An oath can’t make lawyers more honest January 25, 2010 BIG changes are afoot in the legal world, not least those arising from the reforms which the profession is going to see under the Legal Services Act. This will include the introduction of so-called Tesco Law, which will see non-lawyers increasingly involved in the provision of legal services. In the face of this brave new [...]
The right brew can help you beat the winter blues January 25, 2010 GREEN tea has been trendy in the West for a while now, along with black-skinned fruits and yoga. But in this case, trendiness does not indicate mere faddishness. There is ever-mounting evidence that green tea (along with yoga and black-skinned fruits) is seriously good for you. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical [...]
Can I discuss my personal issues at work? January 25, 2010 DEAR VEXED: I’m going through a divorce and I can’t help crying at my desk sometimes. I don’t want to be inappropriate, but keeping it all from my colleagues and boss feels bizarre. Should I confide? And if so, to what degree? Lucy, 34, IT support THIS is a tricky one. On one hand, drinks [...]
UBS reshuffles its senior equities team January 25, 2010 INVESTMENT bank UBS yesterday announced some new names at its equities team after poaching a handful of top bankers from rivals Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. UBS said Salvatore di Stasi, formerly a managing director in the European financing group at Goldman, had joined as global head of corporate equity derivatives. The bank has also [...]
OUT OF OFFICE January 25, 2010 CHRIS OFILI OPENS AT TATE BRITAIN Famous for his works decorated with elephant dung, Turner Prize winning Chris Ofili shows here that he’s an artist of great sophistication for his relatively few years. This retrospective spans 20 years of his work, from his time in Zimbabwe (the dung) to pieces inspired by living in Trinidad. [...]
The raw and the cooked rock at Roka January 25, 2010 Roka 1st Floor, 4 Park Pavilion, 40 Canada Square, E14 5FW FOOD ***** SERVICE **** ATMOSPHERE **** Cost per person without wine: £55 HAVE you ever been to Roka before?” asked our waiter, poised to take us through the Roka concept, as though this was the posh, pan-Asian equivalent of a Harvester. I regretted to [...]
THREE OTHER SLEEK CANARY WHARF RESTAURANTS January 25, 2010 PARLOUR Canada Square’s Park Pavillion is a new building that’s transforming Canary Wharf’s culinary scene by hosting four new restaurants. Parlour is one of them, a design-heavy cocktail bar and restaurant, with long party tables, separate booths, private mezzanine and al fresco terrace. www.theparlourbar.co.uk WAHACA Branch number three for London’s most fashionable Mexican restaurant, whose [...]
Soap sales drive profits rise at Cussons January 25, 2010 BRITISH soap and shampoo maker PZ Cussons said was it poised to make new acquisitions after a 21 per cent rise in its first-half profit. The maker of Imperial Leather, Carex soap and Original Source products ended the six months to 30 November with a pre tax profit of £44.7m – slightly above market expectations. [...]
FOOD & BOOZE NEWS January 25, 2010 MASTER OF MACAROONS COMES TO LONDON Parisian pâtissière to the stars Pierre Hermé is to come to London. Naturally he’ll have a Knightsbridge boutique – but that’s scheduled for summer. In the meantime, his gilded macaroons and bonbons will be on sale at Selfridges, from 5 February. Hermé is credited with creating the modern macaroon, [...]
Cocaine prop Stevens signs for Saracens January 25, 2010 BANNED England prop Matt Stevens has vowed to rebuild his career at Saracens after agreeing to join the Premiership high-fliers when his suspension expires next year. The 27-year-old’s burgeoning reputation was left in tatters after a positive test for cocaine saw him dropped from last year’s Six Nations and banned for two years. But South [...]
