Auditors in UK Law

  • Porter v Magill
    • House of Lords
    • 13 December 2001
  • Lloyd (A.P.) and Others (A.P.) v McMahon
    • House of Lords
    • 12 March 1987
    ... ... and that they could consider whatever evidence and arguments were put before them, whether or not they had been before the respective auditors. At an early stage in the hearing, the court raised the question whether any party wished to give oral evidence. None did. Counsel then appearing for ... ...
  • Roberts v Hopwood
    • House of Lords
    • 03 April 1925
    ... ... to the officers or assistants of any local authority whose accounts, by section 250 of the Public Health Act, are also to be audited by the auditors. It is quite possible that this is the true explanation of the different branches of the subsection, but its determination is unnecessary in the ... ...
  • Porter v Magill
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 30 April 1999
    ... ... Sections 12 to 16 provided for the Audit Commission to appoint auditors and for the appointed auditors to audit local authorities' accounts in accordance with a code of audit practice prescribed by the Audit Commission, ... ...
  • Lloyd v McMahon
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 31 July 1986
    ... ... Whether it was so necessitates this court considering what are the powers, duties and practices of district auditors ... 21 THE POWERS, DUTIES AND PRACTICES OF DISTRICT AUDITORS ... 22 The office of ... ...
  • Horsley v Cascade Insulation Services Ltd & Others
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 18 November 2009
    ... ... Each of these was accompanied by a single sheet purporting to be an "independent auditors' report (continued)" attributed to Baldwins (Ashby) Ltd of Elsmore House, 14a The Green, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. These are in largely ... ...
  • R (Veolia ES Nottinghamshire Ltd) v Nottinghamshire County Council
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 01 October 2009
    ... ... Auditors are required to carry out their functions under the 1998 Act in accordance with a code of audit practice prepared by the Audit Commission: ss.4 and ... ...
  • Roberts v Hopwood
    • House of Lords
    • 03 April 1925
    ... ... to the officers or assistants of any local authority whose accounts, by section 250 of the Public Health Act, are also to be audited by the auditors. It is quite possible that this is the true explanation of the different branches of the subsection, but its determination is unnecessary in the ... ...
  • R v District Auditor of the Isle of Anglesey and Another ex parte John Arthur Jones
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 23 July 1999
    ... ... The legislative framework is that accounts of bodies such as the County Council must be audited by auditors appointed by the Audit Commission. An auditor so appointed has to comply with the code of Audit Practice issued by the Audit Commission and approved ... ...
  • R v British Ice Hockey Association and Another
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 26 April 1994
    ... ... We are therefore left with no alternative but to state that it is our intention to not allow the auditors access to our books until these matters can be resolved with all Premier League clubs… ... confirming they will allow access to all their companies ... ...
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