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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NatWest boosts outlook and kicks off new share buyback

July 25, 2025

NatWest has upgraded its full-year guidance with a 9.5p interim dividend and a £750m share buyback following "a strong H1 2025 performance".
The Macrons’ biggest battle will be against US defamation laws

July 24, 2025

Breaking precedent, President Macron and Brigitte Macron filed a US lawsuit against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
BT profits fall but group insists it remains ‘on track’

July 24, 2025

Telecoms giant BT Group reported a 10 per cent drop in reported profit before tax on top of a three per cent decline in adjusted revenue, while reaffirming it is ‘on track’ to achieve full-year guidance. In a trading update for the three months to 30 June, the FTSE 100 company informed shareholders its reported [...]
How a slow burning legal battle could cost UK supermarkets millions

July 24, 2025

UK supermarkets are struggling through turmoil but quietly in the background, an ongoing legal battle is unfolding that could cost them millions
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

Fifa won’t fix itself – scrap it now and set up a World FA, led by Uefa and South America

Fifa won’t fix itself – scrap it now and set up a World FA, led by Uefa and South America

Is the Maybach GLS the most excessive SUV?

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