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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Fieldfisher: London law firm signs long-term lease for its City headquarters

January 15, 2024

The law firm has been based out of Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4 since 2014, and it occupies circa 81,000 square feet of office space.
City lawyer at Farrer & Co fined £10k by legal regulator for drink driving

January 15, 2024

An associate at City law firm Farrer & Co has been fined by the legal regulator after he was charged with drink driving last year
Government pledges law on litigation funding in light of Post Office scandal

January 15, 2024

The UK Government is set to reverse a Supreme Court decision on litigation funding in order to allow sub-postmasters to take the Post Office to court.
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.

Tesco and Boots lead 100,000 jobs pledge to tackle Neets crisis

Nottingham Forest reportedly terminate Edu contract

City of London’s Rolls-Royce limo converted to electric power

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