ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws
Business Recovery

ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws

13y Idris Nagri

ICAS calls for changes to insolvency laws

The Scottish institute is appealing for a change to insolvency laws which will give greater protection to some unsecured creditors Read More...

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Ireland examines corporate governance in financial statements
Company News

Ireland examines corporate governance in financial statements

13y Idris Nagri

Ireland examines corporate governance in financial...

The APB has issued a bulletin in response to changes in Irish corporate governance reporting legislation Read More...

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Court date set for HMRC and Premier League battle
Business Recovery

Court date set for HMRC and Premier League battle

13y Idris Nagri

Court date set for HMRC and Premier League battle

Football v taxman clash at High Court set for 28 November Read More...

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Taxman joins Lehmans insolvency battle
Business Recovery

Taxman joins Lehmans insolvency battle

13y Idris Nagri

Taxman joins Lehmans insolvency battle

Lehman Brothers' super-creditor court case receives written submissions from HM Revenue & Customs and the Premier League Read More...

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You don't have to be legal to be privileged
Legal

You don't have to be legal to be privileged

13y Idris Nagri

You don't have to be legal to be privileged

Supreme Court will hear the case for accountants having legal privilege Read More...

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Key insolvency principle gets court backing
Business Recovery

Key insolvency principle gets court backing

13y Idris Nagri

Key insolvency principle gets court backing

Contracts which defy the insolvency rule to treat creditors equally cannot be enforced, according to a Court of Appeal judgment today Read More...

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Bentley Jennison partner takes million pound goodwill dispute to court
Accounting Firms

Bentley Jennison partner takes million pound goodwill dispute to court

13y Idris Nagri

Bentley Jennison partner takes million pound goodw...

Former RSM Bentley Jennison partner Paul Castledine are set to meet in the High Court over a goodwill Read More...

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HMRC powers come under scrutiny
Administration

HMRC powers come under scrutiny

13y Idris Nagri

HMRC powers come under scrutiny

Judge, jury and executioner: Experts warn that firms could be destroyed after ruling on HMRC power to remove tax agent status Read More...

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Ex-partners sue Mazars for £140,000
Legal

Ex-partners sue Mazars for £140,000

13y Idris Nagri

Ex-partners sue Mazars for £140,000

Three former Mazars partners are suing the firm for a collective amount of £139,215 plus £777 interest Read More...

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Two Madoff employees charged with false accounting
Legal

Two Madoff employees charged with false accounting

13y Idris Nagri

Two Madoff employees charged with false accounting

Annette Bongiornio and JoAnn Crupi charged with misleading investors over Madoff Ponzi scheme Read More...

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Accountancy’s Sisyphean challenge
Legal

Accountancy’s Sisyphean challenge

13y Idris Nagri

Accountancy’s Sisyphean challenge

Accountants fight for privilege is an uphill battle with no end in sight Read More...

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EU audit proposals full of contradictions
Audit

EU audit proposals full of contradictions

14y Idris Nagri

EU audit proposals full of contradictions

Michel Barnier’s green paper on audit reform would increase risks for auditors, but remains silent on the issue of liability, argues Matthew Lawson R...

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Telling the future for audit
Audit

Telling the future for audit

14y Steve Maslin

Telling the future for audit

Firm ideas need to emerge on the future direction of audit, and liability should not become a stumbling block in achieving this aim Read More...

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Negligence cases start to rise sharply
Company News

Negligence cases start to rise sharply

14y Idris Nagri

Negligence cases start to rise sharply

High Court Chancery Division sees 13 negligence cases against accountants, more than in any of the previous four years Read More...

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High Court win for HMRC on offshore scheme
Administration

High Court win for HMRC on offshore scheme

14y Idris Nagri

High Court win for HMRC on offshore scheme

IT contractor fails in application for judicial review Read More...

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Liability claims set to surge
Audit

Liability claims set to surge

14y Idris Nagri

Liability claims set to surge

Liability claims may rocket as victims of fraud turn to auditors for help Read More...

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PwC returns to court to fight for Lehmans plan
Business Recovery

PwC returns to court to fight for Lehmans plan

15y Idris Nagri

PwC returns to court to fight for Lehmans plan

Firm appeals for plan to distribute money to creditors faster Read More...

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Tax debt forces John Barnes into bankruptcy
Legal

Tax debt forces John Barnes into bankruptcy

15y Idris Nagri

Tax debt forces John Barnes into bankruptcy

HMRC has petitioned for the ex-England footballer John Barnes to enter bankruptcy Read More...

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Video: New expert witness rules
Corporate Governance

Video: New expert witness rules

15y rumo , Writer

Video: New expert witness rules

Accountants' reputation at risk if they take the witness stand unprepared Read More...

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Audio: New expert witness rules
Corporate Governance

Audio: New expert witness rules

15y rumo , Writer

Audio: New expert witness rules

Accountants' reputation at risk if they take the witness stand unprepared Read More...

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Court winds up kitchen company run by accountant
Business Recovery

Court winds up kitchen company run by accountant

15y Idris Nagri

Court winds up kitchen company run by accountant

Investigation finds In the Box, run by Philip Nigel Hill, appeared to be trading while insolvent and was using customer deposits to finance its ongoin...

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KPMG forced to pay £45,000 in discrimination case
Accounting Firms

KPMG forced to pay £45,000 in discrimination case

15y Idris Nagri

KPMG forced to pay £45,000 in discrimination case

Employment tribunal judge finds claim by dyslexic former KPMG employee for unlawful discrimination is well founded. Read More...

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PwC pays out £750 in employment tribunal
Accounting Firms

PwC pays out £750 in employment tribunal

15y Idris Nagri

PwC pays out £750 in employment tribunal

Hurt feelings case costs PricewaterhouseCoopers £750 plus legal fees Read More...

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Testing the water
Audit

Testing the water

15y Idris Nagri

Testing the water

Limiting liability has failed to open up the audit market to smaller firms Read More...

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PwC dealt Lehmans payback blow by High Court
Business Recovery

PwC dealt Lehmans payback blow by High Court

15y Idris Nagri

PwC dealt Lehmans payback blow by High Court

High Court rules it cannot endorse PwC proposal to speed up the return of assets to creditors, but firm says it may appeal Read More...

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Deloitte valuation of Woolworths deal goes to court
Business Recovery

Deloitte valuation of Woolworths deal goes to court

15y Idris Nagri

Deloitte valuation of Woolworths deal goes to cour...

High Court judge to settle dispute over Deloitte's valuation of BBC joint venture with failed retailer Read More...

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Rank Group wins £62m VAT appeal
Corporate Tax

Rank Group wins £62m VAT appeal

15y Idris Nagri

Rank Group wins £62m VAT appeal

Landmark ruling could see leisure industry recoup £500m Read More...

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