Audio: Lord Lawson criticises Big Four over banking crisis
Were audit firms 'the dogs that didn't bark' during the financial crisis?
Were audit firms 'the dogs that didn't bark' during the financial crisis?
Gavin Hinks and Mario Christodoulou discuss the House of Lords inquiry into audit‘s role in the banking crisis. Were the audit firms ‘the dogs that didn’t bark’, as Lord Lawson suggested, and what should the Big Four expect when they face the inquiry?
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