By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Senior Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan is a senior journalist focused on law and professional services. She is the Editor of the Eyes on the Law column and newsletter, published every Thursday.

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Law firm RPC elects new managing partner

January 15, 2025

City-based law firm RPC has selected Antony Sassi to step up to the leadership role of managing partner of the firm, succeeding James Miller
Can your employer force you back to the office?

January 15, 2025

Headlines have been blowing up this week with several big businesses forcing its workforce back into the office. A topic that often results in a heated debate
Russia back at London court in long-running oil row

January 15, 2025

Russia is back at an English court today over a long-running battle with former shareholders of oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky oil company
Criminal Case Review chief ‘scapegoat’ resigns after historic failures

January 14, 2025

The chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission Helen Pitcher has resigned, claiming she was made a “scapegoat” for the failures over a wrongly convicted man
Thames among British water and sewerage firms slapped with new class action

January 14, 2025

Water companies, including Thames Water, are set to be hit with a new class action after law firm RPC issued a formal letter notifying of the legal proceedings
Millionaire Barry Maloney takes FTSE 100 ICG to court over unicorn spat

January 14, 2025

Intermediate Capital Group is set to face Irish investor Barry Maloney in High Court today over a spat linked to an investment into "unicorn" firm Workhuman
Why the London Stock Exchange is no longer a home for the legal sector

January 14, 2025

A scandal broke out at one of the only remaining listed legal groups last week. It is time to say the London Stock Exchange is not the place for the legal sector
Quinn Emanuel: US law firm’s City of London office revenue soars

January 13, 2025

US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s revenue over 2024 in London was up double-digits as litigation continues to boom
Shipping giants face landmark cartel class action for overcharging UK motorists

January 13, 2025

First follow-on cartel class action to hit a trial in the UK kicks off over allegations that shipping firms overcharged British consumers for car deliveries
Apple is first of the big tech firms to face a UK class action trial

January 13, 2025

Apple is set for trial on Monday as the first of the Big Tech to face a UK class action over allegations it has been charging “excessive and unlawful” its App Store

Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president

Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president

Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Caskmaster 2026 championship comes to London

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