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Suspension of the UK’s Refugee Family Reunion scheme: an afront to the principle of family unity
Oliver Oldman
19 November 2024
Festive frolics or regulatory wrongs in accountancy firms: a three-part podcast series
T’is the season of the office Christmas party – but accountants must be aware that their behaviour in this professional setting may still be caught by their regulator’s Code of Ethics.
26 September 2023
Inappropriate emails - ICAEW case provides helpful guidance on the threshold for discreditable behaviour
In a recent case, a member of the ICAEW (Mr F) was excluded from membership for sending numerous emails between 2015 and 2018 which were found to be contrary to the requirements of the ICAEW’s Code of Ethics in relation to professional behaviour.
19 February 2021
The long and winding road…. that leads to….. ARGA
Following the submissions of the Financial Reporting Council (‘FRC’) to the BEIS Select Committee in September 2020, in which it set out its progress so far under the Transformation Programme, the FRC this week has launched a consultation on its draft Strategy and Plan & Budget 2021/22, calling for stakeholder comments by 12 March 2021.
2 February 2021
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement – can UK qualified accountants still work in the EU?
Julie Matheson and Lucinda Soon consider the implications of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on UK accountants providing services in the EU.
18 December 2019
Is the FRC considering whether Sarbanes-Oxley should cross the waters?
The general election is now over, and Parliament has more time to deal with matters other than Brexit. The spotlight has therefore returned to corporate governance, with The Sunday Times reporting that the FRC is developing a “British version of Sarbanes-Oxley”. It reported that this would “heap more responsibility on to directors, asking them to vouch regularly for the integrity of their financial controls and – if passed into law in the UK – opening the possibility of criminal proceedings against chief executives and finance directors for reporting misleading statements to the market.”