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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Axiom Ince: Former boss of disgraced law firm faces bankruptcy petition

April 23, 2024

The former boss of disgraced law firm Axiom Ince, where over £60m of client money went missing, now faces a bankruptcy petition
Top British court orders Gazprom unit to drop £387m Russian claim against Italian bank UniCredit

April 23, 2024

The UK's highest court has upheld a decision that England has the right to block a Gazprom unit's Russian lawsuit against Italian bank UniCredit
NATs row: Ryanair launches legal fight against Britain’s air traffic control provider

April 23, 2024

Ryanair has launched a lawsuit against Britain’s NATs over the network-wide failure last August which saw thousands of flights grounded
This may hurt: English High Court set for Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid battle starting today

April 23, 2024

The English part of a global dispute billion dollar legal case involving big pharma giants Modern, Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid patents, kicks off today.
Competition regulator wins ‘important’ legal challenge over search warrants

April 22, 2024

The competition watchdog has won a legal challenge against the Competition Appeal Tribunal over domestic search warrants for an alleged cartel investigation
Tom Hayes: Leaked documents cast doubt on Libor appeal decision

April 22, 2024

After a court dismissed ex-bankers Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo appeals last month, a new leaked document on the definition of Libor cast doubts on the ruling
Grindr faces lawsuit over alleged data breach involving users’ HIV status

April 22, 2024

Gay dating app Grindr faces a lawsuit over an alleged major data breach, which involved users’ HIV status.
Frenkel Topping posts double-digit revenue growth and a new acquisition

April 22, 2024

Frenkel Topping reported double-digit growth in revenue and profit over the 2013 financial year, as the firm announces a new acquisition.
After Lidl v Tesco: Business branding may seem like a snoozefest, but get it wrong and it may cost you

April 20, 2024

After a legal battle of Lidl v Tesco, trademark disputes has been at the forefront of people's minds as the thought of expensive litigation highlights just how important branding is for a business
Russia bans managing partner of City firm Fieldfisher for Kremlin sanction work

April 19, 2024

The Foreign Ministry of Russia has banned several British lawyers from Fieldfisher including the firm's managing partner for their role in applying the mechanism of sanctions against the country

Strait of Hormuz closed over ceasefire violations, says Iran

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Fogo de Chao nominated for Best Casual Dining Toast award

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