Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling
Corporate Tax

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Advisers split on Rangers tax case ruling

A further round-up of reaction following the Court of Session's ruling that Rangers FC's EBT structure between 2001 and 2010 did not work Read More...

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EY launches UK legal trainee scheme
Accounting Firms

EY launches UK legal trainee scheme

8y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EY launches UK legal trainee scheme

The Big Four firm has grown its UK legal services team to over 30 staff and hopes to double it over the next year Read More...

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Rangers tax case decision ‘astonishing’ – Rebus
Corporate Tax

Rangers tax case decision ‘astonishing’ – Rebus

8y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Rangers tax case decision ‘astonishing’ – Rebus

Decision could have wide-ranging impact, warns class action firm Read More...

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Gove: Lawyer tax levy could subsidise legal aid
Corporate Tax

Gove: Lawyer tax levy could subsidise legal aid

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Gove: Lawyer tax levy could subsidise legal aid

Proposed levy could generate £190m Read More...

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Tax QC Thornhill faces disciplinary over professional misconduct
Corporate Tax

Tax QC Thornhill faces disciplinary over professional misconduct

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax QC Thornhill faces disciplinary over professio...

Tax QC Andrew Thornhill alleged to have taken part in misconduct 'likely to bring the profession into disrepute' Read More...

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PwC and Cattles settle long running legal spat
Audit

PwC and Cattles settle long running legal spat

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

PwC and Cattles settle long running legal spat

A claim was formally lodged in 2013 at the High Court of London against PwC for its audit work at Cattles in 2006 and 2007 Read More...

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Lotus gain reprieve in insolvency proceedings
Business Recovery

Lotus gain reprieve in insolvency proceedings

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Lotus gain reprieve in insolvency proceedings

Lotus Formula One team handed a week's breathing space in insolvency proceedings brought against it by HMRC Read More...

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Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies
Corporate Tax

Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Pinsent Masons tax compliance partner Bullock dies

Bullock spent 20 years working in tax litigation Read More...

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ICAEW fellow charged over crime family probe
Accounting Standards

ICAEW fellow charged over crime family probe

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

ICAEW fellow charged over crime family probe

Ekaireb is the father of multi-millionaire Robert Ekaireb who was jailed for life in 2014 for the murder of his Chinese-born pregnant wife in 2006 Rea...

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"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year term
Legal

"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year term

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

"Accountant of Auschwitz" sentenced to four-year t...

Gröning was accused of helping collect and tally money stolen from inmates who were killed Read More...

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HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling
Administration

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruling

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

HMRC to appeal £1bn Littlewoods VAT repayment ruli...

HMRC seeks to take £1bn Littlewoods VAT ruling to Supreme Court Read More...

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blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing
Legal

blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy hearing

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

blur group finance chief leaves to face bankruptcy...

Stephen Harvey's departure marks a triple whammy for the Exeter-based business, which has now lost its third finance chief in two years Read More...

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Grant Thornton files counterclaim against Vincent Tchenguiz
Accounting Firms

Grant Thornton files counterclaim against Vincent Tchenguiz

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton files counterclaim against Vincent ...

Firm's partners files defamation counterclaim against Vincent Tchenguiz and rejects allegations it conspired against the property mogul Read More...

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Directors cannot blame corporate wrongdoing on their company, Supreme Court rules
Business Recovery

Directors cannot blame corporate wrongdoing on their company, Supreme Court...

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Directors cannot blame corporate wrongdoing on the...

Supreme Court judgment provides comfort to insolvency practitioners and creditors Read More...

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"Accountant of Auschwitz" in dock
Legal

"Accountant of Auschwitz" in dock

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

"Accountant of Auschwitz" in dock

The case against Gröning came to light last year when a number of former SS members' homes were raided by German authorities Read More...

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Road wars: Roadchef case provides lessons for EBT trustees
Legal

Road wars: Roadchef case provides lessons for EBT trustees

9y Idris Nagri

Road wars: Roadchef case provides lessons for EBT ...

Various lessons cam be learned from the 17-year dispute over Roadchef shares options Read More...

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Employment and insolvency reforms will redress the balance for employees
Business Recovery

Employment and insolvency reforms will redress the balance for employees

9y Idris Nagri

Employment and insolvency reforms will redress the...

Tracy Lacey-Smith examines the form the insolvency system could take if changes to rules governing redundancy consultations take place Read More...

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EY's US arm to pay $10m to settle a NY lawsuit over Lehman audit
Audit

EY's US arm to pay $10m to settle a NY lawsuit over Lehman audit

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

EY's US arm to pay $10m to settle a NY lawsuit ove...

EY settles New York lawsuit over accusations it helped Lehman Brothers deceive investors prior to its 2008 collapse Read More...

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HP to sue Autonomy founder and ex-CFO for $5.1bn
Accounting Firms

HP to sue Autonomy founder and ex-CFO for $5.1bn

9y Chris Warmoll , Writer

HP to sue Autonomy founder and ex-CFO for $5.1bn

Lynch is set to counter sue for £100m for loss and damage caused by HP's accusations Read More...

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SRA decides to cease regulation of insolvency profession
Business Recovery

SRA decides to cease regulation of insolvency profession

9y Richard Crump , Writer

SRA decides to cease regulation of insolvency prof...

The Solicitors Regulation Authority decides to cease regulating solicitors who act as insolvency practitioners Read More...

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Government to improve insolvent redundancy consultations
Business Recovery

Government to improve insolvent redundancy consultations

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government to improve insolvent redundancy consult...

Insolvency Services launches call for evidence on how to improve conflicts between insolvency and employment law Read More...

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Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder group
Legal

Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder group

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Law firm partner joins pre-pack pool stakeholder g...

DWF partner and head of the financial services appointed to pre-pack pool set up following government-commissioned review Read More...

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Tax avoidance sanctions ‘premature’ – Law Society
Legal

Tax avoidance sanctions ‘premature’ – Law Society

9y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Tax avoidance sanctions ‘premature’ – Law Society

The Law Society harbours concerns that HMRC has yet to see the effectiveness of its existing armoury against tax avoidance Read More...

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Manchester Building Society launches £49m lawsuit against Grant Thornton
Accounting Firms

Manchester Building Society launches £49m lawsuit against Grant Thornton

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Manchester Building Society launches £49m lawsuit ...

Mutual lender files claim against Grant Thornton for 'breach of contract, negligence and breach of statutory services' Read More...

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'Why would I want to do that?': David Childs on first hearing of FRC role
Legal

'Why would I want to do that?': David Childs on first hearing of FRC role

9y Legal Week

'Why would I want to do that?': David Childs on fi...

In his first interview since joining the UK's accountancy watchdog in May last year, Clifford Chance’s former managing partner David Childs tells Lega...

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Government must address insolvency and employment law conflicts
Business Recovery

Government must address insolvency and employment law conflicts

9y Richard Crump , Writer

Government must address insolvency and employment ...

When a BIS commons select committee meets to discuss insolvency regulation, it could do much worse than to take a long, hard look at conflicts between...

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MoJ backs down over scrapping insolvency litigation exemption
Business Recovery

MoJ backs down over scrapping insolvency litigation exemption

9y Richard Crump , Writer

MoJ backs down over scrapping insolvency litigatio...

Government in climb down over controversial plans to scrap insolvency litigation exemption from no-win-no-fee legal reforms Read More...

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