The Notebook: Adrian Biles on upholding standards for lawyers and a breathless read about HSBC’s murkier histories September 14, 2023 Where interesting people say interesting things. Today, it’s Adrian Biles, managing partner of law firm Child & Child Lawyers must live up to a standard – whether trained or otherwise Recent events in the legal profession remind me of the wise words of an early mentor, one of the UK’s leading corporate lawyers. On retirement, [...]
Mark Kleinman: Wilko’s demise, the FTSE chair merry-go-round and Bink’s breakup with Barclays September 14, 2023 Mark Kleinman gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly column for City A.M.
City of London granted permission to fix plaque on statue linked to slavery September 14, 2023 The two Guildhall statues with slavery links are figures of William Beckford, former two-time Lord Mayor, and philanthropist Sir John Cass.
PMQs sketch: Starmer goes on the attack September 13, 2023 It would have been a tall order for Keir Starmer to mess up this week’s shouting match with the prime minister. Few politicos would have had an escaped terror suspect cycling around west London or an alleged Chinese spy in Parliament on their pre-conference bingo cards. And in fairness to the former chief prosecutor, he [...]
Former Patisserie Valerie chief financial officer among four charged with fraud September 13, 2023 The former chief financial officer of the company behind bakery Patisserie Valerie has been charged with fraud alongside three others, including his wife.
Aviva to offload Singlife stake for £800m September 13, 2023 Aviva's transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory approval.
London rent crisis spirals as almost half of UK landlords tried to sell up in last year September 12, 2023 Almost half of UK landlords have tried to sell their property in the last 12 months, as owners look to rid themselves of mortgage pressures in a worrying blow for renters. In a survey which quizzed both landlords and estate agents – conducted by lettings platform Goodlord – some 77.5 per cent of respondents in [...]
Google vs the US Government: Tech giant in biggest antitrust trial in decades September 12, 2023 Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning on Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest US antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its [...]
Tipping point? City grandees say Square Mile could be set for Big Bang 2.0 September 12, 2023 The City of London is at an "inflection point," with nearly two thirds of financial services leaders warning that the City's star will wane without intervention.
A remarkable effort to turn grim tragedy into something positive September 12, 2023 More than two decades on, the sheer visceral terror of the September 11 attacks continues to linger. Few working in the City then, in a world of global finance, did not know someone caught up by the assault on New York in some way. In the world before immediate smartphone communication, those were anxious days [...]