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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Tax returns: HMRC fines set to jump as Treasury pushes for ‘easy wins’

March 26, 2025

Higher VAT and self-assessment fines are looming after the Treasury pushed against tax evaders in the Spring Statement
Spring Statement 2025: Reeves clamping down on tax evasion

March 26, 2025

The Chancellor plans to raise over £1bn in additional gross tax revenue, as her Spring Statement singled out tax evaders
Law firm Jenner & Block added to Trump’s hit list

March 26, 2025

US President Trump continues his war on Big Law as law firm Jenner & Block tagged onto his hit list following a new executive order
Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O’Driscoll under fire by Irish competition watchdog

March 25, 2025

Premiership Rugby pundit Brian O'Driscoll is under notice by the Irish competition watchdog over a “misleading” social media post
Howden set to acquire consultancy Barnett Waddingham

March 25, 2025

Insurance giant Howden has agreed to acquire professional services consultancy Barnett Waddingham
PwC fined £4.5m over audits of Gupta-linked bank Wyelands

March 25, 2025

Big Four firm PwC has been fined over £4.5m for its audits of Sanjeev Gupta's Wyelands Bank.
Big Four: The slow death of KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte’s legal dream

March 25, 2025

Big Four —EY PwC, Deloitte, and KPMG—all have legal arms to compete against the traditional legal sector, but recent cracks show that their vision is not playing out
Former City traders set for Supreme Court showdown

March 24, 2025

Former City traders convicted of the rate-rigging scandal are now playing their last card this week by taking their case to the highest court
Eat marshmallows with your hands? HMRC wants you to pay more tax

March 24, 2025

A case over the VAT liability of giant marshmallows "has taken a new bizarre twist" following questions on how people eat the chewy sweets
‘Fighting to overturn cruel tax’: Parties gear up for legal fight over private school fees

March 21, 2025

Three claimant groups gear up for a legal challenge of the government's VAT policy on private schools next month

Developers urge Labour to cut red tape and boost housebuilding

China, Australia and the Pacific: How rugby is shaping soft power arms race

Scotland holidays: how the Lowlands beat the famous Highlands

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