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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UK supermarket giants launch £675m cartel lawsuit against fish farmers

March 6, 2024

Several UK supermarket giants have bound together to launch a competition claim against different fish farmers, accusing them of operating a cartel-like operation. Asda, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Ocado, Morrison, International Seafoods, Aldi and the Co-Op have all brought a lawsuit to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The claims are against fish farmers, Seashore, Cermaq, [...]
Bankers might need to disclose their Instagram accounts to the FCA: regulatory expert

March 6, 2024

Speaking on Following the Rules podcast, Rob Mason, director at Global Relay and former FCA regulator, explained that the FCA have "absolutely committed" to doing more on non-financial misconduct.
Lex Greensill sues government over alleged ‘misuse of private information’

March 5, 2024

The founder of Greensill Capital, Lex Greensill, has filed a lawsuit against the Department for Business and Trade over the alleged "misuse of private information".
London’s Big Law hires near record level despite recession

March 5, 2024

Law firm partner hires in the first two months of 2024 ran at the second highest pace on record. According to data provided by legal recruiter, Edwards Gibson, there were 101 law firm partner moves in the first two months of this year, an increase of 7 per cent on the number of hires the [...]
Appeal: HMRC faces off Blackrock over transfer pricing

March 5, 2024

Blackrock Holdco 5, LLC was a structure used by Blackrock when it acquired the North American investment management business of Barclays Global Investors from Barclays Bank in December 2009.
Former Autonomy boss Mike Lynch settles data claim with SFO days before trial

March 5, 2024

Mike Lynch, the former boss of software firm Autonomy, has settled his lawsuit with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), days before the parties were due in court. Lynch filed a data lawsuit against the UK’s fraud agency at the end of January, ahead of his criminal trial in the US. According to his claim form [...]
Former Axiom Ince lawyer rebuked after failing to take client instructions

March 5, 2024

Sidhu, who is now a solicitor at Taylor Rose's Ealing office, was investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
London chain Vagabond Wines asked court to appoint administrator

March 4, 2024

London-based wine bar chain Vagabond Wines has asked the High Court to appoint an administrator.
Dentons accused of anti-money laundering failures when representing a ‘politically exposed’ client

March 4, 2024

The largest law firm in the world, Dentons, is defending itself against allegations from the legal regulator that it breached anti-money laundering regulations when acting for a client. Starting on Monday, the law firm was at the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) over allegations that the law firm failed when acting for a politically exposed person [...]
Court pauses civil case against WealthTek so FCA can prioritise criminal probe

March 4, 2024

Civil litigation against financial adviser Wealthtek and John Dance was ‘stayed’ by the High Court in order for the regulator to prioritise criminal investigation. The regulator took action against WealthTek last April in order to “protect consumers following the identification of serious regulatory and operational issues”. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) order the firm to [...]

Robert Jenrick hits out at Deloitte and KPMG over job cuts

Fifa still refusing to share World Cup sell-off papers, says FA chair

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

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