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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Asda, Tesco and UK retailers face anxious wait after Next loses £30m equal pay claim

August 27, 2024

Britain's supermarkets face an anxious wait after fashion retailer Next lost a major legal battle today over unequal pay in its UK operations.
Serious Fraud Office ‘should be replaced with a new body’, say IEA

August 23, 2024

The UK anti-fraud agency should be replaced with a new body dedicated to combating economic crime, says a new paper by think tank IEA
PwC China to be hit with ban over audit of collapsed property developer Evergrande

August 22, 2024

PwC's Chinese entity is expected to be hit with a six-month business ban over its audit of collapsed Chinese real estate property developer Evergrande
UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch among five bodies confirmed in Sicily yacht disaster

August 22, 2024

Five bodies have been founded following four days of searching after a superyacht sank, one of the bodies is confirmed to be UK tech mogul Mike Lynch
London insurance sector braces for Atlantic hurricane season

August 21, 2024

As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak, the London insurance market is preparing for the fallout.
Sicily yacht sinking: Five bodies found inside Bayesian wreck

August 21, 2024

Five bodies have been found on day three of a search for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht on Monday off the coast of Sicily.
Entain: Investor group £150m lawsuit filed against gambling giant and Ladbrokes owner

August 21, 2024

London-listed betting and sports gaming company Entain has been hit with legal action over alleged bribery at a former Turkish subsidiary
‘Right to disconnect’ plans must offer firms flexibility, experts warn

August 20, 2024

The government’s plan to give workers the ‘right to disconnect’ must offer companies some flexibility when it comes to implementing the changes, experts have warned. Staff who are frequently contacted by their bosses outside of their work day could be granted thousands more in compensation cash from employment tribunals under new worker reforms, The Times [...]
Legal sector growth overtakes wider professional services market

August 20, 2024

The UK legal sector has grown more than 13 per cent over the last year, surpassing the wider professional services market
Mike Lynch and other missing yacht passengers feared dead

August 20, 2024

The Italian coastguard has started its second day of searching for survivors of a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily, including the tech media mogul Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer

Iranian hackers behind UK energy plant attack

Why Liverpool deal proves demand for Premier League stakes is soaring

Meet the Destrier, Bugatti’s most extreme one-off yet

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