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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BGC Partners settles fraud lawsuit against former London partner

January 30, 2024

US broker BGC Partners has settled a fraud claim it brought against a former long-serving London partner a week before the trial was due to take place.
Lawyers question benefit of plan to bring back Employment Tribunal fees

January 30, 2024

Lawyers have questioned the benefit of a government plan to reintroduce Employment Tribunal fees almost seven years after the Supreme Court declared they were unlawful.
Copyright trial over Jimi Hendrix given green light against Sony Music

January 30, 2024

A court ruled that a lawsuit over copyright by the estates of former band members of Jimi Hendrix can proceed to trial against Sony Music. Jimi Hendrix Experience was formed in 1966 with two other band members: David Redding on bass guitar; and John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell on drums. Together they recorded three studio albums: Are [...]
KPMG UK: Partner pay up despite profits slipping in 2023

January 30, 2024

KPMG UK's profit before tax dropped nearly 20 per cent in 2023, the firm reported today, as revenue growth slowed and staff costs increased.
Legal regulator contacts more than 1,000 law firms over poor sanctions compliance

January 30, 2024

The UK's legal regulator has contacted more than 1,000 law firms that it deemed to have poor sanctions compliance systems in place.
EY is latest to start monitoring attendance of UK employees

January 29, 2024

EY has become the latest to monitor its UK employees’ office attendance in order to see if staff are aligned with its hybrid working guidelines. According to the Financial Times, the Big Four firm is recording the swipe card entry of staff to show how frequent they are attending its offices. The data is being [...]
BT heads to court to fight £1.3bn class action

January 29, 2024

Telecoms giant BT is set to appear in court today as it faces a £1.3bn class action over allegations it has "disproportionately overcharged" its landline customers, many of whom are elderly.
Clifford Chance: Magic Circle law firm set to monitor lawyers office attendance

January 26, 2024

Magic Circle law firm Clifford Chance are set to watch their lawyers office days by monitoring their attendance, but the firm has a more liberal hybrid policy compared to others. The firm introduced a hybrid working policy in 2021 which requires staff to be in the office for 50 per cent of their time, which [...]
Competition watchdog launches formal probe of Vodafone and Three tie-up

January 26, 2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a formal investigation into the merger of Vodafone and Three. Back last June, Vodafone and CK Hutchinson, owner of Three, announced their long-awaited UK £15bn merger. The deal would combine the companies’ telecommunications operations under one single network provider. The CMA today has started its Phase 1 [...]
Russian-born billionaire and former F1 boss tops the richest tax list

January 26, 2024

A Moscow-born billionaire and former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone topped this year’s Times tax list, but not for the same reasons.

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Formula 1’s reaction to season disruption a lesson for Fifa World Cup

Polestar 3: Swedish electric SUV delivers premium performance

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