It would seem 1267 was not a great year for accountants. On the Today programme this morning (Thursday 29/7) it was revealed that in 1267 in the Statute of Marlborough a law was passed against accountants! Worryingly, parts of the Statute remain enforceable…
On further research the offending clause (XIII) translates as: ‘Remedy against Accountants. Farmers shall do no Waste. Remedy thereon’
At this point we do not know whether just being an accountant means the law has been broken, or indeed what the remedy was - but we’re taking advice. Meanwhile, we think we’ll keep our heads down!