Bavaria capitalize On Robbie Earle’s World Cup Own Goal

Rob Illidge (Marketing Executive)

Change is coming…for the next England game I will be sourcing Bavarian beer in place of the usual Budweiser or Corona, I may even treat myself to a nice Bavaria Premium Pils larger. All thanks to the somewhat heavy handed approach by FIFA in light of the recent ‘ambush marketing’ campaign during the Holland v Denmark World Cup match.

This series of events raises one question in particular, why was football pundit and former Wimbledon player Robbie Earle allocated a substantial number of tickets to a relatively low key World Cup match? Especially when there are hundreds of South African football fans queuing daily for tickets,  not to mention those from Holland and Denmark that were unable to obtain them. Read more »

Generation Hangover

Jennifer Smith (Employment Solicitor)

It’s a problem for employers, without a World Cup thrown in!

With drink increasingly becoming a common place feature of many people’s daily social lives (particularly in the 16 -29 age group), the impact is leaking into the workplace.

A business will suffer if any employee drinks during working hours in such a way that the work suffers e.g. a boozy client lunch. A business will also suffer if an employee phones in sick after a heavy night drinking the night before, or who comes to work with a hangover. Read more »

Fancy footwork

As featured in the Law Society Gazette, 3th June 2010.

With just over a week until the World Cip kicks off, it seems football fever is already take a vice-hold over the legal profession. Fancying themselves as solicitor versions of Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard et al (in football terms only, we stress), lawyers at Manchester firm Ralli have made an amausing video to show their support for charity Soccer Aid (which raises money for UNICEF to help children around the world) and to demonstrate their backing for England’s bid to host the 2018 tournament. Read more »