Accountancy remains one of the largest professions with their work extending from the statutory audit of accounts, compliance work, management consultancy through to investment and tax advice. All have the capacity to go wrong, and the financial implications can be extensive.

The Third Edition of this work continues to provide practical coverage of their legal liabilities in negligence claims and is fully updated to reflect the impact of:

- The Supreme Court decision in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton [2021] UKSC 20, overturning the Court of Appeal and re-writing the law on scope of duty
- The important issues in the law of accountants' negligence raised in Borelli v BDO in the Hong Kong High Court and NMC v Ernst & Young (currently before the English courts)

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Simon Salzedo KC, Brick Court Chambers, UK
Simon Salzedo KC is a leading commercial silk. He qualified as a chartered accountant before coming to the Bar. He has extensive experience representing claimants and defendants in accountancy claims.

Tony Singla KC, Brick Court Chambers, UK
Tony Singla KC was called to the Bar in 2007 and took silk in 2021. He has a broad practice covering all areas of Commercial Law and regularly acts in high-value auditor's negligence claims.

Tom Pascoe, barrister, Brick Court Chambers, UK
Tom Pascoe is a barrister at Brick Court Chambers. He has a commercial law practice, with a particular focus on cases relating to fraud and corruption, as well as auditors' negligence cases. He has appeared in a number of the leading claims against accountants in recent years, including Assetco v Grant Thornton and NMC v EY.