Month: April 2019

Out of the ashes of audit: Law and the ‘Big Four’

Yesterday the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)launched a public consultation into the quality and effectiveness of audit. The consultation, led by Sir Donald Brydon, is the next step in a process which has the potential to significantly overhaul the industry. But could this heightened scrutiny of the ‘Big Four’ and their traditional strangle […]