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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Post Office scandal: Lawyers paid millions as MPs call for transparency on legal costs

January 2, 2025

Lawyers from City firms were making millions whilst the majority of the money set aside for redress scheme has not to be paid out to the Post Office victims
The world’s first AI university

January 1, 2025

Over the past year, AI has taken the world by storm. It is no surprise that there is the world’s first University focused exclusively on AI
Lawyers are the new bankers as £1m salaries become the norm

December 31, 2024

US law firms dominate London's legal market with aggressive hiring, record salaries, and bold investments, widening the gap with UK rivals
Listed legal business RBG shares drop as founder calls meeting to remove boss

December 31, 2024

Shares in listed legal business RBG Holding have dipped again after founder Ian Rosenblatt called for removal of several executives, including the CEO
AI copyright law changes could undermine British music industry

December 31, 2024

Music trade association issued warnings against the government's proposed changes to copyright law
Geopolitics, property and the London marketplace: Here’s what’s in store for insurance next year

December 30, 2024

Insurance market in 2024 was defined by record floods and soaring premiums. So what are expects predicting for 2025?
Preparations set for private school closures due to VAT on fees

December 27, 2024

Draft plans to handle a potential surge in demand for state school as concerns mount that some private schools may close due to plans to charge VAT
UK retail sector faces mounting pressures after Budget, warns Begbies Traynor

December 27, 2024

UK retailers in critical financial distress has surged by more than 25 per cent, marked by weaker-than-expected retail sales and Budget uncertainty
Nadhim Zahawi’s Osborne Clarke lawyer found guilty of misconduct by Tribunal

December 20, 2024

An Osborne Clarke partner has been found guilty of misconduct by a Tribunal for his attempt to silence Dan Neidle on a story over Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs
Green light for redevelopment of London South Bank’s ‘The Slab’

December 20, 2024

The High Court ruled in favour of former Secretary of State Michael Gove's approval of the redevelopment of London’s South Bank

World Cup sponsors could pay price if Infantino’s Fifa sell-off goes ahead

World Cup sponsors could pay price if Infantino’s Fifa sell-off goes ahead

Martin Williams: My top picks for the Toast the City Awards 2026

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