Mark Cawthorne
DAC Beachcroft
Articles
Insurance brokers and vulnerable customers; updated FCA Guidance
United Kingdom - March 29 2021 An insurance broker’s primary duty is to ascertain a particular client’s insurance needs and then advise on and procure suitable insurance cover to…
Don’t get caught cold by the Limitation Freeze
United Kingdom - September 28 2020 When the UK Government introduced the first nationwide lockdown in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association of British…
Accountancy Interpretation of Public Sector Leasing Arrangements
United Kingdom - June 11 2020 Following a two week trial in the Commercial Court, in which DAC Beachcroft acted for the successful Defendant - the Isle of Wight Council, the Court…
Hand it over! Ownership of documents and rights of access to accountant's file of papers
United Kingdom - March 23 2018 As many accountancy firms will testify, a request from a (typically former) client for access to the accountant's file of papers can often be the…
Accountant fined over failure to co-operate with HMRC investigation
United Kingdom - February 10 2017 HMRC suspected that two of Mr Shah's clients were involved in a £1.2m VAT fraud. As part of their investigation, HMRC served a Disclosure Notice on Mr…
