By: Maria Ward-Brennan

Senior Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan is a senior reporter focused on law and professional services. Contact her via email on maria.ward-brennan@cityam.com or X (Twitter) @MariaW_B

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London insurance sector braces for Atlantic hurricane season

August 21, 2024

As the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its peak, the London insurance market is preparing for the fallout.
Sicily yacht sinking: Five bodies found inside Bayesian wreck

August 21, 2024

Five bodies have been found on day three of a search for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht on Monday off the coast of Sicily.
Entain: Investor group £150m lawsuit filed against gambling giant and Ladbrokes owner

August 21, 2024

London-listed betting and sports gaming company Entain has been hit with legal action over alleged bribery at a former Turkish subsidiary
‘Right to disconnect’ plans must offer firms flexibility, experts warn

August 20, 2024

The government’s plan to give workers the ‘right to disconnect’ must offer companies some flexibility when it comes to implementing the changes, experts have warned. Staff who are frequently contacted by their bosses outside of their work day could be granted thousands more in compensation cash from employment tribunals under new worker reforms, The Times [...]
Legal sector growth overtakes wider professional services market

August 20, 2024

The UK legal sector has grown more than 13 per cent over the last year, surpassing the wider professional services market
Mike Lynch and other missing yacht passengers feared dead

August 20, 2024

The Italian coastguard has started its second day of searching for survivors of a sunken superyacht off the coast of Sicily, including the tech media mogul Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley boss Jonathan Bloomer
Mike Lynch: British tech mogul among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

August 19, 2024

One person has died and six are missing, including British tech mogul Mike Lynch, after a superyacht capsized off the coast of Sicily in the early hours of Monday morning.
Operation Early Dawn: UK reactivates emergency court case plan after influx of rioters

August 19, 2024

The UK government has reactivated an emergency plan to delay court cases as the latest swarm of arrests following the riots adds to an overcrowded prison system
Baker Tilly’s UK arm censured by FCA over audit failings

August 15, 2024

Auditor MHA has been censured by the FCA for "failing" to prepare client assets reports to the "required standard"
Legal League: Why have top lawyers fallen in love with sports?

August 15, 2024

Big players are coming into sports fields recently, and no, I'm not talking about athletics, but big-ticketed lawyers who have fallen in love with the sports industry

‘Bond market tantrum risks’: Gilt traders brace for Labour leftward pivot as Starmer future uncertain

Manchester City: Sheikh Mansour faces calls for ban from English football over UAE links to genocide

The watch podcast disrupting the ‘pale, male and stale’ image

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