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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City law firm ties bonuses to office attendance

March 19, 2025

Lawyers at A&O Shearman have been re-warned that bonuses may be affected if they fail to comply with the office attendance policy
As EY plots senior partner layoffs, what is next for the Big Four?

March 18, 2025

Redundancy headlines have plagued the Big Four giants over the last two years, but now it has escalated to the senior partners. What is happening?
Former Liverpool player loses £300,000 IR35 tax appeal

March 18, 2025

Former Liverpool player and pundit Phil Thompson owes the tax agency nearly £300,000 after losing an appeal due to IR35
MHA: Watchdog opens probe over audits of folded construction firm

March 18, 2025

Accountancy watchdog launched an investigation into MHA for its audit of construction company in administration
Quinn Emanuel construction chair defects to boutique firm

March 17, 2025

US litigation giant Quinn Emanuel loses its construction and engineering chair and two partners to join a boutique firm, City AM can exclusively reveal
Warrant issued against ex-Newcastle United chief for failing to pay Mike Ashley

March 17, 2025

High Court issued a bench warrant against the man who used to oversee player recruitment at Newcastle United in a long-running legal battle with Mike Ashley
Umbro owner at Supreme Court over football boot logo row

March 17, 2025

Umbro's owner is at court seeking to fight off an appeal over a ruling in its favour over the similarity between its logo and an online footwear brand
Legal sector continues to grow despite rising costs

March 5, 2025

New research indicates that the legal sector remains resilient in uncertain ties after law firms' average earnings experienced single-digit growth.
The slow death of billable hours at law firms

March 5, 2025

With the rise of AI and the cost of lawyers going through the roof, law firms are rushing to change how they bill clients in the hopes of avoiding awkward questions
Legal trouble brewing between Ocado and M&S: What might this tiff deliver?

March 4, 2025

Five years ago, M&S began listing its products on Ocado; however, this relationship has since turned sour. What happened between the pair?

Oil prices could race past $150 as ceasefire in ‘difficult phase’

Fury: The real fight is not in the ring or ad spend, but brand alignment

Why I love hotel restaurants – and two of my favourites

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