The recent High Court ruling on a dispute regarding the expulsion of a partner from one of the Big Four under the firm’s 2017 LLP agreement (LLPA) raises warning signs for accountancy practices. Andreas White, employment partner at Kingsley Napley, examines the ruling 

Smith & Williamson’s plans to merge with wealth manager Tilney in a £1.8bn deal have hit problems, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) identifying ‘a number of issues’ with the proposed structure

In this week’s accountancy career moves, a partner appointment at Cowgills, directors hires at UHY Hacker Young and Crowe, a CFO promotion at BP and a chair promotion at Milsted Langdon

Organisations need to change their corporate culture and improve their understanding of mental health issues to support employees and reduce the damaging impact of the always-on work culture

HMRC and the Treasury are making slow progress towards meeting the Civil Service’s ambition to become the UK’s most inclusive employer by 2020, according to the latest gender pay gap reporting

The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) hosted over 120 prospective accountancy students at Make Your Future Count - its accounting apprenticeships and careers conference, Zak Jakubowski spoke to trainees about their accountancy aspirations

The Chancellor has launched the process to appoint the next chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the body which provides independent economic forecasts and independent analysis of public finances for the government

Mazars, the international accounting and audit network, has reported a 10.4% hike in revenue to €1.77bn (£1.51bn) for year end 2019, marking record organic growth spurred by expansion in China

In this week’s accountancy career moves, partner appointments at Hurst, Mercer & Hole, partner promotion at PwC and senior audit hires at Beever and Struthers and DTE

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has launched a new wellbeing hub to provide mental health, lifestyle and community support for students, in response to requests for additional help with exam stress

The government has promised a major revamp of the student loans repayment system, with the introduction of an online service designed to prevent overpayments at the end of the loan term

Operating as a limited liability partnership (LLP) has its own set of challenges and dispute resolution can be one of the trickiest areas, especially when somone is being frozen out of a partnership. Lydia Danon, partner at Cooke, Young & Keidan explains potential pitfalls

RSM is beefing up its creditor services business with a £100k plus investment, including substantial investment in products, people and premises, in anticipation of increasing activity as the UK economy comes under strain

Steve Varley, senior managing partner at EY, is stepping down as managing partner of the UK firm to take on a role as global vice chair for sustainability at the Big Four network

BDO Global has appointed Melanie Hind, former audit chief at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) as head of assurance quality