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

Manchester Building Society launches £49m lawsuit against Grant Thornton

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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

11y 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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MEPs urge EC to investigate conflicts between IFRS and EU law
Accounting Standards

MEPs urge EC to investigate conflicts between IFRS and EU law

11y Richard Crump , Writer

MEPs urge EC to investigate conflicts between IFRS...

EU politicians urge full review of the compatibility of global accounting rules with EU law, in letter seen by Accountancy Age Read More...

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Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornton
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Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornton

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

Barclays loses High Court battle with Grant Thornt...

Judge rules in favour of Grant Thornton in High Court battle with Barclays over Von Essen Hotels Group audits Read More...

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Fraud hits highest level for 12 years
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Fraud hits highest level for 12 years

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Fraud hits highest level for 12 years

Volume of fraud hits highest level for 12 years, but average vale of cases slashed by a third, report finds Read More...

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Eversheds raids EY and KPMG to launch consulting arm
Legal

Eversheds raids EY and KPMG to launch consulting arm

11y Accountancy Age

Eversheds raids EY and KPMG to launch consulting a...

EY's Jean-Paul Simoes and KPMG's Jonathan Steward among nine hires by law firm Read More...

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IPs and government on collision course over litigation exemption
Business Recovery

IPs and government on collision course over litigation exemption

11y Richard Crump , Writer

IPs and government on collision course over litiga...

Long-running dispute between practitioners and policymakers around no-win-no-fee reignites Read More...

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UK fraud volumes rise while value falls
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UK fraud volumes rise while value falls

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

UK fraud volumes rise while value falls

Number of fraud cases progressing through British Courts rockets 25% in the past 12 months, while monetary value falls Read More...

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London law firm fined after failure to disclose tax avoidance
Corporate Tax

London law firm fined after failure to disclose tax avoidance

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

London law firm fined after failure to disclose ta...

LZW Law fined £2,000 and must pay £6,965 in costs after failure to disclose tax avoidance activity Read More...

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Geoffrey Green to replace Fleck as FRRP chair
Corporate Governance

Geoffrey Green to replace Fleck as FRRP chair

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Geoffrey Green to replace Fleck as FRRP chair

Former senior partner of global law firm Ashurst to join body responsible for reviewing company accounts Read More...

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FRC consults on EU audit directive and regulation
Audit

FRC consults on EU audit directive and regulation

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

FRC consults on EU audit directive and regulation

FRC seeking views on whether limits on non-audit services to PIEs or their controlled entities in Europe should apply to all audited group entities Re...

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‘Accountant of Auschwitz' to face day in court
Legal

‘Accountant of Auschwitz' to face day in court

11y Chris Warmoll , Writer

‘Accountant of Auschwitz' to face day in court

Prosecutors proceed with trial of 93-year-old Oskar Gröning, known as the 'the accountant of Auschwitz' Read More...

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EY goes multi-disciplinary as it gains legal services licence
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EY goes multi-disciplinary as it gains legal services licence

11y Kevin Reed , Writer

EY goes multi-disciplinary as it gains legal servi...

EY aims for complex group service provision with legal licence Read More...

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Vincent Tchenguiz sues Grant Thornton and Kaupthing for £2.2bn
Accounting Firms

Vincent Tchenguiz sues Grant Thornton and Kaupthing for £2.2bn

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Vincent Tchenguiz sues Grant Thornton and Kaupthin...

Embattled tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz launches legal action against Grant Thornton, Kaupthing and three individuals over failed SFO probe Read More...

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BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors
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BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors

11y Richard Crump , Writer

BDO liquidators win £24m for Rangers creditors

BDO secure £24m for Rangers creditors after agreeing settlement with Collyer Bristow, the lawyers who acted for Craig Whyte when he bought the club in...

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Duff & Phelps trio arrested over alleged ‘fraudulent’ Rangers takeover
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Duff & Phelps trio arrested over alleged ‘fraudulent’ Rangers takeover

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Duff & Phelps trio arrested over alleged ‘frau...

Three employees from Duff & Phelps arrested in connection to alleged fraudulent sale of Rangers Football Club Read More...

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Kinetic’s tax partner Ashford in law firm move
Legal

Kinetic’s tax partner Ashford in law firm move

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Kinetic’s tax partner Ashford in law firm move

CIoT council member Gary Ashford joins law firm Harbottle and Lewis after Kinetic Partners spell Read More...

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ABS: Will you be taking on too much?
Accounting Firms

ABS: Will you be taking on too much?

11y Accountancy Age

ABS: Will you be taking on too much?

While alternative business structures (ABSs) might benefit some accountancy firms, others could be in danger of overstepping their capabilities Read M...

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Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harlequin in $68m dispute
Accounting Firms

Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harlequin in $68m dispute

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Wilkins Kennedy defence 'misplaced', claims Harleq...

Top 20 firm's former client claims key element of defence is "misplaced" in final filing before hearing Read More...

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PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice
Accounting Firms

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

11y Richard Crump , Writer

PwC faces $1bn lawsuit over bad MF Global advice

PwC's advice on "repurchase-to-maturity" transactions was a substantial cause of the 2011 collapse of MF Global, judge claims Read More...

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Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly without merit'
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Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly without merit'

11y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte dismisses HP claim plans as 'utterly with...

HP plans to sue Deloitte over its auditing of Autonomy's accounts, lawyer tells court Read More...

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Keeping the accountants accountable
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Keeping the accountants accountable

11y Accountancy Age

Keeping the accountants accountable

Mills & Reeve’s Virginia Hickley explains how accountants can protect themselves from liabilities arising from advising on tax avoidance schemes R...

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Parliament approves ICAEW as probate and ABS regulator
Accounting Standards

Parliament approves ICAEW as probate and ABS regulator

11y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Parliament approves ICAEW as probate and ABS regul...

ICAEW is to begin issuing licences from September Read More...

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Ex-KWM management duo to spearhead growth of PwC Asia legal arm
Accounting Firms

Ex-KWM management duo to spearhead growth of PwC Asia legal arm

11y Legal Week

Ex-KWM management duo to spearhead growth of PwC A...

Former King & Wood Mallesons Australia head Tony O'Malley joins PwC to spearhead expansion of legal services business across Asia-Pacific Read Mo...

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Tchenguiz brothers prepare to take legal action against GT over SFO probe
Accounting Firms

Tchenguiz brothers prepare to take legal action against GT over SFO probe

11y Naomi Rainey

Tchenguiz brothers prepare to take legal action ag...

Lawyers for Vincent Tchenguiz takes first steps in further legal action after agency settles with brothers Read More...

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