Vatican ‘let down’ by financier in London property deal, High Court says
Judge rejects dishonesty allegations but finds Raffaele Mincione’s representation of Chelsea building’s value was ‘not frank’ ...
Amundi lists 11 ETFs in London
The 11 Ireland-domiciled ETFs will be available to both retail and institutional investors. They include the Amundi Prime All Country World Ucits ETF Dist, which the French fund giant said is the ...
Letter: Oh for a return of the entertainment budget
From Ed Allchin, Director, Fintrinsic; Founder of Autonomous Research, London W9, UK ...
Companies fail to stop furlough funds being deducted from pandemic payouts
Companies suing insurers over payments for losses during the pandemic have failed in their attempt to stop UK government furlough funds being deducted from payouts after a ruling from London’s Court ...
Letter: Nothing like a cabriole leg to lift the Polly Peck mood
When as a partner at the law firm acting for Polly Peck’s administrators I was tasked with clearing his desk, I recall his unopened post told different stories. “I enclose a £5 note to help you in ...
Letter: Michelin stars and Gallico’s midnight visitor
Janan Ganesh asks (“Michelin and the return of deference”, Opinion, Life & Arts, February 15) whether the opinion of experts in judging a restaurant is superior to the wisdom of crowds.
Letter: Film collaboration hard to imagine in today’s Russia
It is worth noting that Rodnyansky’s remarkable book, also entitled Loveless and available as yet only in Russian, is published by Meduza. This organisation is an independent news agency ...
William Morris, Islamic art and a reason to fall in love with the ‘enamelled lawn’ again
The Arts and Crafts designer incorporated patterns from Islamic art into carpets, textiles and wallpaper, as an exhibition ...
Dope Girls TV review — a heady descent into Soho’s murky underworld
Dovetailing with Kate’s story is that of Violet (Eliza Scanlen), a recent recruit at the Met who is sent undercover to spy on Soho’s newest insalubrious establishment. Inexperienced and in danger, she ...
How high-end City offices smashed through the £100 sq ft ceiling
Fierce competition for a scarce supply of top flight buildings has allowed landlords to jack up rents. Average City prime rents have risen almost a third from just before the Covid pandemic, hitting ...
Statement nails aren’t just for the red carpet
The latest disrupters in the nail market are innovative stick-on gels and nails. Glaize, which sells gel nails laser cut to size in its south London factory sold 100,000 sets (priced from £9.60) last ...
London restaurants hit customers with £100 ‘minimum spend’ charge
Hutong, another high-end eatery in London’s Shard skyscraper, charges £80 that is payable on booking, per adult reservation ...