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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Standard Chartered wins Libor-linked court battle against investors

October 15, 2024

British bank Standard Chartered has won its battle against its investors, meaning it can now impose "fundamentally different commercial bargains...from what had been agreed"
London Stock Exchange Group unit continues fight against £167m tax bill

October 15, 2024

Lawyers for a London Stock Exchange Group unit are set to appear in court today as the company continues its legal battle against a whopping £167m tax bill.
Let them tax cake! Top accountant gives alternatives to business-bashing tax hikes

October 14, 2024

While rumours swirl of potential hikes to Capital Gains Tax and the employer National Insurance rate, one top tax accountant has said the government should look elsewhere instead of targeted business-related taxes. His suggestion: Cake.
British financial services consulting market set to struggle this year

October 14, 2024

Consulting for the global financial services sector is expected to rebound this year, but the UK is expected to remain in the red for 2024
Eyes on the Law: HCR Law revives BLM legacy to forge new path in insurance law

October 14, 2024

How do you build a new insurance practice into a firm that never had one before? Bring the personality and culture that pre-merger BLM once had, says the practice head
West Ham: Premier League star enlists top barrister for spot-fixing case against FA

October 11, 2024

West Ham's Lucas Paqueta has called in top City barrister for his spot-fixing case against the Football Association (FA)
Workers’ rights bill is ‘most extensive reform to trade union rights since Thatcher’

October 11, 2024

There are 'extensive' reforms planned for Trade Unions in the new Employment Rights Bill, which includes giving unions 'greater freedom to organise'
Accounting firm RSM US in talks for merger with UK arm

October 11, 2024

RSM US is reported to be in talks to acquire its UK arm, if green light, would be the first major transatlantic combination in the accountancy sector
Listed insurer Saga in ‘exclusive negotiations’ with Ageas to sell underwriting business

October 11, 2024

Listed-British insurer Saga is in exclusive negotiations with Belgium-based insurer Ageas, which result in the sale of Saga's insurance underwriting business
Hurricane Milton: Global insurance industry bracing for colossal losses

October 10, 2024

As Hurricane Milton, a category three storm rips through the central west coast of Florida, the global insurance industry is bracing for losses of up to $100bn

Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now

Fifa’s disciplinary rules have changed: What clubs, players and agents need to know now

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

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