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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AI is on the march but many law firms still don’t have a strategy

July 17, 2025

UK law firms are ahead of their international peers in their pace of AI adoption but most firms still don’t have an AI strategy.
BT back in court as landline customers seek to revive £1.3bn class action

July 15, 2025

Reps of a class action against BT seeks to overturn a court ruling that sided with the telecoms giant.
Firms spring into gear as Reeves green lights UK captive insurance regime

July 15, 2025

The UK government has greenlit a captive insurance framework with Rachel Reeves set to reveal the decision in her Mansion House speech this evening
Watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with litigation over Oasis tickets

July 3, 2025

The competition watchdog has threatened Ticketmaster with legal action as it seeks information over the way the platform sold tickets for Oasis's reunion tour
Business pressures forcing lawyers to become advice jugglers

July 3, 2025

British businesses are facing several pressures across the board, forcing them to turn to their lawyers seeking more than just legal advice
Financial and professional services sector ‘bedrock’ to UK economic growth

July 3, 2025

The UK-based financial and professional services industry has continued to be "a bedrock of national economic strength", with nearly 2.5m people employed
Shell forced to file amended US filings after EY broke audit rules

July 2, 2025

Shell is to file amended regulatory filings after Big Four firm EY told the energy giant it broke audit rules
TfL claims City exec who lost limbs after being hit by Tube was ‘negligent’

July 2, 2025

TfL has accused the woman who was hit by two Tubes resulting in life-changing injuries of placing "herself in a position of danger" in a £25m legal battle
Former UBS banker wins top court battle in £80m divorce row

July 2, 2025

The high-profile divorce clash between Clive Standish and his wife over £80m of assets linked to a tax planning scheme hits the end of the legal road
Cuts, struggles and breakups: How is AI reshaping the consultancy sector?

July 2, 2025

Amidst the job cuts at Big Four, crisis mode is rearing at consultancy firms as the industry struggles to keep up with the AI world

Reform UK donations sting ‘looks bad,’ admits Farage

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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