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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While bank shares surge, the motor finance debacle is far from over

August 4, 2025

Despite a surge in bank shares following the Supreme Court ruling on Friday evening on motor finance, the ruling had left lenders vulnerable to a bill
Labour’s Lord Kinnock: Slap VAT on private healthcare

August 4, 2025

Labour's Lord Kinnock has called on the government to start charging VAT on private medical insurance in order to raise funds for the NHS
Relief for banks after lukewarm motor finance win

August 1, 2025

Lenders across the City are breathing a sigh of relief after today's landmark Supreme Court ruling, which upheld the appeals of two banks in the high-profile motor finance commission case.
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'

Strait of Hormuz closed over ceasefire violations, says Iran

Platitudes in women’s sport are empty, patronising and offensive

Fogo de Chao nominated for Best Casual Dining Toast award

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