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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Hiring market: Insurance sector outperforms financial services in 2023

February 26, 2024

Job vacancies in the insurance sector fell less than those in the financial services market last year. According to a City A.M.’s exclusive of a report by specialist recruiters Harrison Holgate and market data analytics firm Vacancysoft, vacancies in insurance dropped by 15.1 per cent compared to the fall of 30 per cent for the [...]
Banking APPG calls to create financial services tribunal after scandals ‘eroded public trust’

February 24, 2024

The all-party parliamentary group for fair business banking (APPG) has recommended a creation of a financial services tribunal after a series of high-profile scandals “eroded public trust”. The cross-party group outlined its recommendation on building a framework for compensation and redress in a new report, which stated that the existing landscape of institutional mechanisms for [...]
Largest law firm DLA Piper elects new managing partner to take over in 2025

February 23, 2024

DLA Piper has elected a new managing partner as its current boss and global co-CEO Simon Levine is set to step away after nearly ten years in the role.
Government backs SLAPPs bill to stop gagging of press amid warning it needs more work

February 23, 2024

The UK Government has backed a bill that will crack down on SLAPPs that will prevent wealthy or corrupt people from gagging journalists by using the legal system. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) is a term given to defamation cases and legal threat that are generally brought against journalists and campaigners as a form [...]
ICO tells Serco Leisure to stop ‘unlawfully’ using facial recognition and fingerprint data to monitor staff

February 23, 2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered public service provider Serco Leisure and its trusts to stop using facial recognition technology and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. Following an investigation, the ICO said Serco Leisure was “unlawfully” processing the biometric data of more than 2,000 employees at 38 leisure facilities. The regulator said the [...]
City of London Investment Group reports drop in profit as investments struggle

February 23, 2024

The City of London Investment Group (CLIG) announced its 2023 half-year results as for the first time, the group reported in US dollars.
Leeds Building Society sees record number of new members as consumers snap up savings deals

February 23, 2024

The building society's total savings balance reached a record of £20.8bn, a 19 per cent jump on its 2022 figure of £17.5 bn.
Addison Lee settles workers’ rights case before landmark hearing

February 22, 2024

The private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has reached a settlement with three drivers who were set to take them to the employment tribunal in a long-running battle over workers’ rights. The claim was originally brought by three drivers who sued Addison Lee to establish that they were in fact employees and not self-employed contractors. [...]
Claim brought by students against UCL will go to trial after settlement talks fail

February 21, 2024

A group action against the University College London (UCL) over Covid-19 and strike-related disruptions will proceed to the High Court after settlement talks break down. A lawsuit brought initially filed with 924 students from UCL argues that the university breached its contract with them between 2018 and 2022 during lecturer strikes and Covid-related closures. The [...]
Mike Lynch: Extradited businessman hires Boris Johnson and Man City’s lawyer Lord Pannick for SFO data fight

February 21, 2024

Pannick was reportedly on £10,000 an hour during Boris's Partygate hearing, when treble-winners Manchester City hired him to fight financial fair play breach claims.

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