Private Sector

Shrewsbury businessman has appeared in court accused of fraudulently trading as a building company.

A criminal prosecution of Mike Lynch, the British tech entrepreneur, in the UK would result in severe delays, the US government argued today as it fought to extradite the Autonomy founder to be tried on fraud charges in America.

The City of London Police have arrested and charged a man with acting as a company director whilst disqualified.

SCOTLAND'S most senior law officer has said "no criminal conduct" was exposed in investigations into the malicious prosecution of former Rangers administrators who believe there was an "abuse of power" in the legal system.

Sign and displays boss disqualified for 10 years after submitting false invoices to claim more than £185,000 from lenders.

A company book keeper is to be sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court next month after admitting a £67,000 fraud against his employers.

There has been a notable increase in the number of insurance claims made against agents, with some complainants being regular users of ‘no win, no fee’ law firms, according to a new report.

29 January 2021: Myles Thompson, current President of Accountancy Europe, explains the factors the profession must address to ensure audit quality is consistent across the continent, as part of a series of articles on key themes from ICAEW’s Audit Manifesto.

Four women are to stand trial accused of a £500,000-plus fraud in which a Penrith-based haulage company was allegedly targeted.

A  man who defrauded two builders' merchants out of more than £26,000 has been sentenced to a 10-month prison term, suspended for two years, after he offered to pay back all the money.