In October 2013 we wrote about the courts’ continued unwillingness or perhaps inability to break down the legal barriers that protect auditors from negligence claims.
In a victory for common sense, Judge William Orrick of the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected PETA’s claims on grounds that it is a matter for the US congress to determine whether the protection of laws should be extended to animals ...
On Thursday 17th December, the Court of Appeal delivered its unanimous decision upholding the trial judge’s decision in the ground-breaking judgment in the phone-hacking case against the Mirror Group ...
Litigation is a serious and expensive business. But, just occasionally, it descends into farce. A judge gives a judgment which paints a picture so vivid that you can see the events unfolding, with painful clarity.
In June of this year we wrote an update on our series of articles looking at the accountability of auditors and the courts’ continued unwillingness ...