Accounting Law and Audit Law

‘At a time when technology is fundamentally changing people‘s daily lives... I am keen that the excitement, motivation and momentum that the strategy generated are not lost as we work towards putting it into action.‘ (Ian Watmore Transformational Government, March 2006).

Although e-commerce has been around for about a dozen years, in many ways it really only came into its own in 2006. If you consider that online sales still account for only one per cent of all retail purchases, you might wonder whether e-commerce has actually progressed all that much.

Offering services for free has become a mainstay of the technology industry, and a marketing tool of choice for growing market share. But free offers may become increasingly costly, both to suppliers and consumers, during the course of 2007.

The LSE is establishing a new service aimed at helping smaller quoted companies to improve investor understanding and promote liquidity.

Bob Brassington outlines the options available to help keep a final salary scheme open.

Natasha Lee looks at the issues involved in presenting financial statements under IFRS.

In May 2008, Eversheds opens a new purpose-built HQ in London. It is a statement of intent from the firm that it is committed to innovation, international growth and new standards for client focus and employee satisfaction.

Within the national press, legal and financial firms are notorious for failing to use their first-class expertise and involvement in newsworthy stories and controversial cases to achieve the public profile they merit.

One-third of UK law firms do not have a formal talent management strategy in place despite challenges facing the legal sector in the current environment, according to a survey by the business advisory firm Deloitte.

On June 9, 2025, the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2025-23, which updates the list of accounting method changes — previously in Rev. Proc. 2024-23 — that qualify for the automatic change procedures under Rev. Proc. 2015-13.

Due diligence is a thorough investigation service of a business by a potential buyer, to establish value, assets, liabilities, potential and the associated risks.

As of June 16, 2025, the CRA will begin sending most correspondence to existing and new business owners electronically via My Business Account.