Tag Archives: Sport
‘Olympic Volunteering’ by Christopher Hall
HRH Duke of Edinburgh is shown on Christopher Hall’s boat Casamajor at the 150th Anniversary celebrations of London Rowing Club on the Thames in June 2006. Continue reading
‘Banter in the workplace: camaraderie or harassment?’ By Fiona Aitken (Employment Department)
Sky Sports this week ousted football commentators Andy Gray and Richard Keys after they made sexist comments about a female assistant referee. The naming and shaming of the pair has re-sparked the debate about when and how we ought to draw the line between banter in the workplace and unlawful discrimination. Continue reading
‘Matchday Report MONSOON 17 ROYDS LLP 16′ by Gareth Williams
There were a number of footballing upsets last night including defeats for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City, but none can be more surprising than the defeat suffered by our gallant five-a-side team in deepest darkest Shepherds Bush. Continue reading
‘Royds vs Christies of London – The cricket match’ by James Millar Craig
Many thanks to fellow partner Chris Hall for organising such a successful event and to all the players and supporters who were there at Imber Court in Esher a few weeks back. Especially to those supporters (such as poor Jean Pocock, one of our secretaries) who made valiant efforts to get through the M25 – getting stuck for over six hours because of an accident blockage – which also prevented some of the Christies team getting there. Continue reading
‘All change for the Family Wealth Department’ by Patrick Hart
Whilst Royds is probably best known for all its commercial work, a significant part of the business is involved in serving the needs of private individuals – whether they are senior executives working in the City of London or on overseas assignments, families with large estates in the Home Counties, media and sports celebrities or entrepreneurial company directors. Continue reading