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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Big Four: The slow death of KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte’s legal dream

March 25, 2025

Big Four —EY PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—all have legal arms to compete against the traditional legal sector, but recent cracks show that their vision is not playing out
Former City traders set for Supreme Court showdown

March 24, 2025

Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal are now playing their last card this week by taking their case to the highest court
Eat marshmallows with your hands? HMRC wants you to pay more tax

March 24, 2025

A case over the VAT liability of giant marshmallows "has taken a new bizarre twist" following questions on how people eat the chewy sweets
‘Fighting to overturn cruel tax’: Parties gear up for legal fight over private school fees

March 21, 2025

Three claimant groups gear up for a legal challenge of the government's VAT policy on private schools next month
Elite US law firm bends to Trump’s demands

March 21, 2025

US law firm Paul Weiss has folded to President Trump's executive order agreeing to supply $40m in free legal advice to the White House
City law firm fined over £400,000 for Russian sanctions breaches

March 21, 2025

Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills was hit with a £465,000 penalty after breaching UK financial sanctions imposed on Russia
Lloyd’s reinsurer secures landmark Ukraine reinsurance facility

March 21, 2025

MS Amlin, a Lloyd's reinsurer, has secured a reinsurance scheme that could provide up to €1bn (£830m) in annual coverage for Ukraine SMEs
Conor McGregor is an embarrassment to Ireland

March 21, 2025

Conor McGregor deserves to fade into obscurity following his criminal acts, instead he’s being paraded by Donald Trump as the face of Ireland on St Patrick’s Day, says Maria Ward-Brennan Once the most celebrated Irish sportsman, Conor McGregor is now one of the most hated – and he only has himself to blame. There was a [...]
Trump’s attack on Big Law puts London lawyers into an awkward place

March 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on a new target for his attacks: American lawyers and law firms. But this problem has shifted across the Atlantic
Even more job cuts are set for EY

March 19, 2025

After it was announced that Big Four firm EY was making cuts at the senior level, staff in its legal department were warned about redundancies. Staff in the firm’s legal arm, EY Law, were informed on Wednesday of the planned restructuring of the department. With that announcement, first reported in the Financial Times, came confirmation [...]

Nearly 1m young Brits not in work as Reeves told to help youth

Emirates boss on Arsenal stadium, leaving F1 and NBA Europe

London is the best food city in the world – here are 3 reasons why

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