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2 weeks ago | 
newstatesman.com | Richard Evans
On 5 November 1930, just over two years before he was appointed head of the German government, the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler told a closed meeting of his followers that Germany had an inborn right to rule the world. In the 1880s, he said, the European great powers had divided the world between them in the “Scramble for Africa”, bringing large parts of the globe into their colonial empires. Germany had largely missed out.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Richard Evans
The Australian tennis player Fred Stolle, who has died aged 86, won the French Championship in 1965 and the US Championship in 1966, along with a hatful of doubles titles around the world. But he could never quite get over the line at Wimbledon, where he lost in three consecutive finals between 1963 and 1965.
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2 months ago | 
newstatesman.com | Richard Evans
When I was studying for my A-Level History exams, I sometimes used to pop into Foyle’s bookshop on London’s Charing Cross Road to browse the voluminous History shelves, and on one of my visits I came across The Century of Revolution 1603-1714 by Christopher Hill, published in 1961. As I leafed through it, I soon discovered that this was a textbook like no other: concise, well organised and written in a wonderfully lucid and accessible style.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Richard Evans
Since opening its doors for business 15 years ago, the BVI Commercial Court has played a central part in the continued growth and development of the BVI as an international financial centre. Following the success of the 1984 international Business Companies Act, the BVI’s financial services industry continued a trajectory of rapid development.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Richard Evans
Following the success of the 1984 international BusinessCompanies Act, the BVI's financial services industry continueda trajectory of rapid development. As part and parcel of thatdevelopment, commercial disputes developed for those who had chosento incorporate here or had utilised one of the BVI's financialstructures. Before the establishment of the specialist Commercial Court,such disputes were determined by High Court Judges.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
herbertsmithfreehills.com | Samantha Brown |Michael Aherne |Richard Evans
The High Court has blessed a proposal to merge two schemes of Arcadia Group Limited, the failed retailer associated with Sir Philip Green. The schemes are in winding-up. One is underfunded and the other overfunded. The trustee of the overfunded scheme sought the Court's approval, mindful of the fact that the proposed merger would reduce the surplus which could be used to augment benefits for existing members.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Richard Evans
Although the Australian tennis player Neale Fraser, who has died aged 91, won three grand slam singles titles including Wimbledon in 1960, it is as one of the most successful Davis Cup captains that he will be remembered. The tournament gave Fraser the chance to represent his country, both as player and captain, and he wore the badge with great pride. In 1970, when Fraser was appointed Davis Cup captain, the role was seen as one of the most daunting in Australian sport.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Richard Evans
Ever since the end of the second world war, when Germans somewhat belatedly realised what the rhetoric of the Nazi years had done to their country, it has been a basic requirement of politicians in Germany that they should be boring. The very few postwar political figures whose speeches were exciting to listen to, such as Herbert Wehner or Franz Josef Strauss, met with widespread suspicion, not least because they were unwilling to follow this fundamental precept.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
theguardian.com | Richard Evans
Ethel Kennedy, who has died aged 96, was one of the most active and best-known US political wives of the 20th century. As her husband, Robert F Kennedy, campaigned first for the Senate and then for the presidency, she supported him while also bringing up their children. The 11th and last of them, her daughter Rory, was born after Bobby was assassinated in 1968. From the 1970s onwards, Ethel devoted herself to social causes and was latterly co-chair of the Coalition of Gun Control.
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May 10, 2024 | 
medium.com | Richard Evans
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