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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FTX hits Binance with lawsuit over Sam Bankman-Fried transactions

November 11, 2024

FTX launched legal action against Binance, seeking the return of almost $1.8bn that was allegedly transferred fraudulently.
Motorola in last chance saloon to overturn competition regulator’s charge control

November 11, 2024

Telecoms giant Motorola is at court today as it seeks to overturn a decision by the competition regulator to impose a charge control on its subsidiary
Law firm Birketts expands global reach using London as launchpad

November 11, 2024

Law firm Birketts has been revamping its brand beyond East Anglia, using its London move as a springboard to go global
Bolt faces potential £200m bill after losing workers right case

November 8, 2024

Ride-hailing app Bolt lost a legal challenge over classing drivers as 'workers', as a Tribunal sided with the workers, opening the door to employment benefits.
Serco: FTSE 250 firm predicts £20m hit from Budget tax changes

November 8, 2024

British outsourcing giant Serco stressed the tax changes in the UK following the Budget will increase cost by £20m per year
Businesses warn of £400m in extra costs after Reeves’s Budget tax raid

November 8, 2024

Businesses across the UK are sounding the alarm over rising costs after Rachel Reeves raised taxes by some £40bn at the Budget last week. The Chancellor announced that employer’s national insurance contributions (NIC) will increase by 1.2 per cent to 15 per cent, and the threshold at which businesses start paying the levy will be [...]
Serious Fraud Office given more funds to help ‘deliver swifter justice’

November 7, 2024

The Serious Fraud Office is set to receive an additional £9.3m in funding as part of the government's plan to crack down on fraud.
Former A&O Shearman partner rebuked by regulator for drink driving

November 7, 2024

A former partner at law firm A&O Shearman has been rebuked by the legal regulator after pleading guilty to drink driving.
Get your house in order, says SFO boss as corporate fraud countdown begins

November 6, 2024

Big businesses have nine months to implement fraud preventions, with the SFO boss warning "time is now running short for corporations to get their house in order".
Partner fees at regional law firms are catching up with City rivals

November 5, 2024

The vast majority of law firms are expecting increased revenues, but City partners are seeing their fees slowly drop whereas regional law firms are catching-up

Oxford Street goes traffic-free as Sadiq Khan launches pedestrianisation

Fashion in Formula 1: How the paddock became global catwalk

Ian McKellen flirts with Ncuti Gatwa in delightful Frank and Percy film – review

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