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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London law firm ‘acted appropriately’ for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin

January 28, 2025

The legal regulator is reported to “have decided to take no further action” against law firm Discreet Law which acted for the former leader of leader of Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. As revealed by Democracy for Sale, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided that London-based Discreet Law “acted appropriately” when representing the sanctioned Wagner leader. [...]
CT Group appoints Baroness Helena Morrissey as non-executive

January 28, 2025

Sir Lynton Crosby's consulting firm CT Group has appointed Baroness Helena Morrissey as a non-executive director, City AM can exclusively reveal
RBG: Listed legal firm ‘temporarily suspended’ from trading

January 28, 2025

Shareholders were informed on Tuesday morning that troubled listed legal group RBG Holding requested 'temporarily' suspension pending clarification of its financial position.
Mastercard: Funder sues own class rep for £200m settlement in £10bn case

January 24, 2025

In shocking turn of events, the funder in the Mastercard litigation is seeking to sue its own class rep on the class action it funded over a £200m settlement
Firms finding it ‘almost impossible’ to survive after Labour tax hikes

January 24, 2025

Less than three months after the Budget, critical financial distress for UK businesses climbs by 50 per cent, with the construction sector leading the table
Lawyers raise questions as Labour muscles in on legal rulings

January 24, 2025

The government plans to intervene in several legal matters, including motor finance case and judicial review challenges, in a move that has some lawyers raising an eyebrow.
Insurer Howden and founder hit with fresh lawsuit by PIB Group over poaching

January 22, 2025

Insurance intermediary group, PIP, along with its subsidiary Acquinex has launched legal proceedings to the High Court against rival Howden and several individuals
Prince Harry settles as The Sun’s publisher offers ‘unequivocal apology’ for phone hacking

January 22, 2025

Prince Harry has settled his legal case with the News Group Newspapers a day into a mega-trial at the English High Court.
Inheritance tax: Bill for Britain’s ‘most hated tax’ hits record

January 22, 2025

HMRC collected £6.3bn in inheritance tax in the last nine months, but with changes to the code announced in Budget, this bill is expected to get bigger.
Covid BI: Final stage for lawsuits that put insurance lawyers into the spotlight

January 22, 2025

Following covid pandemic, an influx of business interruption cases put insurance lawyers into the spotlight. Now these cases are facing the final stage in court.

Fashion in Formula 1: How the paddock became global catwalk

Fashion in Formula 1: How the paddock became global catwalk

Ian McKellen flirts with Ncuti Gatwa in delightful Frank and Percy film – review

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