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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Trump’s attack on Big Law puts London lawyers into an awkward place

March 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on a new target for his attacks: American lawyers and law firms. But this problem has shifted across the Atlantic
Even more job cuts are set for EY

March 19, 2025

After it was announced that Big Four firm EY was making cuts at the senior level, staff in its legal department were warned about redundancies. Staff in the firm’s legal arm, EY Law, were informed on Wednesday of the planned restructuring of the department. With that announcement, first reported in the Financial Times, came confirmation [...]
Stressed staff cost UK professional services firms more than £4m a year

March 19, 2025

Nearly half of the professional service workforce is stressed, causing significant financial impacts on businesses
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

UK economy stuck in ‘slow lane’ as business investment to slump

FOMO drives Premier League clubs to new record summer spending of over £3bn

Lost Village festival review: is this posher than Wilderness?

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