By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Senior Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan is a senior reporter focused on law and professional services. Contact her via email on maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B

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Regulators crack down on ‘bad practice’ in motor finance claims ahead of ruling

July 31, 2025

The SRA and FCA teamed up to issue warnings over 'poor practices' in motor finance claims ahead of the Supreme Court ruling
Robert Walters plunges into loss amid challenging hiring market

July 31, 2025

Robert Walters generated nearly £8m in losses over H1 of 2015 as the firm grapples with a 'challenging' hiring market that resulted in rounds of redundancies.
SFO faces a crisis of confidence as old sins haunt Ephgrave’s tenure

July 31, 2025

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is no stranger to bad publicity, but after yet another historic case comes back to haunt it, its reputation takes another battering.
Motor finance: ‘Nothing is certain’ as banks await historic ruling

July 30, 2025

The Supreme Court will hand down what could be the “most consequential ruling for lenders” in recent history on Friday in the dramatic culmination of the motor finance saga. In a twist, the highest court in the land surprised the market last Friday evening after updating its system with the information that it will announce [...]
UK businesses risk losing European trademarks by year-end

July 29, 2025

UK businesses may have their European trademark registrations revoked after 31 December if they cannot demonstrate that they are using them within the EU
Sky challenges Ofcom’s end-of-contract notification rule in latest legal bid

July 29, 2025

Media giant Sky is trying to appeal a regulatory ruling that put obligation on it to provide customers with end-of-contract notifications
‘Publicity stunt’ claims against Shapps as Abramovich ally’s sanctions challenge fails at top court

July 29, 2025

Eugene Shvidler claims the Supreme Court rejection of his UK sanctions appeal brings him back to the USSR 36 years after he left 'as a stateless refugee'
AI disruption rocks professional services jobs market fuelling anxiety among Gen-Z

July 29, 2025

The UK jobs market is facing significant turmoil, with rising unemployment figures and layoffs, a trend seen in the professional services sector
Reclaim Party’s Laurence Fox libel battle continues in appeal court

July 28, 2025

Laurence Fox appeared at the Court of Appeal today, seeking to question a legal ruling in favour of two men whom he had labelled 'paedophiles' online.
Law firm partner hiring surges in City amid private equity boom

July 25, 2025

Demand for new partners with private equity expertise has reached an all-time high, as top US law firms continue to dominate lawyers appetite

Thousands of entrepreneurs quit the UK in the past two years, says wealth manager

Hunslet RLFC’s lesson for rugby league profitability? Pay HMRC

London Sports Festival Returns to the Capital

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