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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FCA facing High Court over interest rate hedging redress scheme

December 9, 2024

The City regulator faces the High Court this week over its IRHP redress scheme, as a cross-party group aims to overturn the scheme
The £277bn golden ticket: Why private equity is so interested in professional services

December 8, 2024

Private equity interest in the professional services has skyrocketed especially for those with accountancy arms, with major deals being announced nearly every week
Burford Capital turning its back on London over government delays

December 5, 2024

Listed legal financial firm Burford Capital is rolling back on using London due to "uncertainties" in the legal market as a result of government delays
Harry Maguire among investors in AI lawyer’s $40m push into US market

December 5, 2024

Footballers Harry Maguire and Reece James among those that co-led UK legal tech startup Lawhive raising $40m in series A funding for its push into the US
Big Four UK: 900 redundancies and counting over 2024

December 5, 2024

Over 900 roles were made redundant at the UK Big Four firms over 2024, as the accountancy giants lit up the headlines for a second year running
Employment reforms need considerable thought to not ‘swamp business’

December 4, 2024

ELA urged Parliament that the Employment Bill needs "considerable..thought" to not to "swamp business" with costs or obligations.
Tax expert: Bernie Ecclestone may face ‘sizeable’ tax bill over luxury car sale

December 3, 2024

Bernie Ecclestone is set to sell 69 cars from his luxury collection believed to be worth more than £250m, but he may face a tax bill warned a tax adviser
Gary Lineker’s battle over £5m tax bill with HMRC takes latest twist

December 3, 2024

Gary Lineker’s dispute over a £4.9m tax bill was back in court this week, as HMRC aims to overturn a previous ruling in Lineker’s favour
CMA takes steps towards probe into BlackRock’s acquisition of Preqin

December 3, 2024

The British competition regulator takes first steps towards a probe into BlackRock's anticipated £2.55bn acquisition of financial data group Preqin
New jobs for former Chancellor Philip Hammond and Labour’s Iain McNicol

December 2, 2024

The former Chancellor and the former general secretary of the Labour Party Lord Iain McNicol have joined the board of a tax consultancy

Treasury still has £5bn to spend on Covid-19 – taking total bill to £385bn

World Cup can save British pubs from government uncertainty this summer

The Lakes Distillery launches a new limited-release single malt

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