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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Clifford Chance revenue surges to £2.4bn as US drives growth

July 23, 2025

British elite law firm Clifford Chance's profit surged by double digits over the last financial year, after the firm generated £944m, as the firm saw a three-year consecutive increase in profit
City traders’ Libor rate-rigging criminal convictions quashed by Supreme Court

July 23, 2025

Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal have had their criminal charges overturned by the top UK court after years of fighting.
Regulator probes Deloitte over Glencore accounts

July 23, 2025

The accountancy regulator announced this morning that it has launched an investigation into Deloitte over audits related to the energy giant Glencore.
UK’s secret Cold War tunnels at the centre of a multi-million pound lawsuit

July 23, 2025

Secret tunnels that run under important landmarks across the City, are at the heart of a legal claim filed to the High Court against BT
Mike Lynch’s estate ordered to pay HP £700m following tech mogul’s death

July 22, 2025

Mike Lynch's estate was ordered to pay HP just under £700m in conclusion to the fraud linked to the $11.1bn sale of Autonomy.
UK Government response to alleged Russian elections interference upheld by ECHR

July 22, 2025

The UK Government's response to alleged Russian interference in UK elections, including the 2019 general election, did not violate the right to free elections, rules top European court
British body tames AI audit frontier with world’s first global standard

July 21, 2025

BSI has published the world’s first international standard to help ensure the quality of audits and protect against a ‘wild west’ of unchecked AI providers
Wimbledon’s £200m expansion green-lit by High Court

July 21, 2025

A legal challenge to stop a £200m plan to almost triple the size of Wimbledon tennis club has been dismissed by a High Court judge
Private equity boom: Nearly 9 in 10 accountancy firms approached last year

July 21, 2025

The interest in UK accountancy firms from private equity houses is at an all-time high, as exclusive data revealed the appetite for 'a major injection of funds' is on both sides
UK farmers hit by drought turn to insurance

July 21, 2025

As the UK has experienced a relatively hot Summer so far, it is the farmers who are in crisis mode fearing the effects of drought

Australian pharma giant Sigma quits Boots takeover talks

Fifpro accused of leaving footballers ‘in the cold’ by doing deal with Fifa

The best places to eat sandwiches in Lisbon, from bifanas to pregos

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