House of Lords

Caparo Case
The landmark case of *Caparo Industries plc v Dickman and others* (1990) significantly influenced the realm of audit law by ruling that auditors owe a duty of care to existing shareholders as a collective entity rather than to individual shareholders.
Ramsey Principle
In UK tax law, the Ramsey Principle allows the court to examine a series of connected transactions collectively to ascertain the taxpayer's liability, rather than isolating each individual transaction.

Accounting Terms Lexicon

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