By: Rosie Harris-Davison

News Reporter Rosie Harris-Davison is a News Reporter in the Professional Services team, covering the Big Four, law, advisory, and beyond. She previously wrote about tech policy, regulation, and litigation for specialist legal publication Lexology. Email Rosie at rosie.harris-davison@cityam.com.

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City firm behind BHP litigation faces legal action over unpaid barrister fee claims

September 15, 2026

A barrister for the law firm behind the record BHP litigation has alleged in a £2.6m lawsuit that the firm failed to pay him and now faces a counterclaim. Ibar McCarthy, a barrister at Normanton Chambers, alleged City law firm Pogust Goodhead did not pay him for his work on the £36bn litigation against mining giant [...]
FCA bans former law firm owner for misusing £28m of client money

September 15, 2026

The financial watchdog has banned the former owner of London-based law firm Kingly Solicitors from working in financial services after finding he allowed £28m of client money to be misused. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Tuesday it has barred Nurul Miah, also known as Neil Mia and Neil Miah, the former owner of [...]
Workers’ rights overhaul pushes Employment Tribunal to breaking point

September 10, 2026

Employment Tribunal cases in England and Wales hit a record high of 70,000 from April to June this year as the new employment law reforms begin to bite. Single Employment Tribunal Receipts, which are cases brought by an individual against an employer, rose by almost 30 per cent during those three months, compared to the [...]
September 10, 2026
Ousted former law firm chief launches bid to wrestle back £36bn BHP lawsuit

September 9, 2026

The ousted former chief executive of the law firm leading the largest group claim in UK history against mining giant BHP is behind a bid to wrestle the £36bn case from a firm where he previously served as a director, City AM understands. Thomas Goodhead, who founded Pogust Goodhead (formerly PGMBM) in 2018 with US disputes lawyer Harris [...]
Grand Theft Auto maker hit with legal action over ‘unlawful’ employee dismissals

September 7, 2026

The maker of blockbuster video game series Grand Theft Auto is set to face legal action over claims it unfairly dismissed 31 members of staff last year who had been working on the latest instalment of the series, Grand Theft Auto 6. An independent employee trade union representing the former employees, The Independent Workers of [...]
Former Interpath Advisory chair takes helm at sustainability consultancy after chief executive exit

September 1, 2026

Interpath Advisory’s former chair will lead the City-headquartered, sustainability-focused consultancy Anthesis Group as its new chair, as its chief executive steps down. Tamara Box, previously City law firm Reed Smith‘s managing partner for Europe and the Middle East, is set to take on the new chair of Anthesis Group’s board of directors this week after [...]
Prince Harry’s courtroom defeat could drive up legal insurance premiums

August 30, 2026

Prince Harry’s High Court defeat to the owner of the Daily Mail could send legal insurance premiums soaring, experts have warned, after the Duke and six other high-profile figures were left on the hook for an uninsured bill of £19m. The Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, actresses Liz Hurley [...]
City firms mandate phone and face-to-face comms bootcamps for Gen Z lawyers

August 28, 2026

City Law firms are rolling out mandatory programmes to train their junior lawyers in communication skills, including how to speak on the phone and deal with clients in person. Addleshaw Goddard’s ‘early careers’ team introduced a training programme after identifying that some early-career lawyers “may have had limited exposure to a professional services environment and [...]
Google to pay £260m to settle ‘unfair’ pricing class action lawsuit

August 28, 2026

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has agreed to pay £260m to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged the US company imposed “unfair and excessive” charges on app developers selling apps on the Google Play Store. The case, brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) by competition law professor Barry Rodger on behalf of UK app [...]

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