£15,000 NFT purchase for access to private members’ club in the City July 11, 2022 by Eliot Wilson Lockdown was a tough time for private members’ clubs. After all, if your business model is posited on people meeting face-to-face in a physical location, social distancing is social death. Some managed to adapt: the Ivy Club offered online events for members, while the Ned dispatched cocktails to the homes of its [...]
Sports Direct fails in bid for injunction against Premier League’s Newcastle United over replica kits April 15, 2024 The premier league club reasons were that it has entered into an exclusive retail arrangement with JD Sport to sell its upcoming replica kit.
Just Eat’s Grubhub sale goes sour as tech shares continue to slip May 29, 2022 Just Eat's sale of Grubhub may be scuppered as brutal market movements wipe £5bn off its valuation and bosses prepare for a major writedown.
Grubhub founder toyed with grabbing firm back following £5.8bn Just Eat sale June 5, 2022 The businessman behind Grubhub attempted to buy back the company he sold to Just Eat Takeaway for $7.3bn (£5.8bn) last year after the firm struggled to gain momentum in the States.
Argylle review – spy comedy flops: Was it really that bad? February 7, 2024 Everyone is talking about the disastrous opening of Argylle, the spy comedy from the director of Kingsman and X-Men: First Class
Apple fails to have £785m English class action thrown out of court April 12, 2024 Last July, there was a class action brought on behalf of UK app developers against Apple, alleging that the company’s App Store holds an unfair monopoly.
The Financial Promotion of Cryptoassets – Keeping the Virtual Cat Out of the Regulatory Bag? July 28, 2020 It is a sign of the times that a consultation by the UK’s financial regulators that does not mention COVID-19 is a rarity. However, apart from a single passing nod to the pandemic, HM Treasury launched two consultations last week on proposals to alter how financial promotions are regulated in the UK. Whilst the Cryptoassets [...]
Returning Bowman and Hall to become an Invincible combination at Sha Tin November 10, 2023 JOCKEY Hugh Bowman is back in action after serving his five-meeting enforced holiday with eight booked rides on the Sha Tin card. The legendary Australian pilot must be pleasantly surprised to find himself only two behind jockeys’ championship leader Zac Purton, after the latter failed to capitalise on Bowman’s absence, with a disappointing six wins [...]
Most London holidaymakers want to avoid flying to their next holiday, new stats reveal September 17, 2023 2 in 5 of us want to avoid flying on our next holiday, new data generated by the sustainable travel company Byway reveal. And that number rises when it comes to those of us living in London. 42% of British holidaymakers are looking for alternative ways to travel to reduce their carbon footprint, and that [...]
Victorians not to blame for present water woes, report reveals August 14, 2023 Government and industry claims that the UK's problems with sewage leaks are caused by ageing infrastructure have been challenged.