Exclusive: 75 per cent of corporate legal departments are over budget July 14, 2022 The majority of corporate legal departments are running over budget, with almost a third doing so “substantially”. Around sixty per cent have seen an increase in their workload over the past year, but they have struggled to cope with budgetary constraints, and are over-spending. The data was published in the 2022 State of the Corporate [...]
Ericsson confirm US authorities are still investigating possible ISIS payments as firm posts mixed bag results July 14, 2022 Ericsson confirmed that US authorities are still investigating possible payments to Islamic State (ISIS) by the company in Iraq. Posting half year results this morning, President and CEO of Ericsson Börje Ekholm said: “We continue to engage with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission in relation to the 2019 Iraq investigation [...]
Bitcoin dips below $19k before recovering, with US inflation at 40-year high July 14, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has recovered to just below $20k, having climbed one per cent over the past 24 hours to $19,994 this morning.
Sky Sports pays more than £880m to extend broadcast deal with England cricket chiefs July 14, 2022 Sky Sports has agreed a four-year extension to its current deal as the main broadcast partner of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The ECB said the agreement, which runs from 2025 to 2028 and covers men’s and women’s internationals, The Hundred and the Vitality Blast, would see Sky show more cricket than ever [...]
Going head to head: Emirates says it simply refuses to accept Heathrow’s passenger cap July 14, 2022 Gulf carrier Emirates has refused to comply with Heathrow’s passenger cap, saying it will continue to operate flights as scheduled. The airline described Heathrow’s request as “unreasonable and unacceptable,” arguing that moving some of its flights from the west-London hub to alternative UK airports at the last minute was not realistic. The Dubai carrier added [...]
Mixed reviews: Government puts brakes on Online Safety Bill as parliamentary schedule squeezed July 14, 2022 The government have delayed the remaining stages of the Online Safety Bill after the turbulence at Number 10 has squeezed parliamentary calendars.
SMEs put the buzz into business July 14, 2022 Micro-firms are the worker bees of the economy. They provide the thousand-and-one services that keep business going, contribute to the community, and help us keep our daily lives on track. They are the one-man bands; the partnerships, and the family businesses. They’re the people in the kiosk at the station serving your coffee in the [...]
Exchanges responsible for stolen crypto and legal documents can be served via NFTs, High Court rules July 13, 2022 Crypto exchanges will be responsible for stolen crypto on their platforms and legal documents can be served through NFTs, the High Court of England and Wales decided yesterday. Exchanges like Binance hold cryptocurrency as trustees and are responsible for stolen crypto on their exchanges, the court held. The court’s decision also means that victims of crypto [...]
Court freezes bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s assets as founders still missing July 13, 2022 A bankruptcy court in New York has frozen the remaining assets of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital as its founders still seem to be missing. Federal judge Martin Glenn granted the emergency motion on Tuesday, which comes as the founders of the fund, Zhu Su and Kyle Davies, appear to be evading creditors, CNBC [...]
Demand for alternative assets to rise 46 per cent over next 12 months July 13, 2022 Demand for alternative assets is set to soar by 46 per cent over the next 12 months as rising inflation sends investor interest surging. In a survey by alternative investment platform AssetTribe and market research firm Survation, 53 per cent of the 580 investors surveyed across the UK and Europe said their appetite for alternative [...]