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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‘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
Mike Lynch: British tech mogul among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

August 19, 2024

One person has died and six are missing, including British tech mogul Mike Lynch, after a superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning.
Operation Early Dawn: UK reactivates emergency court case plan after influx of rioters

August 19, 2024

The UK government has reactivated an emergency plan to delay court cases as the latest swarm of arrests following the riots adds to an overcrowded prison system
Baker Tilly’s UK arm censured by FCA over audit failings

August 15, 2024

Auditor MHA has been censured by the FCA for "failing" to prepare client assets reports to the "required standard"
Legal League: Why have top lawyers fallen in love with sports?

August 15, 2024

Big players are coming into sports fields recently, and no, I'm not talking about athletics, but big-ticketed lawyers who have fallen in love with the sports industry
Grounded verdict: Tribunal kicks out British Airways appeal in cabin crew case

August 15, 2024

British Airways has had its appeal over a key section of the Equality Act kicked out by the Tribunal today, an appeal that saw intervention from the Government
Admiral shares fly to the top of the FTSE 100 as firm hikes dividend amid profit surge

August 15, 2024

Admiral Group has reported its half-year turnover leaped 43 per cent to £3.2bn, due to a strong performance in insuring UK motors
Redcentric’s revenue soars as chief prepares to stand down

August 15, 2024

IT services provider Redcentric reported a strong financial performance for FY24, with total revenue increasing by 15.2 per cent to £163.2m

Budget 2026: Consumer confidence tumbles as Healey urged to slow ‘tsunami of costs’

Manchester City must face justice for sake of Premier League and Uefa, says Tebas

Paper Tiger review: Adam Driver and Miles Teller star in gritty gangster thriller

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