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A QC’s opinion means diddly squat

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    A QC’s opinion means diddly squat

    Because they have no duty of care to YOU, only to their client - the scheme owner…

    https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/...rm=Read%20more

    Even for investors who had actually read Thornhill’s opinion, the judge was equally content that Thornhill owed no duty of care. “He was expressly identified as tax adviser to the Sponsor. Any reasonable investor would have understood that.”
    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    Because they have no duty of care to YOU, only to their client - the scheme owner…

    https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/...rm=Read%20more

    Thanks. He isn't the only "gun for hire" who I have long regarded as an unreliable source of opinion. Many here will know the other(s) anyway and take large pinch of salt as required.
    Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
    Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.

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