Brompton Bicycle sues former adviser for ‘professional negligence’ August 13, 2026 Folding bike firm Brompton Bicycle is set to sue its former accounting and tax advisor AAB Group for professional negligence, City AM can reveal. London-based Brompton has launched legal action in the High Court against the Scottish-headquartered business advisory firm, according to court records. The defendants are listed as AAB Business & Tax Advisory LLP, [...]
Legora eyes $10bn funding valuation four months after last raise August 13, 2026 AI legal tech firm Legora is eyeing a new funding round as it aims for a $10bn valuation, nearly double the $5.6bn it raised in April. The Stockholm-based startup, which creates AI tools for law and professional services firms and corporate in-house legal teams to draft and review documents, is reportedly in the early stages of [...]
Where Mbappe will go if he breaks up with Nike August 13, 2026 With rumours swirling about Kylian Mbappe’s future with Nike, marketing expert Steve Martin breaks down what could come next. I have spent more than 30 years working in sports marketing, and one of the most consistent truths I have learned is that the football boot market is one of the most tightly controlled consumer categories [...]
Mike Ashley’s Frasers snaps up Harvey Nichols August 13, 2026 Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has bought Harvey Nichols, plucking the struggling luxury department store from the jaws of insolvency. The group, which also owns Sports Direct and Flannels, has acquired each of the chain’s stores, excluding the site in Dublin, from FTI Consulting through a pre-pack administration process. Frasers’ acquisition of Harvey Nichols marks the [...]
Summer loving! 9 amazing things to do in London this August August 13, 2026 We round up the best things to do in London this August Are you staying in the City this month, or fleeing the urban heat to enjoy these climes somewhere more appropriate, like a beach? If you’re staying put in the Square Mile this August, fear not: we’ve got you covered. Here are some of [...]
Capgemini MD: London must keep reinventing itself August 13, 2026 Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City's great and good. Today, Capgemini UK MD Rob Walker takes us through his career in tech.
Meta glasses court ban sparks privacy warning for City businesses August 13, 2026 Meta’s controversial smart glasses have been banned from courthouses across England, prompting lawyers to sound the alarm for businesses about growing legal risks surrounding the wearable tech. Earlier this week, it was revealed that His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) had confirmed that camera glasses were banned from its sites across England and Wales. [...]
Kolibri Global Energy Inc. Announces Another Record for Its Highest Quarterly Revenue of $22.5 Million With a 46% Production Increase and a 197% Net Income Increase for the Second Quarter of 2026 August 13, 2026 All amounts are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise indicated: SECOND QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS Revenue, net of royalties was $22.5 million in the second quarter of 2026 compared to $10.8 million for the second quarter of 2025, an increase of 109% due to a 46% increase in production and a 41% increase in average prices Average production [...]
The Simon Levy case proves some criminals can never be rehabilitated August 13, 2026 Prisons aren’t meant to punish or rehabilitate, they’re meant to keep dangerous, evil people away from the rest of us, says Tom Harwood How many times must a violent sexual predator be arrested, released, arrested, imprisoned, released, re-imprisoned, released, arrested and investigated for murder, released, and re-arrested again before we start to think that this [...]
Not enough bums in Brum: Why so many empty seats at European Athletics Championships? August 13, 2026 Britain loves sport yet ticket sales for the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham have been slow. Ed Warner wonders why. British sport has a capacity problem or a bandwidth one, depending on which way you want to look at it. Too many seats in too many venues with too few bums to fill them. Or [...]