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 edits the Beyond The Billable newsletter and column. She was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or on X @MariaW_B.

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Lord Mayor set to call for robust international standards in AI at Judges Dinner

October 22, 2024

The Lord Mayor is set to call for robust international standards to ensure ethical AI development , as the judicial system continues to integrate the new tech
Taxman hits Halifax Panthers with fresh winding up petition

October 22, 2024

The tax authority has hit professional rugby league club Halifax Panthers with a new winding up petition on Tuesday
LMA: Driving change in Lloyd’s of London

October 22, 2024

The UK’s £50bn specialist insurance market is a powerhouse, one of the tokens is the Lloyd’s Market Association, which are at work to drive the markets evolution
Law firm DWF extends Walkie-Talkie lease to 2034

October 22, 2024

Sir Nigel Knowles’ legal and business services firm DWF has extended its London office lease for 10 years, as the firm reconstructs its floor for flexible working
Bankrupted Alpha Insurance hits Zurich Insurance with lawsuit

October 21, 2024

A bankrupted Danish insurance company has launched legal action in the English High Court against insurance giant Zurich
Workers’ rights reform set to slap British businesses with £5bn bill

October 21, 2024

British businesses are set to be imposed with a £5bn additional cost annually as a result of the new workers' rights, with smaller businesses in hospitality and retail set to hit the hardest
NHS: Google faces appeal over patient data deal with London’s Royal Free Hospital

October 21, 2024

Tech giant Google is back in court this week as it seeks to defend off an appeal over a ruling to throw out a data privacy class action against it
BHP’s record-breaking Samarco dam trial kicks off at the High Court

October 21, 2024

The largest action of its kind hits the High Court today as mining giant BHP is faces a multi-billion pound lawsuit over a dam collapse in Brazil
British American Tobacco inches closer to settlement of multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Canada

October 18, 2024

A subsidiary of London-listed British American Tobacco (BAT) revealed that it's nearing a "potential" settlement in a multi-billion dollar lawsuit in Canada
Boohoo shares drop as firm mulls break up and boss heads for the exit

October 18, 2024

Boohoo has revealed that its CEO is stepping down after five years, kick-starting a search for the fast fashion's next chief executive

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur criticised for unlicensed gambling deals

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur criticised for unlicensed gambling deals

‘Bankers are people too’: Inside tongue-in-cheek bar The Pregnant Man

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