Michael Cohen claims Donald Trump directed him to make hush money payments December 15, 2018 Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen claims the US president ordered him to make hush money payments. Cohen, who has been sentenced to three years in prison, claims he followed "a bad path" in being loyal to Trump but would "not be the villain" in the story, in an interview with US broadcaster ABC. "He [...]
Editor’s Notes: The Bank of England must protect its independence December 7, 2018 Former chair of the US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen once said “the principle that a central bank should be independent from the government is unassailable.” Donald Trump probably thinks unassailable means you can’t sell it, but even if he understood Yellan’s point he seems determined to ignore it. His broadsides against Fed policy are quite [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell fights hard to remain king of adland December 6, 2018 Sir Martin Sorrell channelled his inner Frank Sinatra recently and proclaimed that the success of his new venture S4 Capital would be “the best form of revenge” against WPP. “I want to build the best,” the businessman said of his new advertising outfit, which he previously called a “peanut” in comparison to the global scale [...]
Law firm lodges equal pay claims against supermarket giant Morrisons November 13, 2018 The law firm that is taking on the big four supermarket giants over allegations of unequal pay has today lodged its first batch of claims against Morrisons in the Employment Tribunal. As well as Morrisons, Leigh Day is also taking on Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco on behalf of female members of staff who believe they [...]
Stobart and former boss Andrew Tinkler to begin courtroom battle this morning November 12, 2018 The bitter boardroom battle between Stobart and a former company boss will come to a head this morning as the trial into the dismissal of Andrew Tinkler gets under way. The Southend Airport owner claims Tinkler led an unlawful conspiracy against the company with an unsuccessful attempt to topple chairman Iain Ferguson in July. Tinkler [...]
‘Leading businessman’ wins injunction to prevent publication of harassment claims October 24, 2018 A “leading businessman” has won an injunction against the Telegraph to prevent it from publishing sexual harassment and racial abuse claims against him. Five staff who allegedly experienced harassment while working with the figure were silenced with the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), according to the publication. An eight-month investigation into claims of harassment and bullying [...]
Stobart boardroom battle spills over into the courtroom October 24, 2018 A bitter boardroom battle between Stobart and former chief executive Andrew Tinkler spilled over into the courtroom yesterday. The Southend Airport owner claims Tinkler led a conspiracy against the company in an unsuccessful attempt to topple chairman Iain Ferguson in July. Tinkler had supported The Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day for the role but he [...]
Morrisons loses ruling on data breach challenge as compensation looms October 22, 2018 Supermarket giant Morrisons faces a mass payout to staff after losing a major court case over a data leak this afternoon, in a ruling which could have implications for all UK businesses. The Bradford-based chain lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that it is legally liable for a former employee leaking personal information [...]
Our CANZUK friends should be welcome in post-Brexit Britain | City A.M. October 18, 2018 The flags around Parliament Square are up, the hotels, bars, restaurants, and meeting rooms of the City are fully booked, as the heads of 53 Commonwealth governments fly into town. But while we’re rolling out the red carpet for visiting dignitaries, there’s a chillier welcome to their citizens. Britain has never quite found its role [...]
Court gears up to hear Morrisons’ appeal against landmark data breach ruling October 8, 2018 Supermarket giant Morrisons will launch an appeal tomorrow against the High Court's decision to find it vicariously liable for a data breach that hit over 100,000 employees. In December last year the supermarket chain was found to be legally responsible for the breach, which was carried out by former employee Andrew Skelton. Skelton, a former senior [...]