SPORT | IN BRIEF March 11, 2010 FOOTBALL: Portsmouth’s hopes of survival received a huge boost yesterday after Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs announced it would not be pursuing its High Court dispute over the validity of the club’s administrator, Andrew Andronikou. A club spokesman said: “The Revenue has accepted the administration is valid.”
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Union loses legal scrap with BA February 19, 2010 THE Unite union has failed in a High Court action against British Airways over a shake-up up in the way they work. It claimed the changes – including freezing pay and cutting crew on long-haul flights – were introduced without consultation. The union had been set to strike over the issues over Christmas, but a [...]
JJB loses links to the Jones family as Sir David’s son quits August 12, 2010 THE JONES family ties with high street retailer JJB Sports have come to an end, as it emerged yesterday Stuart Jones has quit his post as marketing manager. Jones’ father, former JJB chairman Sir David Jones, stepped down from his role as non-executive director on 28 July due to ill health. Stuart is understood to [...]
JJB loses links to the Jones family as Sir David’s son quits August 12, 2010 THE JONES family ties with high street retailer JJB Sports have come to an end, as it emerged yesterday Stuart Jones has quit his post as marketing manager. Jones’ father, former JJB chairman Sir David Jones, stepped down from his role as non-executive director on 28 July due to ill health. Stuart is understood to [...]
Another investor mulling Liverpool bid, says Harris August 24, 2010 A MYSTERY would-be buyer has already completed due diligence on Liverpool and is weighing up whether to make a bid, according to high-profile financier Keith Harris. Chinese businessman Kenny Huang last week ended his flirtation with buying the club, which has debts of around £280m, after emerging as the latest interested party. But Harris, who [...]
William Asprey: the luxury king’s baby turns 10 October 26, 2010 IN a world in which global luxury giants like LMVH-owned Louis Vuitton have to close shop an hour early to preserve stock – so great is demand – it’s hard to imagine how a single family-owned shop in Mayfair can keep its head above water. And yet, thanks to the intuition and hard work of [...]
Bank of Japan eases policy as yen climbs August 30, 2010 THE Bank of Japan (BoJ) boosted its cheap loan scheme yesterday, bowing to government pressure for action to protect a fragile recovery by curbing the yen’s rise, while cabinet ministers signalled they may intervene to weaken the currency. The yen surged more than one percent against the dollar after the central bank beefed up the [...]
BAE deal with SFO on hold March 2, 2010 BAE Systems may yet face trial over alledged allegations of bribery and corruption following yeterday’s decision by the High Court to grant an injunction against the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The injunction prevents the SFO from concluding its investigation into BAE Systems, Europe’s largest defence company. Last month, the firm agreed to pay fines of [...]