Future of building society thrown into doubt after it is landed with £2m court bill

Manchester Building Society has been told it will have to pay almost £2m in court costs in relation to a case involving accountancy firm Grant Thornton. The building society was awarded damages of £335,727 following the original High Court Case but was warned to expect a bill for court costs. This afternoon it was announced the building society will have to pay costs of £1.97m by the middle of next month. There are concerns for the long-term prospects of the building society following the announcement. On May 2, the Hig... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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