The new ‘Walkie Talkie’ skyscraper, located on London’s Fenchurch Street, reflected a 70 degree beam of light onto cars below. Light beamed off the new flagship skyscraper, which is due to house some of the City’s top insurance firms shortly, and melted parts on a parked Jaguar below. The wing mirror and badge melted in …
Are accountants now under a duty to help avoid tax? You might be led to believe so if you have seen details of the recent Mehjoo v Harben Barker case. The case highlights the importance for accountants to accurately detail the terms of their appointment by clients and in addition, the requirement to have sufficient Professional …
Trading in Google’s shares were suspended yesterday for several hours following an alleged blunder by a printing firm caused shock accounts figures to be released early. The plunge in share price was the single largest drop in stock market history as over $24 BILLION was wiped off the company’s value in just 8 minutes. The …
Aviva have today announced five new policy wordings for the ever expanding IT and Media sectors. Available as individual policies or packaged with other business insurance from Aviva, the new policies reflect the fast pace of change in the industry. Aviva has provided flexible and tailored expertise in Professional Indemnity for over 40 years. Our …
A mortgage advisor has reportedly won a libel lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Mail on Sunday, and has received substantial damages as compensation for the false claims made against him. Peter Carron, who is understood to have run Primrose Associates, filed the lawsuit after the newspaper ran an article headlined “Primrose Pimpernel”, …
The electronics and technology company Apple is reportedly being sued for patent infringement by a firm called Noise Free Wireless, which claims that the iPhone and iPad maker violated its patents relating to noise cancelling technology. The lawsuit, which was filed recently in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, claims that …
The professional social networking website LinkedIn is reportedly facing a class action lawsuit from users after it experienced a major security and data breach last month. The lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of lead plaintiff Katie Szpyrka and potentially thousands or even millions of other LinkedIn users, centres on the security that occurred in …
The publishers of the music magazine NME have reportedly settled a libel lawsuit with the musician Morrissey, after issuing a formal apology to the former The Smiths singer. Morrissey is understood to have launched legal action after an article entitled ‘Morrissey Big Mouth Strikes Again’ was published in the NME back in December 2007. The …
The owner of the social networking site Facebook Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly facing a class action lawsuit from investors who feel they were misled over the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) price. In the lawsuit, which is the second of its kind in recent weeks, it is claimed that Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives knew …