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Craftsmanship, style and generosity are at the heart of a collaboration between Chivas Regal and award-winning British watch companyBremont.  From Wednesday 22nd October until Sunday 9th November, there will an opportunity to bid online via www.chivas.com/bremontfor a rare, precision engineered watch, inspired by Scotch whisky pioneers James and John Chivas and the craft of whisky blending.  All proceeds from the Bremont Chivalry Limited Edition collector’s item will be donated to charity The Prince’s Trust.
 

It’s 11.30PM on a warm Saturday night in August and Frankfurt’s annual Museum Embankment Festival is in full flow. With bars, a somewhat random selection of stalls selling everything from pro-cannabis campaign badges to jewelry and craft wares, and music stages stretching down both sides of the mighty Main river, it’s easy to see why this predominantly business-focussed city feels alive with decadence this evening.

Victoria Tryon is an award winning designer jewellery, who creates bespoke and limited edition luxury jewellery collections. Her beautiful jewellery can be seen and bought on the luxury shopping site loveexcellence.co.uk
- Where did you study and what is your background?
I grew up in a picturesque village in Wiltshire and was educated locally at Marlborough college. I studied Gemology with the Gemological Institute of America.
- How did you get your business started?
With enthusiasm and passion!
- How did you finance your business in the beginning?

Imagine that you are a celebrity, with a series of valuable brands and endorsements to your name, only to find yourself facing a serious criminal charge. Could your situation get any worse? What about if someone has tricked you into committing an offence you would have otherwise been unlikely to commit?  What effect could evidence of such a malpractice, known as “entrapment”, have on Court proceedings? Alan Ma investigates with reference to a recent Crown Court case.

Landing in Copenhagen Airport is always a pleasure, it's small, neat and very easy to get through, if only everything in life was like that. Actually the next five days were going to be pretty excellent, as I was arriving in Legoland for the start of the Bentley Modern Luxury Tour.
 

The European dream is not working because individual EU governments are not fully committed to integration and populations are wedded to parochial perspectives. Economic rivals therefore do not have to divide and rule – because Europe remains firmly divided.

It's not without good reason that the tourist board of Denmark's capital have elected to use the slogan 'Wonderful Copenhagen'. While failing to attract the kind of visitor numbers that flock to London, Paris or Rome, this compact city is easily amongst Europe's best short break destinations. Renowned for its design ethic, eco-credentials and cuisine, from the Rosenberg Castle's regal ambience to the discreet bars of Norrebro- arguably the hippest district on the continent- it's impossible not to be impressed. 

International eXcellence Magazine was invited to play in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open Pro Am with Ian Poulter, as part of the launch of Ballantines new online golf club presenting Ian as the new club Captain.
I spent the weekend before the Pro Am at the driving ranges at Hoebridge and Broadwater, two lovely little Surrey clubs and my golf was in pretty good shape. Mind you I was going to be playing on a tough course with one of the top 25 golfers in the world!

Aston Martin teamed up with engineering group Prodrive in 2004 to get Aston Martin back into racing with the DBR9 and they have been very very successful promoting some of the best driving talent around such as Darren Turner. They also have Bruno Senna, David Hannson, Pedro Lamy and Alex MacDowall on the team! Darren Turner won the Le Mans in 2007 and in 2008, a celebrated double . Aston Martin has also been a major presence at the Nürburgring, Spa and Silverstone this year with Darren on the podium for the 6 Hours of Silverstone.
Darren Turner races for Aston Martin

 
The use of commercial agents to negotiate sales is a common phenomenon in the luxury industry. If an agent to a luxury property buyer takes a bribe or secret commission, does the principal have a proprietary or merely a personal claim against him? Dr Alan Ma finds the answer in a recent Supreme Court case.