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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Novacyt: UK Government’s £135m lawsuit against Covid-19 test-maker set for trial

April 19, 2024

Biotech firm Novacyt will be in the English High Court in June as it is set to defend itself against the UK Government's £135m lawsuit over covid tests
Man Group: World’s largest publicly listed hedge fund’s assets swell to new record

April 19, 2024

The world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund group updated its shareholders with a trading statement
Partners at EY to expect a drop in their pay packet

April 19, 2024

One of the Big Four firms has been warned that profits could fall by 15 per cent this year due to the slowdown in the market.
Insolvency expert Manolete Partners reports revenue growth as higher interest rates bite

April 18, 2024

Manolete Partners, the insolvency litigation financing company, overall revenue jumped by 26 per cent, as the business benefits from uplift of the temporary suppression of insolvencies.
Keystone Law: Revenue hits nearly £90m after taking on 50 new senior lawyers

April 18, 2024

Keystone Law has recorded a strong double-digit growth in both revenue and profit over the last financial year, as the listed London firm recruited over 50 new principals.
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance still owes Greensill Capital nearly £500m

April 17, 2024

The administrators for Greensill Capital are still owed around $587.2m (£472m) from Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, it has been revealed.
Drop the yellow circle? Tesco commences its £7m (plus fees) Clubcard rebrand after losing battle with Lidl

April 17, 2024

Tesco has begun a £7m rebrand of its Clubcard Prices logo after losing a trademark battle against rival supermarket giant Lidl last month. Britain’s biggest supermarket, Tesco, was sued by German supermarket Lidi over its Clubcard Prices’ promotion which used a blue square with a yellow circle with the words ‘Clubcard Prices’ inside the box. [...]
Flexible jobs market booming as UK workers won’t budge on return-to-office demand

April 17, 2024

According to exclusive data shared with City A.M. by Flexa, compared to this time last year, 62 per cent more flexible jobs are on offer in job adverts.
‘First of its kind’: Prominent lawyers write to Prime Minister for urgent support on Genocide Determination Bill

April 17, 2024

The Bill was introduced on 4 December to the House of Lords, and is a first of its kind in the world.
Biometric systems used to monitor staff data now under review after ICO clampdown

April 16, 2024

The regulator investigated the company and found it was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities.

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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