Maria Ward-Brennan

While rival law firms grapple with mergers and headline tie‑ups, Dentons, the world's largest law firm by size, is quietly betting that being an ‘already there’ strategy will play in its favour.

Audit watchdog has opened an investigation into Big Four giant KPMG and two individual accountants over the accounts belonging to John Wood Group.

Goldman Sachs has declined to say whether it will appeal after a former senior executive was awarded £1.45m by a Tribunal following his dismissal while on paternity leave.

The City PR heavyweight has reportedly called in the advisers to weigh up a fresh cash injection, setting the stage for a windfall for its top executives.

Uefa has enlisted a leading US white-collar expert as legal tensions escalate over Gianni Infantino’s unsuccessful Fifa World Cup sell-off.

Whitehall’s pursuit of a backdoor into Apple’s encrypted data has triggered another transatlantic bust-up after the tech giant launched fresh legal challenge

Offshore legal heavyweight Mourant is the latest professional services firm to take on private equity after MML Capital made a minority investment in the firm.

Deloitte has snapped up a niche construction consultancy as the Big Four firm looks to capitalise on the growing demand for tighter financial controls on major infrastructure projects.

Gatwick Airport's second runway can now be brought forward after the Court of Appeal kicked out a legal challenge against the project.

London Luton Airport's growth plan has received judicial approval after a campaign group's legal challenge was ultimately rejected by the UK's top court.