Supreme Court refuses insurers Covid-19 business interruption test case appeal in ‘significant win’ for policyholders

“We are delighted but unsurprised that the Supreme Court, including Lord Hamblen who originally decided the FCA Test Case, have now confirmed that they meant what they said in that case,” says Aaron Le Marquer, head of policyholder disputes at Stewarts. “We hope that insurers will now proceed to pay the claims of so many policyholders who have now been waiting more than four years for their....Read More

99 object to restaurant asking for alcohol licence

A plan to serve alcohol from a new restaurant on a famous bar crawl's route has been met with public opposition. Leeds City Council has received 99 objections to an application from Loungers UK for 22-24 Headingley Central, on Otley Road. Ward councillors, West Yorkshire Police and the council also raised concerns over the new venue on the Otley Run, which includes 18 pubs from Headingley....Read More

DPC Dash Dash - Domino's Pizza China Continues to Unleash Massive Market Potential with Sustainable 4d Strategy

DPC Dash – Domino's Pizza China, Domino's Pizza's exclusive master franchisee in the China Mainland, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and the Macau Special Administrative Region of China, continued to capitalize on significant growth opportunities in the third quarter of 2024, driving success in the underserved Chinese...Read More

BJ’s Restaurants CEO Greg Levin steps down, Bradford Richmond to serve as interim

Levin has served as an executive for BJ’s for the past 19 years, including as CFO, prior to his CEO appointment. It’s been a busy month for chief executive officer appointments in the restaurant industry, and BJ’s Restaurants is the latest chain to undergo such a change. The company announced Wednesday after market that Bradford Richmond will serve as interim CEO, effective immediately, after Greg Levin...Read More

McDonald’s sets targets to diversify its leadership, seeks gender parity by 2030

McDonald’s said Thursday it is taking steps to increase the number of women and people from historically underrepresented groups in its senior leadership ranks. By 2025, the company aims to have at least 35% of its senior-director and higher leadership roles be held by people from minorities. That would be a 6% increase from 2020, McDonald’s said....Read More