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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Cyber attacks: Co-op and Harrods ‘lacked insurance coverage’

May 23, 2025

Luxury retailer Harrods and the Co-op did not have cyber insurance policies in place when the retailers were hit by hackers last month
Former PM David Cameron in job talks with law firm DLA Piper

May 23, 2025

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron is discussing a job role with law firm DLA Piper
Vodafone and EE back at court over Phones4U legal fallout

May 22, 2025

Telecoms giants are "vigorously defending" against the Phones4U legal proceedings as the mammoth £1bn is back at the London court
Football to flowers: Law firms (finally) wake up to the importance of branding

May 22, 2025

Branding is key; that is why some sponsorship deals can run into millions of pounds, and now some law firms are starting to realise its importance.
EY labels former head of EY Abu Dhabi a ‘fraudster’ in £2.7bn legal battle

May 21, 2025

EY UK's barrister described the former head of EY Abu Dhabi as "plainly a fraudster" in the openings at the £2.7bn legal battle
Deloitte UK financial performance to impact staff bonuses

May 21, 2025

UK staff bonuses at Deloitte UK will take the firm's 2025 performance in each of its arms into account after it was reported the firm is already running behind
EY audit of NMC ‘was deficient in multiple respects’ says regulator

May 19, 2025

The High Court will hear a draft report by the FRC concluding that EY's audit of collapsed NMC "was deficient in multiple respects"
Legal Aid cyber attack: Huge amount of personal data stolen

May 19, 2025

The hackers behind the cyber attack on the Legal Aid Agency downloaded a significant amount of personal data of those who applied for aid
EY’s £2.7bn legal fight over NMC Health audits

May 19, 2025

A mammoth legal fight against EY over its auditing of a former London-listed health giant that collapsed after allegations of fraud starts today
Legal tech this, AI law firm that: But what about jobs and trust?

May 15, 2025

AI is the craze, every big business has jumped onto the hype, and the legal sector is no different—but the skepticism wafting around is there for a reason

Interest rates next change ‘far more likely down than up’

Exclusive: London in talks to host return of sumo at Royal Albert Hall

Bowls Club is the City’s most eccentric (and brilliant) pop-up

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