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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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 [...]
Interpath chief fined for breaching confidentiality rules before KPMG spin-off

August 26, 2026

The chief executive of restructuring firm Interpath Advisory has been fined for allegedly breaching confidentiality standards before the company was sold to private equity by Big Four accounting giant KPMG, its former owner. The UK’s accounting body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), said Mark Raddan, a former KPMG board member, [...]
Clio hires legal tech veteran to overhaul backlogged courts

August 25, 2026

Legal tech firm Clio has appointed Casetext’s co-founder to lead an initiative integrating AI directly into the court system. Clio, which currently offers its tech to lawyers and law firms, will create a “dedicated product line” of legal AI software “designed around the distinct needs of courts and judges”. Lawyer Pablo Arredondo was appointed to [...]
Top FTSE headhunter rescued by rival after plunging into administration

August 25, 2026

A City-based boutique headhunter which won executive-level talent for a host of FTSE 250 firms and collapsed after pumping investment into an AI platform has been purchased by one of its competitors, City AM can reveal. 6 Group, a global executive recruitment consultancy, purchased Savannah Group and its AI platform, MapX, in July after founder [...]

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