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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BDO revenue soars over £900m but investments sting its PEP

November 8, 2023

BDO revenue increased 16 per cent over the 2022/23 financial year as revenue soared to £935m, but profit per equity partner had a slight downturn.
“Doom and gloom starting to clear” for the London legal hiring market

November 8, 2023

Activity in the legal jobs market is up as new data shows September and October had the most recorded partner moves in a single two-month period. Legal recruitment specialist Edwards Gibson’s new report on law firm partner moves in London recorded 117 partner moves over the two month period. The numbers are 36 per cent [...]
Patisserie Valerie former senior leaders trial set for March 2026 over conspiring charges

November 7, 2023

Former senior leaders of Patisserie Valerie's criminal trial set for 2 March 2026 as arraignment was pushed back to next April.
Direct Line: Shares rise as insurer credits ‘pricing actions’ for strong motoring growth

November 7, 2023

Direct Line's share price spiked by four per cent on the FTSE 250, making it the second-top riser on the index.
Over 100 UK companies admit to breaching Russia sanctions

November 6, 2023

Nearly 130 UK companies have admitted to breaching Russia-related sanctions, new data has revealed, raising the prospect of a wave of corporate penalties being issued by the UK's sanctions enforcement agency.
City law firm unfairly dismissed lawyer who suffered from ‘extreme fatigue’

November 6, 2023

City law firm Duncan Lewis could be forced to pay thousands of pounds in compensation after a court ruled the firm unfairly dismissed a solicitor who suffered from "extreme fatigue".
Prudential: Hong Kong drives new business profits up 37 per cent as Asia strategy credited

November 6, 2023

Insurance giant Prudential’s new business profit rose to ($2,14bn) £1.7bn in third quarter, which was a 37 per cent increase on the same period for 2022 as the firm credits its new strategy. Prudential said its Hong Kong arm led the surge, but it also increased sales to both Chinese mainland visitors and domestic customers [...]
Ditch the boozy Christmas parties and go for a winter walk, says lawyer

November 2, 2023

Christmas parties can cause a "raft of problems", law expert urges employers to consider switching to team-based activities.
Ince Group: The law firm collapse that has rocked London’s legal sector

November 2, 2023

Ince collapsed into administration earlier this year. But the bigger crisis came after it was rescued by a law firm virtually no one had heard of.
Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group hit with €140m freezing injunction

November 1, 2023

Steel giant ArcelorMittal has secured a €140m freezing injunction in Singapore against the Liberty House Group, and seeks to file a worldwide freezing order. According to Argus Media and the Financial Times, the High Court of Singapore granted ArcelorMittal arbitration award for a freezing injunction that prohibited the transfer of Liberty’s Singaporean assets outside the [...]

Britain ‘becoming incubator nation’ of firms that flee London

Manchester City owners must get messaging right or risk own fans turning against them

Where to eat Greek food in central London

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