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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Record-level demand for tax lawyers after Spring Budget

April 2, 2024

According to a report by professional recruiter Search and market data analysts Vacancysoft, record levels of tax lawyer vacancies were posted in law firms in February in London and nationally.
London insurers failed to move aviation mega-lawsuit out of UK court to Russia

April 2, 2024

The claimants in this case are some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors including AerCap, Aircastle, Avenue Capital, Carlyle Aviation Partners, FTAI Aviation and Merx Aviation.
Mixed feelings on MoJ plan to increase court and tribunal fees

April 2, 2024

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced last year plans to raise up to £42m extra a year by increasing some fees for HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), but there are mixed feelings amongst the consultation responses. The MoJ revealed last November its plans to increase some court fees by 10 per cent after it [...]
Deloitte rows back on City office cuts with more floors at its London Athene Place base

April 2, 2024

The Big Four firm cut the size of its London offices back in 2022 when it exited its Hill House building on its London campus
Prenups on the rise as couples secure assets before tying the knot

March 31, 2024

The rise in popularity of prenups is a trend that London-based law firm Stewarts has been witnessing over recent years.
Struggling NHS is pushing people to go private, but is the UK ready for private healthcare?

March 28, 2024

The private healthcare industry is booming, and with the fallout of the NHS pushing people into the private sector, there is no sign of this trend slowing down anytime soon.
Tom Hayes: Court upholds Libor conviction as top MP warns London now an ‘outlier’

March 27, 2024

The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of former Libor trader Tom Hayes today after he spent years in prison for rate-rigging – with one MP saying the decision made the capital an “outlier” compared to other financial capitals. On Wednesday, Lord Justice Bean read out a press summary at the Court of Appeal, [...]
ENRC: Court refuses SFO bid to appeal rulings in legal battle with Kazakh mining firm

March 27, 2024

The Commercial Court rejected the UK anti-fraud agency’s application to appeal two recent decisions in the long-running ENRC litigation. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been involved in the long-running dispute by the Kazakh mining firm Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) after it launched an investigation into it over alleged bribery and corruption back in [...]
SFO: Fraud agency seeks to appeal two rulings in long-running ENRC dispute

March 26, 2024

The UK anti-fraud agency has applied to the court on Monday for permission to appeal two recent decisions that found it liable, as the long-running ENRC litigation battles on. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was found by Mr Justice Waksman to be liable for a legal bill back in December. The SFO has been involved [...]
Julian Assange: Ruling on right to appeal US extradition delayed

March 26, 2024

The legal battle over the extradition of Julian Assange has been in and out of court for several years. The Australian-born editor faces a 175-year jail sentence in the United States.

BP eyes finalising sale of solar arm to Kuwait-backed wealth fund

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Volkswagen California 2026 review: plenty of room at the Hotel California

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