UK financial advice firm beats competition from larger, national companies in the annual FT Adviser rankings
Mounting costs and legal claims dent profits at Big Four accounting firm
Buyout groups can help revamp the profession, but there will also be unintended consequences
Leaked report, which the carmaker claimed cleared it from forced labour allegations, shows audit fell short, according to experts
Buyout firms EQT and Permira also in running for mid-tier accountancy firm
Chancellor seeks to save £1bn on external contracts as part of spending review ahead of UK Budget
Regulator’s case against Prager Metis details alleged failures in examining the exchange before its collapse
Lavish training institute on tropical island under review as firm reels from fallout from its audits of failed property developer
Tougher economic conditions prompt companies to cut spending in firm’s key markets
Crypto exchange founder says its former lawyers’ ‘work for the prosecution’ denied him a fair trial
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Big Four firm pays $62mn fine and fires 11 staff over audit of collapsed developer
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FT Innovative Lawyers awards celebrate the individuals who lead in making change happen
Lawyers who stretch their skills to address changes under way in the practice of law
Tax and immigration adviser Vialto in talks with creditors two years after sale to private equity
Featuring the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients
New tech tools are enabling law firms to take on bigger projects and increase their impact
Law firms are changing how they manage their people and are reinventing their services and delivery models
Examples of best practice among company legal teams in Europe
Generative AI is just one among many pressures — from new client strategies to incursions by rivals
Copyright law was key to disputing fraudster’s claim to be cryptocurrency’s founder Satoshi Nakamoto
Work to overhaul the country’s legal system is increasing transparency as part of a bid to join the bloc
Law firms have been central to the biggest revamp of Britain’s capital markets in decades
A $500mn blue loan is still in place despite upheaval, thanks to robust monitoring and a tight legal framework