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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Government set to push Litigation Funding Bill into summer 2025

August 8, 2024

The newly appointed government is set to push the Litigation Funding Bill until after a review is concluded, which could be at least Summer 2025
Legal group NAHL reduces debt as firm eyes up division sale

August 8, 2024

NAHL, London listed business that focuses on the consumer legal services market has reported a dip in H1 revenue but decreased its net debts as the board eyes up potential division sale
EY UK sanctioned for breaching fee cap with Abramovich-owned Russian miner Evraz

August 7, 2024

EY has been issued a financial sanction by the accountancy regulator for failing to comply with fee cap with Russian mining group Evraz.
DWF turnover increased by double-digits in first results since going private

August 6, 2024

The first legal service firm to list on London Stock Exchange, DWF, has seen its net revenue increase by 14 per cent over the last year, 10 months on since it went private
Irwin Mitchell: England Rugby’s legal partner’s profit jumps 45 per cent

August 6, 2024

Irwin Mitchell sees revenue and profits jump over the last financial year as it refreshed its strategy as it aims to be "the firm of choice for mid-market corporates"
Swiss authorities order Glencore to pay £119m over to resolve bribery probe

August 5, 2024

Energy giants have been ordered by the Swiss authorities to pay a fine and compensation totalling around £119m, in regards to the bribery of a Congolese public official by its business partner in 2011
UK riots: Extra criminal lawyers deployed to tackle fallout of violence

August 5, 2024

The head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has deployed extra criminal lawyers to deal with the fallout of the violence across the UK.
Litigation liberation: Alius Law breaks free from tradition in Mayfair

August 5, 2024

In the heart of Mayfair, Alius Law is shaking up the legal industry with a different approach to the traditional structure of a law firm, where the motto is "happy and fulfilled lawyers work hard"
Class action avalanche: Report reveals litigations are eight times greater than UK population

August 2, 2024

Class action litigation is dominating the UK as a new report shows claims filed by the end of 2023 encompassing over 540 million members.
Growth stalls at Eversheds Sutherland as it battles ‘challenging economic conditions’

August 2, 2024

Profit growth has stalled at law firm Eversheds Sutherland, the firm reported today, as it battled "more challenging economic conditions" in most of the markets it operates in.

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