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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Motor finance: Close Brothers calls on magic circle law firm for court battle

February 6, 2025

Close Brothers has swapped in a top magic circle law firm for its Supreme Court battle to overturn the landmark motor finance test case.
Jimi Hendrix copyright dispute proceeds to trial as Sony losses appeal

February 6, 2025

Sony Music's attempt to block a copyright claim by the estate of Jimi Hendrix has been blocked again after the Court of Appeal dismissed their claim
Slaughter and May picks David Johnson as next managing partner

February 6, 2025

Magic circle law firm Slaughter and May has elected David Johnson to replace Deborah Finkler as the firm's next managing partner
Naomi Campbell set to fight charity ban

February 5, 2025

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has won her bid to appeal the charity ban imposed on her by the watchdog following findings that charity funds were misused.
CMA shake-up set to drive resurgence of UK M&A activity

February 5, 2025

Merger and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK are expected to strengthen in 2025, aided by the recent shake-up at the competition regulator
Great ‘British success story’: Howden Insurance breaks £3bn barrier

February 5, 2025

Howden Insurance is a "phenomenal British success story," its boss David Howden told City AM after the insurer announced it broke the £3bn revenue barrier
Could Trump’s DEI backlash flow into London? The law will get in the way first

February 5, 2025

Trump's push on an anti-DEI agenda is starting to cause a headache at global businesses. But what is the law around this in the UK? And what is the legal sector going to do?
Labour keen to establish captive insurance market in the City of London

February 4, 2025

Within eight months of governing, Labour will be expecting to reveal the results of a captive consultation, which shows a "strong indication that they are going to get on with it"
DEI more crucial than ever, says Lloyd’s new inclusion chair

February 4, 2025

Following Donald Trump's crackdown on DEI policies, Lloyd's newly appointed chair of inclusion says D&I is 'crucial now more than ever'
FCA threatened with legal action over Shein London listing plans

February 3, 2025

A human rights group has threatened the Financial Conduct Authority with legal action if it green-lights Shein's London Stock Exchange float

Block slashes 4,000 jobs in latest AI warning

Automatic promotion and relegation from Prem Rugby scrapped

Ministry of Sound: ‘industry is on the up’ as it reveals brand new take on The Box

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