
In 2011, the
Financial Reporting Council published a paper in which it reiterated the importance of the 'true and fair' requirement under
IFRS and
UK GAAP: see
here (
pdf). In doing so, the FRC relied heavily upon a legal opinion written in 2008 by
Martin Moore QC: see
here (
pdf). A more recent legal opinion, prepared by
George Bompas QC at the request of a group of investors including the
Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, raised questions about the FRC's position and called for Mr Moore's opinion to be reconsidered: see
here (
pdf). Today the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supported the FRC"s position with regard to the centrality of the 'true and fair' view: see
here. The FRC also published a response from
Martin Moore QC in which he addressed the points made by
George Bompas QC: see
here (
pdf).
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