By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Senior Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan is a senior reporter focused on law and professional services. Contact her via email on maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B

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Baker Tilly International breaks through the $5bn barrier

February 8, 2024

Consultancy giant Baker Tilly International reported double-digit growth in revenue over 2023, with advisory being the fastest growing line. The firm saw its global turnover jump 11 per cent to $5.2bn for the financial year ending 31 December 2023 with double-digit growth across all service lines. Out of its major service lines, advisory was the fastest at [...]
Major insurers attempt to push billion pound litigation to a Russian court

February 7, 2024

Major insurance companies are at court today seeking to have a multi-billion pound aviation legal action moved from England to a Russian court
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student who tracks private jets: ‘Her team thinks they can control the world’

February 7, 2024

Music icon Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a US student over his social media accounts that track flights of celebrities’ private jets, including hers. Jack Sweeney, who is a student at the University of Central Florida, runs social media accounts that focus on takeoffs and landings of private planes owned by wealthy and [...]
Still “jeopardy” over CBI future, but new prez Rupert Soames says firms are re-engaging

February 7, 2024

The new boss of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) revealed that there is still some doubt as to whether the business lobby group can survive the scandal. Speaking to the BBC, the CBI’s new president Rupert Soames admitted that the organisation has to refinance its bank debt in autumn of this year. He explained [...]
Over-hiring blamed as UK consultancy job vacancies nosedived last year

February 7, 2024

The number of job vacancies at UK consultancies dropped by more than 80 per cent last year, as experts park the blame on firms over-hiring coupled with the drop in demand. According to data from a labour market analytics firm Vacancysoft shared with Bloomberg, McKinsey and Co., Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Accenture [...]
Media tycoon Richard Desmond’s lottery firm files claim against Gambling Commission

February 6, 2024

According to the High Court filing system, the parties have instructed UK-US law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to bring the case to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Talent crisis: Insurers are struggling to attract new staff. Could painting and TikToks be the answer?

February 6, 2024

Insurance firms are in need of new blood. But the industry - innovative and exciting once you're in it - is struggling to cut through to the next generation.
High-flying lawyers and comms whizzkids: Meet the City types running for Parliament

February 6, 2024

Meet the City workers packing it in for a run at election in this year's general election - and they're not all Tories
Bitcoin trial: Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor claim is a “brazen lie” says lawyer

February 5, 2024

The claims of a man who purports to be the creator of the first ever cryptocurrency are based on “a brazen lie”, a senior lawyer told the High Court today. Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has long claimed to be behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used by the person authored the Bitcoin [...]
Law firm Dechert set to pay £3m to settle English fraud and conspiracy claim

February 5, 2024

Dechert has settled an English lawsuit for £3m

The UK’s risk aversion culture is holding back investment

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