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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Linklaters early bet on competition law sees it leading in class action trend

September 23, 2024

Law firms are racing to grab work defending businesses during the class actions surge but Linklaters sees itself at the 'forefront'
Exclusive: Record amount of tax contributed by insurance members of ABI

September 23, 2024

The Association of British Insurers has revealed its members contributed a record £18.5bn in tax to the UK’s public finances over the last financial year
Next: Closures on the horizon if court rejects appeal. What is in store for the retail giant?

September 22, 2024

Fashion retailer Next lost a major legal battle last month over unequal pay in its UK operations. Now, it has been revealed that if it loses its appeal, it will have to close some of its stores
Replace the NHS with Social Health Insurance says think tank

September 19, 2024

The IEA has called for a radical transformation of the NHS, proposing it be replaced with a Social Health Insurance system to improve healthcare outcomes in the UK
How the UK justice system determines prison sentences

September 19, 2024

Recent attention on the criminal justice system, prompted by a high-profile sentencing, has exposed a significant disconnect between public understanding and the realities of sentencing
Billionaire oligarch’s daughter has conviction overturned after SFO offered no evidence

September 17, 2024

Anna Machkevitch, the daughter of a billionaire oligarch, has had her criminal conviction quashed after the Serious Fraud Office provided no evidence at her appeal
Ex-Natwest boss Alison Rose joins City law firm as a DEI adviser

September 17, 2024

Former Natwest chief Dame Alison Rose has been appointed as an advisor to English law firm Mishcon de Reya
Deloitte to be first Big Four firm to offer 26 weeks of equal parental leave

September 16, 2024

Deloitte, one of the Big Four firms, has equalised paid parenting leave in the UK with a new policy that will allows all parents to be eligible for 26 weeks’ fully paid leave
UK cracks down on London entity belonging to Iranian oil tycoon

September 16, 2024

The British government has targeted a London-based entity of Iranian oil trading empire led by Hossein Shamkhani, as it steps up efforts to stop those sidestepping oil-trading restrictions. Bloomberg revealed last month the role Shamkhani plays in Iranian and Russian oil trading. Shamkhani’s father, Ali, served as a naval commander for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard [...]
Premier League v Man City: What to expect from the eye-catching legal battle

September 16, 2024

What exactly is the hearing looking at, and what should we expect to learn?

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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