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 edits the Beyond The Billable newsletter and column. She was previously a litigation reporter at The Lawyer. Contact her via email at maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or on X @MariaW_B.

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Law firm partner hiring surges in City amid private equity boom

July 25, 2025

Demand for new partners with private equity expertise has reached an all-time high, as top US law firms continue to dominate lawyers appetite
Chancellor exploring route to overturn impending ruling on motor finance

July 25, 2025

The Chancellor is reportedly considering overruling the impending Supreme Court ruling on motor finance when it is handed down
Four City traders’ seek appeal against Libor convictions following landmark ruling

July 25, 2025

Four former City traders with criminal convictions plan to appeal after the Supreme Court overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo on Wednesday.
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.

Budget tax hikes would be ‘road to ruin,’ Healey warned

Women’s rugby can teach the men’s game exactly what it needs right now

Electra/Persona at the National Theatre review: A dull mash-up of Sophocles and Bergman

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