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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Who created Bitcoin? A UK court trial is set to decide

January 15, 2024

The self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin is set to appear at the High Court today as a trial gets underway to decide if he really is the creator of the first-ever cryptocurrency.
SFO chief: We’re ready to use our new powers to clamp down on fraud

January 15, 2024

The head of the UK's Serious Fraud Office has said he is ready to put the agency's new powers to use to help investigate and prosecute fraudsters.
The Post Office scandal: How can a criminal conviction be quashed?

January 13, 2024

Legal experts explain to City A.M. the process of quashing a criminal conviction.
Why Post Office Horizon victims are getting as little as £15.75 in compensation

January 12, 2024

There was something deeply wrong with the Post Office’s compensation scheme, as one victim only received £15.75, explained tax expert. Dan Neidle – lawyer and founder of Tax Policy Associates – wrote in an article the Post Office spent years fighting compensation claims in the courts, “using every trick in the book to draw things [...]
The Post Office scandal: What is the Horizon Inquiry?

January 12, 2024

The public outcry following the ITV drama on the Post Office Scandal has resulted in pressure on the Government. However, over the last two years, an inquiry has been going on in the background.
Metro Bank: Troubled lender’s CFO to leave after turbulent 12 months

January 12, 2024

James Hopkinson has been the bank's CFO and executive director since September 2022 after serving in a similar role at ClearBank.
Clyde & Co fined £500,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules

January 11, 2024

London law firm Clyde & Co has been ordered to pay a £500,000 fine after it failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Former Lloyds Bank manager wrongfully dismissed for saying racist word awarded £800k

January 11, 2024

A former employee of Lloyds Bank who was fired for using a racist word has been awarded almost £800,000 by the the Employment Tribunal for being wrongfully dismissed.
London-listed law firm Knights returns to organic growth as buying spree continues

January 11, 2024

London-listed law firm Knights posted a return to organic growth today following a flurry of acquisitions over the last year.
EY UK boss gets another term with yet another retirement exemption

January 11, 2024

EY has extended its UK boss term by another year, for yet another exemption for him of the firm’s mandatory retirement age. According to the Financial Times, Hywel Ball has had his tenure as the firm’s UK chair and UK and Ireland managing partner expanded until June 2025. Ball is 61-year-old, leading the firm to [...]

Job vacancies fall again in unemployment risk

An England World Cup isn’t just football – it is money, politics and a nation’s bad habits

Bowls Club is the City’s most eccentric (and brilliant) pop-up

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