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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Air Berlin administrator sues KPMG in England

November 5, 2024

The administrator of a bankrupted German airline has hit Big Four giant KPMG with legal proceedings in an English court, City AM can reveal
Supreme Court refuses Blackrock’s appeal on tax relief of 2009 Barclays deal

November 4, 2024

The highest court in the country refused to hear Blackrock's appeal after it lost its case against the tax agency over its 2009 acquisition of Barclays Global Investors
HMRC takes Royal Bank of Canada to the UK’s highest court over corporation tax

November 4, 2024

The tax agency has taken the Canada's largest bank to the UK Supreme Court over corporation tax payments on a North Sea oil production
Allianz Investors v Barclays: Will investors lawsuits now come to a halt?

November 1, 2024

The High Court handed down a major blow for UK investors after a judge struck out a chunk of a case Barclays faced, resulting in a potential close door on future investor cases
Lord Pannick to take on government over VAT decision on private schools

November 1, 2024

The government is set to face Lord Pannick as legal action has commenced over its decision to charge private schools VAT on fees
Google did not infringe on trademark with Youtube Shorts, rules English court

October 31, 2024

Google has won a legal change over its use of 'Shorts' as a title for YouTube's video platform, created to compete with TikTok.
Government hits £550m target in consultancy cuts

October 30, 2024

The government is set to continue to bear down on consultancy spending as it expects to hit its £550m savings target on the external advice
Autumn Budget 2024: Treasury cracking down on fraud

October 30, 2024

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has made fraud and error in the welfare system a priority, with a new programme aiming to save £4.3bn by the end of the decade
Autumn Budget 2024: Government to examine ‘tough alternatives to custody’ in prison reforms

October 30, 2024

The Chancellor has revealed a £2.3bn investment in prison expansion to create thousands of new prison places, as the government aims to "repair the justice system"
WPP breached law in Kenya over personal data of former CEO Scangroup

October 30, 2024

Advertising giant WPP has been found liable for breaching Kenya's data protection law when handling the personal data of the former CEO of its subsidiary and man suing it for over $30m

Google, OpenAI and Anthropic back £100m UK AI biosecurity lab

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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