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 Crowell & Moring shifts London HQ to Bishopsgate

May 28, 2025

Crowell & Moring has swapped its London HQ from Tower 42 to 199 Bishopsgate, joining the swarm of City firms on the outskirts of Shoreditch
Fraud crackdown helps stop the rise of online scams

May 28, 2025

Over £1.1bn was stolen in 2024 as the financial services sector works to protect its customers; criminals find new ways to exploit people
Brits prepared to legally challenge an ‘unfair’ inheritance

May 27, 2025

Nearly four in ten Brits said they’d dispute a Will and potentially go to court if they thought the inheritance they received was unfair
HMRC crackdown on R&D tax fraud sees probes into 33 football clubs

May 27, 2025

HMRC has opened investigations into several professional football clubs over concerns that they may have exploited a tax relief scheme
What happens when a cyber attack hits a business?

May 26, 2025

Over the last two months, cyber attacks on household names have been lighting up the headlines across the UK, but what happens behind the scenes?
Tribunal kicks out Walkers tax appeal over Sensations Poppadoms

May 23, 2025

The Upper Tax Tribunal has thrown out an appeal by the crunchy potato slices giant regarding its VAT dispute with the taxman
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.

Revealed: The luxury London pads getting Healey’s energy handout – while poorer areas miss out

Russia wins legal bid to come in from the cold in international ice hockey

Inside the St Paul’s Fabric ‘raves’, which are nothing like you think

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