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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Daniel Kretinsky: Man behind Royal Mail takeover bid sees net worth jump to £6bn

May 17, 2024

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who is currently trying to buy Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services (IDS), saw his net worth rise by £2bn over the last year.
FRP Advisory double digit growth as administrations soar

May 17, 2024

FRP Advisory Group reported double digit revenue and profit growth, as it is one of the country's leading restructuring firms
Kemi Badenoch threatens to block Royal Mail deal to foreign owners unless guarantees are issued

May 17, 2024

Kemi Badenoch has issued warnings to the Royal Mail that she will block any foreign buyer unless cast-iron guarantees are put in place
Competition watchdog: Nationwide PPI failures were due to how ‘systems were set up’

May 16, 2024

The competition regulator has written to Nationwide after it was revealed it provided incorrect information to payment protection insurance customers
Accountancy watchdog launches probe into UK network firm of Baker Tilly International

May 16, 2024

The accountancy watchdog has launched a probe into MacIntyre Hudson over an audit of a unnamed company financial statement
Rail operator takes Mick Lynch’s RMT union to the Supreme Court

May 15, 2024

A Northern rail operator has presented its appeal application to the Supreme Court over a dispute with transport worker unions
Universal record label settles UK dispute with King Crimson over Kanye West ‘Power’ sample

May 15, 2024

The Universal Music Group has settled a UK lawsuit with a representative for English rock band King Crimson over royalties for Kanye West's 'Power' song
Credit Suisse-UBS merger: Withers preps Hong Kong arbitration claim against Switzerland

May 14, 2024

Law firm Withers is prepping an international arbitration against the Swiss government for its role in the merger of Credit Suisse and UBS
JP Morgan in English legal battle with its European joint venture Viva Wallet

May 14, 2024

JP Morgan and the majority owner of Greek payments firm Viva Wallet are battling each other at a court this week over the valuation of its joint venture.
Crowe UK hit with £144,000 sanction for Aseana audit failings

May 14, 2024

Accountancy firm Crowe UK has been hit with sanctions by the watchdog over its audit of London-listed Aseana Properties

Monzo faces outage as thousands of users unable to make payments or transfers

London City 7s sign up Springbok-producing powerhouse varsity team

City institution Simpson’s Tavern reborn as British restaurant

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