Category: accountants

R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) (Appellants) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and another (Respondents) – Supreme Court

Posted January 23rd, 2013 in accountants, financial advice, law reports, legal profession, privilege, taxation by sally

R (on the application of Prudential plc and another) (Appellants) v Special Commissioner of Income Tax and another (Respondents) [2013] UKSC 1 | UKSC 2010/0215 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Blackstone’s Pannick fails to persuade Supreme Court to extend privilege to accountants – The Lawyer

Posted January 23rd, 2013 in accountants, financial advice, legal profession, news, privilege, taxation by sally

“The Supreme Court has refused to extend legal privilege to accountants offering tax advice.”

Full story

The Lawyer, 23rd January 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Final ruling on legal advice confidentiality expected tomorrow – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 22nd, 2013 in accountants, confidentiality, news, privilege by sally

“Lawyers will learn tomorrow whether the confidential protection that attaches to their communication with clients can also be claimed by accountants. A Supreme Court ruling on the issue of legal professional privilege (LPP) is expected tomorrow.”

Full story

OUT-LAW.com, 22nd January 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Regulators agree to share more information – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 8th, 2012 in accountants, barristers, codes of practice, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

“Regulators from across the legal, accountancy, financial and property sectors have signed a formal agreement that will allow even greater sharing of information.”

Full story

Bar Standards Board, 4th May 2012

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

OFT to act on ‘Big Four’ audit firms – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 18th, 2011 in accountants, competition, news, unfair commercial practices by tracey

“The ‘Big Four’ accountancy firms are to face regulatory intervention for anti-competitive behaviour, which would severely curb the industry’s most powerful companies and cost them hundreds of millions in revenue.”

Full story

Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk