Insurance Legislation By Helen Faulkner Legislative changes are bringing major changes to the Insurance landscape. This collection houses DAC Beachcroft's alerts on the pertinent issues.
The Insurance Act 2015 By Nick Young The Insurance Act 2015 comes into force in August 2016 and will represent a significant change to insurance contract law in this country. This collection provides practical advice and looks at various topics relating to the Act. You can save…
The Equality & Human Rights Commission: what happens when it gets involved in discrimination claims? By Matthew Butler For businesses and public bodies on the receiving end of discrimination claims, the task of defending those claims becomes much more complex if the Equality & Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) chooses to get involved. The EHRC has become…
Covid-19 claims trends By Becky Lea Our schools and higher education institutions have faced unique and unprecedented challenges throughout the Covid-19 crisis from a sudden lockdown, remaining open for the children of key workers, to swift preparations to re-open with rapid lateral…
Predicted Grades 2021 By Becky Lea Following the chaos that ensued last Summer, the government has confirmed how academic qualifications including GCSEs and A-Levels will be assessed in the Summer of 2021. Whilst it had been hoped that in-person examinations would go ahead as usual,…
Undertakings – a difficult undertaking? By Tom Bedford The Supreme Court has provided some guidance as to the limits of solicitors’ undertakings. We look at what this means in practice. In the case of Harcus Sinclair LLP v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32, the Court was asked to consider whether a…
Breaking the Mountaineer’s Knee: Supreme Court establishes “purpose test” to assess the scope of an auditor’s duty By Jamie Tomlinson Introduction A lot has already been written about the June 2021 Supreme Court judgment in the case of Manchester Building Society vs. Grant Thornton UK LLP [2021] UKSC 20 . That is not surprising, as it is the first Supreme Court decision on the…
Auditors’ duties in relation to fraud – the new requirements of (Revised) ISA (UK) 240 By Richard Highley Introduction In May 2021, the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) issued revised standards in relation to an auditor’s duty to report fraud in a period of heightened public scrutiny of the profession. Auditors have always owed a duty, to their…
Exposures under the Pensions Schemes Act 2021 for auditors and accountants By Christopher Dyke The introduction of broad new criminal sanctions and civil fines in the Pensions Act 2021 (PSA) exposes a wide range of persons involved in pension schemes. Although the focus of many articles has been on the directors and officers of an employer…
Accountancy Experts – the importance of objectivity, relevant expertise and operating on a level playing field By Francesca Muscutt Professional expert witnesses provide an important role in litigation; they assist the court by providing unbiased, objective opinions and analysis on issues within their relevant field of expertise. The vast majority of experts understand what…
Can Accountants refuse ADR and avoid the own goal of a costs penalty? By Naomi Park The Court has discretion as to the orders it can make on costs in litigation (under CPR Part 44), and a successful litigant can be penalised in costs if, for example, they unreasonably refuse to engage in mediation.
PFAS: the risks that the “forever chemical” poses to the environment and the resulting claims By Duncan Strachan PFAS is short for ‘perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances’, and they are a group of man-made chemicals that have been in commercial production since the 1940s to make surfaces resist stains, water and grease due to their water- and…
