Europe: Accounting and Audit

Many family law matters become contentious and emotional. However, whether in a community property state or equitable distribution state, each marital dissolution case has an end in sight, i.e., an equal division or fair distribution of assets, debts and income.

What does it take to uncover white-collar crimes? Investigating white-collar crimes requires specialised expertise, from forensic accounting to digital forensics, corporate intelligence and litigation support.

In California marital dissolution cases involving business assets, efficient resolution hinges on comprehensive business valuations and forensic accounting. Key steps include detailed business valuations covering operations, financial, economic, and industry analyses, as well as forensic accounting to verify records and identify non-business or non-recurring expenses.

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.

Given your limited time and the need to allocate it effectively in almost any business, you will need to assign a portion of the accounting workload to an outside expert team.

As someone who has delivered systems changes in finance and actuarial teams for insurance clients for over two decades, I have mixed feeling following the firming up of the IFRS 17 rules and deadlines.

In the first part of an occasional series looking at what it's really like to work at Deloitte, we speak to Elizabeth Hollinger, head of our Analytics Lab in Scotland...

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.