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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City regulators look to ‘modernise’ redress payouts after slew of scandals

November 15, 2024

The Financial Ombudsman Service and the City watchdog are seeking to modernise the redress framework with a 'call for imput' from stakeholders
TT Electronics rejects second ‘undervalued’ proposal from Lord Rothschild’s Volex

November 15, 2024

Board of TT Electronics rejected an 'unsolicited' proposal from Volex, after its chief Lord Rothschild urged shareholders this morning to engage
Thomson Reuters falls at hurdle in fight against HMRC tax bill

November 15, 2024

After trying to fight a whopping £167m tax bill, a court has sided with the tax agency against Thomson Reuters
Volex’s Lord Rothschild urges TT Electronics to accept offer

November 15, 2024

Manufacturing specialists Volex believes its rejected offer to TT Electronics will be "highly attractive", as Lord Rothschild urges shareholders to engage
London Capital & Finance was a ‘Ponzi scheme’, judge rules

November 14, 2024

Former executives of the collapsed London Capital and Finance (LCF) participated in fraudulent conduct, ruled a High Court judge.
Ex-BDO senior manager handed 20-year ban for falsifying documents

November 14, 2024

The audit watchdog has banned a former senior manager of accountancy giant BDO for 20 years after she was found to have been creating false documents
Which? files £3bn claim against Apple over competition breaches

November 14, 2024

Consumer rights group Which? has hit Apple with a £3bn lawsuit for alleged breaches of UK competition law in relation to its Icloud services.
Motor finance: The legal battles are only just beginning

November 13, 2024

The legal troubles for banks and lenders may widen says a lawyer, following the success of the landmark Court of Appeal decision last month.
Top court rejects metro operator’s pay case against Unite and Lynch’s RMT

November 13, 2024

The Supreme Court dismissed a Northern rail operator case over transport workers pay against two unions, including one headed by Mick Lynch
Supreme Court rules Sky acted in bad faith with trademark

November 13, 2024

UK media giant Sky acted in bad faith when it applied for its trademarks, the Supreme Court said today in a long awaited and closely watched decision.

Reform-linked think tank calls for sweeping City deregulation and tax cuts

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First look: Quaglino’s rebirths ‘90s golden era with epic revamp

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