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Latest News in Corporate Crime & Compliance UK

  • October 27, 2026

    FCA Senior Manager Reforms Could Open Door To Bad Apples

    Proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority to replace its senior managers regime approval process for some roles with company-led notifications of appointments to the regulator could create openings for bad apples, lawyers have warned.

  • October 27, 2026

    Former Company Director Can't Avert £283K Tax Bill On Loan

    A former company director can't avoid nearly £283,000 ($377,000) in income tax on the unpaid balance of a loan despite it being written off, a London tribunal ruled, because the settlement with liquidators doesn't shield them from taxation.

  • October 27, 2026

    BDO Sued For $30M Over Class Action Firm's 'Ponzi Scheme'

    The administrators of class action services provider Goal Group have sued BDO for $30 million, alleging the auditor negligently failed to detect that the company was counting proceeds from clients' claims as revenue, ultimately causing its collapse.

  • October 27, 2026

    Contractor Loses Appeal Bid Over £63K VAT Bill

    A Northern Ireland scaffolding contractor lost its bid to appeal against a value-added tax assessment of £63,600 ($84,700) over whether Britain's tax authority broke its own deadline after a London tribunal ruled in a judgment published Tuesday that the tax authority needed more evidence.

  • October 27, 2026

    Gupta's Liberty Commodities Auditor HW Fisher Fined By FRC

    Britain's accounting regulator said Tuesday it has fined accountancy firm HW Fisher £140,000 ($187,000) for "serious and numerous" failures in auditing a commodities trader that formed part of Sanjeev Gupta's industrial group.

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