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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Business leaders are concerned about facing litigation over missed ESG targets

February 29, 2024

Nearly two thirds of British business leaders are concerned that their ESG targets will put them at risk of litigation.
Legal Services Board shines a light on misuse of NDAs in new report

February 28, 2024

Almost all individuals who wrote to the LSB about their experiences reported "suffering devastating impacts" from signing an NDA.
Former Financial Reporting Council employee ordered to pay regulator after employment case dismissed

February 28, 2024

Mr R Hartigan took the FRC to the Employment Tribunal (ET) last year after he was dismissed in September 2022 because he made a single protected disclosure.
The bad apple that cost Dechert £47m

February 28, 2024

Neil Gerrard used to be a hot shot lawyer in the City. But after being hit with multiple lawsuits, he is now known for very different reasons.
Legal backlash: Nearly 50 groups slam plans to take back fees for employment tribunal

February 27, 2024

Nearly 50 organisations including unions, legal networks and rights organisations have slammed the Government’s plan to reinstate fees for the Employment Tribunal. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) published a proposal last month saying that it wanted to reduce the cost for the taxpayer. It proposed a £55 fee that is payable by the claimant on [...]
‘Like Brands. Only Cheaper’: Court throws out Aldi’s appeal over gin bottle battle with Marks and Spencer

February 27, 2024

Aldi's appeal against a decision that it had infringed on Marks and Spencer's registered design of its light-up gin was dismissed earlier today.
Court of Appeal: Legal regulator to face human rights solicitor over prison sentence

February 27, 2024

In a long-running legal fight, the legal regulator is set to face a former human rights lawyer for an appeal on her second prison sentence.
Audit fees for London-listed firms skyrocketed by 75 per cent since 2017

February 26, 2024

Over the last five years there has been a significant increase in the fees paid by London-listed companies to auditing firms, due to the increase in both financial reporting requirements and auditing standards. According to a report by the Quoted Companies Alliance, its sample of 220 listed companies across the main market, AIM and Aquis, [...]
Aercap collected £1bn in legal settlements over stranded Russian planes

February 26, 2024

US-Irish aviation leasing giant Aercap has revealed that it has recovered just under $1.3bn (£1.02bn) in insurance settlements
Gig economy: Law firm launches probe for Parcelforce drivers in latest workers’ rights row

February 26, 2024

Law firm Leigh Day has launched an investigation on behalf of Parcelforce drivers to establish if they have been misclassified as self-employed independent contractors rather than workers. The probe was launched in order to consider if the drivers have a potential group claim on their hands as they could be missing out on holiday pay and the [...]

London bags $9bn US AI firm Replit’s first overseas office

England Rugby in first ever back-of-shirt deal with £5m a year Lloyds signing

Open House Festival: The best guided walks in the Square Mile

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