The Notebook: Christine Braamskamp on avoiding festive fallouts this party season December 6, 2023 Christine Braamskamp, Jenner & Block London office managing partner, talks Christmas parties, festive fallouts and best of lists.
Protests continue in Canary Wharf despite Greta Thunberg’s arrest this week October 19, 2023 Climate activists were joined by Greta Thunberg in a protest outside banking and finance offices in Canary Wharf today.
High Court rules Home Office’s migrant barracks broke the law after Covid outbreak June 3, 2021 The High Court has ruled today that the Home Office broke the law when it housed cross-channel migrants in a run-down barracks, where around 200 people caught Covid-19. The landmark ruling regarding the Home Office’s Napier barracks in Folkestone, Kent, could pave the way for damages claims. Migrants housed in the barracks were 12 to [...]
Election 2024: Starmer and Reeves plan green belt house building blitz June 30, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are planning a housebuilding blitz, including asking councils to review green belt land, in their first days in office.
Serious Fraud Office probing O2 bribery allegations September 5, 2021 Telecoms giant O2 is being investigated Serious Fraud Office reportedly over allegations of bribery involving the company’s executives. The company revealed in a financial statement that it is cooperating with the SFO, following its merger with Virgin Media. O2’s recent £31bn merger with Virgin Media makes the new company the UK’s largest network, ahead of [...]
‘Bad news’ for Upper Crust owner after watchdog calls for more rail station catering competition June 12, 2024 The Office of Rail and Road has been investigating whether a lack of competition in railway station catering has been bumping up costs for passengers.
A very merry Christmas: Pubs hope for a boost from late-notice office parties November 19, 2021 Pubs are readying for a wave of late bookings as office workers look for an excuse to put their Christmas party hats on. Fuller’s chief executive Simon Emeny told CityA.M. that his pubs had seen a “real surge” in bookings and enquiries over the last two to three weeks, mainly from the City and West [...]
Central London office take-up hits highest level since 2019 October 25, 2021 Central London office take-up has reached its highest level since the end of 2019, according to real estate advisor CBRE. According to CBRE’s analysis of deals in central London, take up of office space has seen another increase for the third consecutive quarter. For the third quarter, some 2.7m sq ft was taken on, with [...]
Officers deployed to Wandsworth and Merton after armed group roams streets of Putney October 25, 2021 The Metropolitan Police has deployed additional officers to Wandsworth and Merton after several witnesses said a group of armed males was roaming the Putney area. A Section 60 stop and search has been authorised in the area and additional officers are in the local areas to “provide reassurance,” according to a report in the local [...]
New £10 charge to change at Heathrow will ‘hand lead’ to European rivals January 10, 2024 New Home Office red tape on visa-exempt travellers entering the UK will divert passengers to Europe, Heathrow has warned