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]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/39924937-d6f7-4f93-8b0e-0594f9f706f0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">39924937-d6f7-4f93-8b0e-0594f9f706f0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCG chief admits Gaza work was ‘reputationally very damaging’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christoph Schweizer says consultancy’s role has been ‘profoundly disappointing’ as Save the Children halts partnership]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/6ddd81c2-6dc2-4d11-830b-631e08a43354</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ddd81c2-6dc2-4d11-830b-631e08a43354</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:35:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCG gets caught up in a scandal in Gaza ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The episode raises serious questions over processes at the global consulting firm]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d35d2dc3-8fcb-4f56-b42b-97326fa05d94</link><guid 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accounts flagged by watchdog as far back as 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK-listed engineering group subject to formal investigation as takeover talks languish]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9b067954-7a64-45b6-b4d0-3535eeddc494</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9b067954-7a64-45b6-b4d0-3535eeddc494</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 04:00:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consulting firm had multimillion-dollar role in contentious new aid scheme for shattered enclave ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c0e661cc-55db-4e2a-b17b-a656e0cf6c14</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c0e661cc-55db-4e2a-b17b-a656e0cf6c14</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:15:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is breaking US judicial system, says star litigator Abbe Lowell ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer who defended Jared Kushner and Bill Clinton has ‘never been as concerned’ ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/54e4cb31-44c4-45b1-ae0d-ce67d5c8c736</link><guid isPermaLink="false">54e4cb31-44c4-45b1-ae0d-ce67d5c8c736</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:01:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Supreme Court divorce case sets precedent for dividing up assets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former UBS CFO transferred investments worth £78mn to his wife but argued they had not become ‘matrimonialised’]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0aaf4005-91d8-472b-9837-2695811564e0</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0aaf4005-91d8-472b-9837-2695811564e0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:01:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EY broke US audit rules on Shell mandate two years in a row ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Four firm in regulatory crosshairs after exceeding time limits on work for oil major in the US and UK  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3c64ed46-fc82-4ce3-ae63-7d26036e2cec</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3c64ed46-fc82-4ce3-ae63-7d26036e2cec</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:29:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family offices put lawyers in an awkward position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their growing sophistication means legal advisers no longer get automatic access to the wealthy principal]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b25e1aae-5dc3-48aa-bc9f-6b222d344129</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b25e1aae-5dc3-48aa-bc9f-6b222d344129</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC to cut 175 junior auditors amid slowdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Four firm launches compulsory redundancies and warns that pay rises will be lower this year ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b6048cba-970b-4f55-8d1b-d4a2cba449b3</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity firm HIG targets £800mn for sale of ex-KPMG restructuring unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks begin pitching for roles on Interpath Advisory deal]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/04277e3f-22f8-4a4f-949b-2be95229cc43</link><guid isPermaLink="false">04277e3f-22f8-4a4f-949b-2be95229cc43</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:04:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerating Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[A monthly series that examines how the legal ecosystem uses new technologies to serve fast-changing business needs. 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Legal teams split on how to exploit AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[In-house lawyers are weighing up the benefits of building products internally or choosing a third party supplier]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b5ec2894-3628-4083-90ff-d671533c3da8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b5ec2894-3628-4083-90ff-d671533c3da8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accounting sector prepares for more IPOs after private equity binge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listing by MHA prompts shift in thinking as firms consider alternatives to selling to private equity]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e51b9555-0131-4971-8d13-1a5ab97a0409</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e51b9555-0131-4971-8d13-1a5ab97a0409</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Four firms fined in new exam cheating scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutch arms of Deloitte, PwC and EY pay total of $8.5mn after ‘hundreds’ of staff shared answers on internal tests]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/aa27c970-94c4-463b-a7af-18cacd7cf5e3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">aa27c970-94c4-463b-a7af-18cacd7cf5e3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:28:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative Lawyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special reports covering Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Plus: Business Legal Leaders and Accelerating Business]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/innovative-lawyers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8686a6f2-58be-41ff-8517-6d48a09136fc</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:07:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Innovative Lawyers: 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a 20-year retrospective, we look forwards by looking back. Highlights include: the theme of adaptability; the most innovative law firms; practice areas, pay and leadership; and 100 individuals who collectively show how much the sector has changed]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/reports/innovative-lawyers-20years</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3390ccd9-d3f9-4961-973e-111c0fa30421</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:04:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal sector’s adaptability proves the key to success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its adoption of generative AI shows the sector is ready for change. 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