The insolvency firm handling the affairs of defunct contractor NMCN has issued a legal claim against its former auditor, BDO, relating to two historical audits of the company.
Court filings show that lawyers on behalf of NMCN plc and NMCN Sustainable Solutions Ltd filed a breach of contract claim against BDO on 26 March.
A newly published report by NMCN’s liquidators at Grant Thornton, released last week, said the move followed legal action against BDO to obtain files relating to the contractor’s affairs.
Information relating to audits of the former £400m-turnover firm’s finances for the years ending 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2019 was sought under sections 235 and 236 of the Insolvency Act, Grant Thornton said, as it looked…