By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Professional Services Editor Maria Ward-Brennan is the Professional Services Editor at City AM, focused on law, Big Four, and other management and accounting consulting firms. She was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B.

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Billionaire oligarch’s daughter has conviction overturned after SFO offered no evidence

September 17, 2024

Anna Machkevitch, the daughter of a billionaire oligarch, has had her criminal conviction quashed after the Serious Fraud Office provided no evidence at her appeal
Ex-Natwest boss Alison Rose joins City law firm as a DEI adviser

September 17, 2024

Former Natwest chief Dame Alison Rose has been appointed as an advisor to English law firm Mishcon de Reya
Deloitte to be first Big Four firm to offer 26 weeks of equal parental leave

September 16, 2024

Deloitte, one of the Big Four firms, has equalised paid parenting leave in the UK with a new policy that will allows all parents to be eligible for 26 weeks’ fully paid leave
UK cracks down on London entity belonging to Iranian oil tycoon

September 16, 2024

The British government has targeted a London-based entity of Iranian oil trading empire led by Hossein Shamkhani, as it steps up efforts to stop those sidestepping oil-trading restrictions. Bloomberg revealed last month the role Shamkhani plays in Iranian and Russian oil trading. Shamkhani’s father, Ali, served as a naval commander for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard [...]
Premier League v Man City: What to expect from the eye-catching legal battle

September 16, 2024

What exactly is the hearing looking at, and what should we expect to learn?
English football referees’ v HMRC: Top UK court dismisses £584,000 tax appeal

September 16, 2024

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from the football refereeing body regarding the employment status of 60 referees after the body was hit a £584,000 tax bill. HMRC hit Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) with the tax bill after it determined it should have paid taxation and National Insurance payments for the tax [...]
BCG to cough up £11m to US Dept of Justice over bribes in Angola

August 29, 2024

BCG has been found to have paid bribes in exchange for business in Angola, despite that, the firm has avoided prosecution following a deal with the Department of Justice
Rugby commentator Stuart Barnes loses £700,000 IR35 case against HMRC

August 29, 2024

Former Sky Sports rugby commentator Stuart Barnes is the latest celebrity to be stung by IR35 after a top tax Tribunal overturns his appeal to foot a near £700,000 bill to HMRC.
City law firms urged to take trainees as US arm set to close London office

August 29, 2024

The City of London Law Society issued a letter to its senior partners, asking for help finding roles for trainee lawyers of a US firm that is closing its City office.
Is the Employment Tribunal fit for radical change to workers’ rights?

August 28, 2024

All eyes are on the upcoming Employment Bill, a reform that could be seismic for employment rights. But a question that should be addressed, is the Employment Tribunal fit for this overhaul?

Job vacancies fall again in unemployment risk

An England World Cup isn’t just football – it is money, politics and a nation’s bad habits

Bowls Club is the City’s most eccentric (and brilliant) pop-up

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