Battle to allow accountants privilege reaches Supreme Court
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Battle to allow accountants privilege reaches Supreme Court

14y Accountancy Age

Battle to allow accountants privilege reaches Supr...

Case between Prudential and HMRC allowing accountants to benefit from legal professional privilege reaches Supreme Court Read More...

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Ex-MF Global customers file lawsuit against PwC auditors
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Ex-MF Global customers file lawsuit against PwC auditors

14y Rachael Singh

Ex-MF Global customers file lawsuit against PwC au...

Collapsed bank’s customers file complaint against PwC claiming it failed to properly examine MF Global’s control over customer funds Read More...

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Jailed accountant ordered to pay back £130k of stolen money
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Jailed accountant ordered to pay back £130k of stolen money

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Jailed accountant ordered to pay back £130k of sto...

Darren John Upton must repay more than £130,000 of stolen client money or face to more years in prison Read More...

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Colin: Charity case is no defence
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Colin: Charity case is no defence

14y Taking Stock

Colin: Charity case is no defence

Stealing from charity just isn't very christian, notes Colin Read More...

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Charity fraudster jailed for five years
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Charity fraudster jailed for five years

14y Calum Fuller , Reporter

Charity fraudster jailed for five years

Steven Methuen is sentenced to five years in jail after stealing more than £500,000 from two charities Read More...

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Former Olympus execs plead guilty to accounting fraud
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Former Olympus execs plead guilty to accounting fraud

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Former Olympus execs plead guilty to accounting fr...

Tokyo prosecutors charge three former Olympus executives for falsifying company accounts to hide massive investment losses Read More...

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Hong Kong regulator takes E&Y to court
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Hong Kong regulator takes E&Y to court

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Hong Kong regulator takes E&Y to court

Securities and Futures Commission commences legal proceedings against Ernst & Young over access to accounting records Read More...

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Adult magazine distributor jailed for VAT fraud
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Adult magazine distributor jailed for VAT fraud

14y Beth Abel

Adult magazine distributor jailed for VAT fraud

Adult magazine distributor jailed for 16 months for falsely claiming almost £75,000 in VAT repayments Read More...

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Deloitte launches defence of Standard Chartered work
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Deloitte launches defence of Standard Chartered work

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte launches defence of Standard Chartered wo...

Joe Echevarria, US CEO of Deloitte, hits back at claims that his firm helped Standard Chartered Bank disguise secret Iranian client transactions from ...

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Deloitte US implicated in Standard Chartered Iran deception
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Deloitte US implicated in Standard Chartered Iran deception

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Deloitte US implicated in Standard Chartered Iran ...

US arm of Deloitte accused of helping Standard Chartered Bank disguise secret Iranian client transactions from US regulators Read More...

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High Court protects insolvency appointments
Business Recovery

High Court protects insolvency appointments

14y Accountancy Age

High Court protects insolvency appointments

Insolvency profession breathes a sigh of relief as High Court protects their appointment. But there are still pitfalls, warns Andrew Taylor Read More...

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US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived
Accounting Firms

US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived

14y Rachael Singh

US fraud case against Grant Thornton revived

Appeal lodged against Grant Thornton over its failure to spot fraudulent activity during its audit of now-collapsed technology company Winstar Communi...

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Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed
Business Recovery

Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed

14y Accountancy Age

Three’s not a crowd when funding is needed

Third-party funding in legal cases has just become more costly but it’s not the death of this form of raising finance to fund litigation, explains Wil...

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Grant Thornton's role in Tchenguiz case questioned
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Grant Thornton's role in Tchenguiz case questioned

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Grant Thornton's role in Tchenguiz case questioned

A barrister has questioned information Grant Thornton provided to the SFO in its investigation of Mayfair property tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz Read More...

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Court ruling could herald universal insolvency approach
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Court ruling could herald universal insolvency approach

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Court ruling could herald universal insolvency app...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether foreign court rulings in insolvency matters can be enforced in England and Wales Read More...

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Judge strikes out claim against KPMG
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Judge strikes out claim against KPMG

14y Richard Crump , Writer

Judge strikes out claim against KPMG

Judge rejects claims Ian Denzil Pennington, a director for Conwy County Council's auditors KPMG, acted unlawfully Read More...

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UK Swiss tax deal amended
Administration

UK Swiss tax deal amended

14y Nick Huber

UK Swiss tax deal amended

Amended witholding tax on Britons with hidden money in Swiss bank account likely to boost demand for Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility, accountants sa...

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Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe
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Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Senior City workers caught up in HMRC tax probe

Names emerge of three men arrested as part of film financing tax investigation Read More...

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Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients
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Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Accountant fleeced £250,000 from clients

Darren Upton lavished the money on secret mistress and a box at Leeds United Read More...

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Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion
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Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Redknapp and Mandaric cleared of tax evasion

The Tottenham Hotspur manager was cleared by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of evading taxes on payments totalling £189,000 Read More...

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Redknapp and Mandaric described as ‘Odd Couple’
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Redknapp and Mandaric described as ‘Odd Couple’

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Redknapp and Mandaric described as ‘Odd Couple’

Closing the defence, Redknapp's barrister John Kelsey-Fry ridiculed the prosecution case saying it was built on ‘despicable' evidence' Read More...

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Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 costs
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Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 costs

15y Rachael Singh

Langbar CEO stripped of licence and pays £20,000 c...

Ex-Baker Tilly partner and ICAEW member Stuart Pearson is stripped of his licence for a minimum of five years Read More...

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Redknapp admits lying to NoW journalist
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Redknapp admits lying to NoW journalist

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Redknapp admits lying to NoW journalist

Redknapp said he lied about the source of payments into his account to prevent a negative story appearing ahead of the League Cup final Read More...

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Mandaric claims payments to Redknapp were voluntary
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Mandaric claims payments to Redknapp were voluntary

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Mandaric claims payments to Redknapp were voluntar...

Mandaric says payments were "seed money" to build an investment portfolio Read More...

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Redknapp’s defence set to open in tax evasion trial
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Redknapp’s defence set to open in tax evasion trial

15y Richard Crump , Writer

Redknapp’s defence set to open in tax evasion tria...

Harry Redknapp denied dodging taxes by telling police: “I write like a two-year-old and I can't spell" Read More...

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Harry Redknapp accused of evading tax through offshore account
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Harry Redknapp accused of evading tax through offshore account

15y Nick Huber

Harry Redknapp accused of evading tax through offs...

Court hears of £189,500 paid into Monaco account allegedly opened by Tottenham Hotspur manager Read More...

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ICAEW set to regulate legal professionals
Accounting Standards

ICAEW set to regulate legal professionals

15y Rose Orlik

ICAEW set to regulate legal professionals

The institute could regulate solicitors as part of mixed professional service firms Read More...

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