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.
As venues go one would be hard pressed to beat the surroundings of the 5-star May Fair Hotel in the heart of London’s West End just a stones throw from Bond Street and Piccadilly. This historic 406-room hotel located on Stratton Street was first opened in 1927 by King George V and Queen Mary in attendance. A plaque in the foyer records the event.
The 2014 BCYC Panerai Regatta starts this week and it is worth remembering how the BCYC started just over a decade ago in 2002 and the core values we represent.
The BCYC regatta Season is in full swing accompanied by a Gorgeous English summer.
The weekend of the longest day of the year was one marked by a new BCYC regatta in Dartmouth that went off with a wonderful flourish, in light airs, sunshine and racing organised by Royal Dart Yacht Club. This inaugural event with 22 yachts saw Rubicon carry off the Cetewayo Trophy for best placed BCYC boat.
Meanwhile in the Solent thirteen BCYC yachts took part in the RIR, in what turned out to be a long but fascinating sail.
Yves de Contades Interviews Ian Stewart FRS
Emeritus Professor of Mathematics
Digital Media Fellow
Mathematician, broadcaster, science writer, science fiction writer
Research Interests: Dynamical systems, bifurcation theory, pattern formation, biomathematics
IX - Where does your love of mathematics come from?
IS - I enjoyed maths at school. I had a wonderful maths teacher who
spent lots of his free time showing a few of us interesting maths outside the syllabus. I also read Martin Gardner's column in Scientific American regularly.
‘Masterpiece’ is a very apt title for arguably the most impressive exhibition following on in late June in the Royal Hospital Gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show; it now has its place in the ‘English Summer season’ as it has assumed the status of the former Grosvenor Fair.
Why Invest in Germany? To make money of course!
Last week I attended a Germany Trade & Invest GmbH (GTAI) event at the Victory & Services Club near Marble Arch. GTAI, the foreign trade and inward investment agency of the Federal Republic of Germany, is I confess not a body that I’ve had that much familiarity with prior to meeting their representatives in London. What unfolded was nevertheless interesting and should interest British investors considering ploughing capital into Germany - especially the tech sector in Eastern Germany.
International eXcellence takes a look at Michael Brooks’ latest book “At The Edge of Uncertainty” out now.
Michael Brooks, who holds a PhD in quantum physics, is an author, journalist and broadcaster. He is a consultant at New Scientist, a magazine with over three quarters of a million readers worldwide,and writes a weekly column for the New Statesman. He is the author of At The Edge of Uncertainty, The Secret Anarchy of Science and the bestselling non-fiction title 13 Things That Don't Make Sense.
On Ice - St Moritz, Switzerland - 2-10 February 2014 (2 day programme)
Based in the exclusive resort of St.Moritz, Switzerland ASTON MARTIN ON ICE offers you the opportunity to experience their full model range as you have never experienced it before! Winter tyres combined with sophisticated electronic safety systems offer an extraordinary snow and ice driving experience. This special programme, guided by professional instructors enables you to develop your personal skills for an amazing on ice drive. Feel like James Bond in an atmosphere of breathtaking excitement.
Lord and Lady review The Kensington Hotel in Queensgate, London.
Lord:
The Kensington Hotel is situated in one of the best locations in London, slap bang in the centre of South Kensington at Queens Gate. It was once three separate buildings, then knocked together and renovated for £20 million by the Doyle sisters, owners of Ireland's largest hotel group: Bernie Gallagher, Eileen Monaghan and Ann Roche, all daughters of the late PV Doyle, the legendary hotelier who was famous for his attention to the quality of service in his hotels.
Lady:
