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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SFO boss to promise more dawn raids and swifter action to tackle fraud

February 12, 2024

The head of the UK's anti-fraud agency will set out his vision for a "bolder, pragmatic, more proactive" prosecutor this week in his first public speech since taking up the position late last year.
Former Autonomy boss back in court over loss suffered by HP

February 10, 2024

Lawyers for the former boss of software firm Autonomy will be back in court on Monday as Hewlett-Packard (HP) seeks damages over losses it suffered.
Prince Harry: Daily Mirror publisher to pay ‘substantial’ costs in settlement of phone hacking lawsuit

February 9, 2024

Prince Harry has settled the remaining claims in his phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, two months after the paper was found to have hacked his phone. Back in December, a High Court judge ruled that there was “extensive” phone hacking by Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) from 2006 to 2011, “even [...]
Legal sector job vacancies in the City plummeted last year as firms returned to pre-pandemic hiring

February 9, 2024

Hiring activity in the legal market has slumped, falling back in line with pre-pandemic figures.
Legal aid funding cut by £728m as watchdog warns MoJ lacks understanding on reforms

February 9, 2024

Hillier, who is the chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Nine years after our Committee scrutinised legal aid, the MoJ still does not fully understand the impact of its reforms."
Biden: “I’m well-meaning, elderly, and I know what the hell I am doing”

February 9, 2024

US president Joe Biden hit back at questions about his age and his memory last night following a report by a top lawyer that called him an “elderly man with a poor memory”. “That is your judgement” he shouted back at a journalist who questioned the president on people expressing concerns about his age. She [...]
London Metal Exchange faces legal action over trading in ‘dirty metals’

February 8, 2024

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is set to defend itself after legal action was filed in the English High Court by eco groups over it “trading in dirty metals”. Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), along with the London Mining Network, are arguing that by enabling the global sale of ‘dirty metals’, LME is breaching UK [...]
Competition watchdogs kicks off inquiry into Aviva acquisition of AIG Life

February 8, 2024

The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has launched a merger inquiry into the acquisition of AIG Life by Aviva. It was announced last September that Aviva was acquiring the US giant protection business from its subsidiary Corebridge Financial for a quoted price of £460m. The business Aviva is buying provides has 1.3m individual protection customers [...]
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

Has Fifa quietly made mandatory release clauses the future of football transfers?

Has Fifa quietly made mandatory release clauses the future of football transfers?

The best places to eat sandwiches in Lisbon, from bifanas to pregos

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