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I’ve never been one for celebrity gameshows – Pointless Celebrities about sums them up for me - but I must confess to being slightly hooked on The Celebrity Traitors. I think the round-table finger-pointing has become a form of regression therapy for me, triggering memories of partners’ meetings from my distant past. Thankfully, in my working life, the Faithfuls have always far outnumbered the Traitors.

Express Solicitors has secured private equity investment from Ufenau Capital Partners, which will accelerate growth of the booming personal injury law firm.

The pace of artificial intelligence (AI) investment is exponential, with new funding rounds announced daily and the global AI market now estimated in the hundreds of billions. Across every sector, executives are being told that AI will redefine productivity, reinvent their customer experience, and reshape their workforce. It comes as no surprise then that investors, boards, and politicians alike are betting heavily that AI will drive the next wave of growth in the UK. Yet, beneath the excitement lies an uncomfortable question: are we inflating another tech bubble?

Over a million ticketholders have now rejoiced in the Oasis reunion concerts across the UK and Ireland, but when the tickets first went on sale, many were aghast at the price presented at the checkout, seemingly due to the application of dynamic pricing. Some might say they had their money’s worth. Some might not.

Series 1, Episode 3: My Life in Sport. Phil Bowers interviews Phil Radley, former Director of Football Strategy at FC Nordsjælland and former Group Legal Counsel at Right to Dream Group

From 18 November 2025, anyone setting up, running, owning, or controlling a company in the UK will need to verify their identity for Companies House - to prove they are who they claim to be. This is a legal requirement under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, with strict deadlines and penalties.

Liverpool-based business law firm, O’Connors, has appointed competition law specialist, Laurence Pritchard, as a Consultant Solicitor in its legal team to broaden its regulatory support for clients.

As the Premier League continues to dominate national headlines and valuations, a quieter revolution is taking place elsewhere in UK sport. Across cricket, rugby, lower-league football, national governing bodies, and emerging new formats, a new investor ecosystem is emerging. This new investor ecosystem is targeting under-leveraged rights and sports, distressed assets, and commercial innovation in traditionally overlooked spaces.

To keep you up to date with activity in the sport sector, here is a brief round-up of some of the sector's more significant business stories in July 2025.

A landlord has been ordered to repay nearly £700,000 in undisclosed insurance commissions.