of the Cathedral. Anti-capitalists chants rose above the sound of flute music and members of the Christian [...]
Desmond hit by challenge to his lottery March 14, 2012 NATIONAL Lottery operator Camelot has launched a judicial review against the Gambling Commission for making a “fundamental error” in approving the Health Lottery, recently launched by Richard Desmond. Camelot said it has been in “ongoing correspondence” with the Commission since the Health Lottery was founded in September by Desmond’s Northern and Shell, which owns Channel [...]