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Liability of auditor for incorrect accounting treatment advice (UK)

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By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on March 21, 2019

The English Court of Appeal found that the plaintiff building society had not proved damages against its auditors who gave them incorrect information about how to treat long-term interest rate swaps on its balance sheet under the IFRS requirements.

The swaps were not included on the balance sheet from 2005 till 2013, when they were…

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