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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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.
Tax expert: Bernie Ecclestone may face ‘sizeable’ tax bill over luxury car sale

December 3, 2024

Bernie Ecclestone is set to sell 69 cars from his luxury collection believed to be worth more than £250m, but he may face a tax bill warned a tax adviser
Gary Lineker’s battle over £5m tax bill with HMRC takes latest twist

December 3, 2024

Gary Lineker’s dispute over a £4.9m tax bill was back in court this week, as HMRC aims to overturn a previous ruling in Lineker’s favour
CMA takes steps towards probe into BlackRock’s acquisition of Preqin

December 3, 2024

The British competition regulator takes first steps towards a probe into BlackRock's anticipated £2.55bn acquisition of financial data group Preqin
New jobs for former Chancellor Philip Hammond and Labour’s Iain McNicol

December 2, 2024

The former Chancellor and the former general secretary of the Labour Party Lord Iain McNicol have joined the board of a tax consultancy
‘Good news for insurers’ after government ups personal injury discount rate

December 2, 2024

Lord Chancellor revealed that the personal injury discount rate will increase to 0.5 per cent, in a move welcomed by the insurance industry
Tesla back in court after 5G patents licence case was thrown out

December 2, 2024

Tesla is back in English court this week as it aims to overturn a ruling that kicked out its 5G patents licence lawsuit
Hill Dickinson capitalises on private equity’s surge in accountancy sector

December 2, 2024

PE's growing presence in accountancy is driving demand for legal expertise, as firms like Hill Dickinson position themselves to capitalise

Google, OpenAI and Anthropic back £100m UK AI biosecurity lab

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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