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 edits the Beyond The Billable newsletter and column. She was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or on X @MariaW_B.

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Grant Thornton fined by audit watchdog for failures with local authority pension fund

April 8, 2024

The failures included two uncorrected material errors which appeared in the version of the pension fund’s audited financial statements
What are the new changes to employment law that come into force today? Lawyers explain

April 6, 2024

There have been several significant changes made to the employment law on Saturday, which employers (and employees) must be aware of to ensure they can navigate them effectively. City lawyers speak to City A.M. to explain what they are, and how they will work. From 6 April, changes include the right to request flexible working [...]
Blur drummer and Labour candidate Dave Rowntree in class action lawsuit over royalties

April 4, 2024

Dave Rowntree is named on a collective proceedings claim form filed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against British music copyright collective Performing Rights Society (PRS).
Whistleblower in Saudi bribery case launches £100k lawsuit against MoD and government

April 4, 2024

A whistleblower has filed a £100,000 lawsuit against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Department for Business and Trade over damages he claims to have endured during a high-profile Saudi bribery case. The retired lieutenant colonel Ian Foxley raised concerns about British defence company GPT Special Project Management back in 2012 over £1m in “corrupt [...]
Knights: Listed law firm expands into corporate finance through joint venture with Convex

April 4, 2024

Knights has provided £2.55m of debt and equity financing to the Manchester-based sell-side advisory firm Convex, which was funded from the group's existing cash resources.
Tom Hayes’ lawyer accuses Court of Appeal judge of conflict of interest

April 3, 2024

Lawyer Karen Todner has written to the court highlighting Mr Justice Bryan's position on the appeal panel after she discovered he sat one of the previous EURIBOR interlocutory appeals for Christian Bittar.
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

Post Office weighs bid for ATM operator in cashpoint expansion

Former Wasserman talent agency set for second rebrand after Ghislaine Maxwell scandal

Cloth Cornhill review: A London icon returns – and it’s fabulous

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