Some remarks made before the CityForum Strategy Round Table on 3 November 2016 at the Guildhall. Just before the publication of this ENISA report to which we contributed: “May I offer a warm welcome on behalf of the City of…
Remarks to: Welcoming Noerr Law Firm To London, Mansion House, 11 October 2016, by Alderman & Professor Michael Mainelli
EU Referendum – Strategy Thoughts À La Recherche Du Temps Trouvé For many months we have been discussing the EU Referendum. Since 24 June we have been discussing even more fervently the result, to “Leave”. To get the obvious question…
Published: Thursday, 23 June 2016 10:53 Long Finance Blog – The Pamphleteers Hopefully, Thursday, 23 June 2016 is a quiet, slow news day with everyone at the polls. Regular readers know that Pamphleteers is about the long-term. We have published…
Another magical trip to the North Sea and Never Never Land. This time starting with Amrum and then to Helgoland again. Depite whistful (sic) and fun memories, the trip ended on a sad note as my dear friend’s mother died while…
This month we, the Trustees of Gresham College, hosted the Lord Mayor’s Gresham Event at Guildhall (he or she is our President!) … London – The Global Maritime Centre in a Changing World Thursday, 28 January 2016 – 6:00pm, Guildhall THE…
Over the Last year there was a lot of hype about mutual distributed ledgers (MDLs, aka blockchain technology). Leaving aside the coin-based systems of Bitcoin, Ripple, and Ethereum, I think Z/Yen’s practical work in the field is fascinating. Much of Z/Yen’s work was…
During the week of the Lord Mayor’s Show it was our turn to host the Hamburger Morgensprache back in London. We were delighted to be able to host them at two events. The first event was a Freedom Ceremony…
“Handelskammer Hamburg” is the Chamber of Commerce for Hamburg – Unlike British or American chambers, German Handelskammers have statutory powers and levy charges on businesses. Their compulsory status also encourages leading businesspeople to participate more earnestly in commerce and…
With unproven innovation utility and litigation costs exceeding licence income, as well as frivolous lawsuits, legal bullying, and patent portfolios barring market entry, patent reform is essential (“A Question Of Utility”, August 8th). Patent offices are 19th century fixed fee…
