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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Vodafone hit with £120m legal action by UK franchisees

December 11, 2024

A group of Vodafone franchisees across the UK have launched a multi-million pound legal action against the telecoms giant over "bad faith" business practices
Private clubs and boarding schools: Abu Dhabi’s plan to attract ultra-wealthy

December 10, 2024

Abu Dhabi is targeting the ultra-wealthy with private clubs, elite schools, and revamped banking, aiming at those considering leaving the UK
City lawyers gear up for US firms’ bonus season amid pay war

December 10, 2024

Lawyers at US law firms across the City are poised to receive their bonus payouts following another year of fierce competition in the industry. In a year that saw US law firms Quinn Emanuel and Gibson Dunn and Paul raise their pay for newly qualified lawyers to £180,000, the salary battle shows no signs of [...]
Hunton Andrews Kurth raids EY for team of nearly two dozen lawyers

December 10, 2024

Nearly a dozen lawyers have joined the City office of US law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth from Ernst & Young legal services arm, EY Law
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.

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Leapmotor B03X: The Small Electric SUV That Makes Sense for London

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