Ethical Requirements for Accountants - A Refresher 2026 (Jun 26)
Category: Law & Regulation and Compliance | Duration: 1hr | Tag: VODUK2634 | Type: Video | Course Level: Foundation | Speaker: Lindsay Webber | Date: 04/06/2026 10:00
Course Details
Are You Confident in Your Ethical Compass?
In the ever-evolving world of accountancy, a solid grounding in ethical principles isn’t just a regulatory requirement—it’s the foundation of trust, professionalism, and public confidence.
Here we have a practical and thought-provoking course aimed at UK accountants in practice, whether you’re newly qualified or in need of a timely refresher. This back-to-basics session will walk through the key ethical requirements set out by UK professional bodies, including the five fundamental principles (Integrity, Objectivity, Professional Competence and Due Care, Confidentiality, and Professional Behaviour), and how these apply to your everyday work.
In this course Lindsay Webber covers the following topics:
- The core ethical obligations under professional standards (e.g. ICAEW, ACCA, etc.)
- How to recognise ethical threats and apply appropriate safeguards
- Documenting ethical threats for different types of engagements
- Practical tips to strengthen your ethical decision-making
CPD Course Speaker
OmniPro Strategic Solutions
Lindsay Webber
As a head of Strategic Solutions at OmniPro, Lindsay’s focus is on helping practices achieve on-going best practice compliance, providing in-house training and technical assistance in audit and financial reporting.
Lindsay is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Accountants Ireland. She trained with KPMG in Johannesburg and specialised in external audit of financial services companies. She then spent six years lecturing audit and financial reporting to under-grad and post-grad students at Rhodes University in South Africa before moving to Ireland and returning to practice in a small, and then a medium sized firm where she was an audit manager. She is passionate about combining her academic and practice backgrounds to provide technical information in a useful and practical way.
Outside of her accounting qualifications Lindsay holds a PGDiploma in Higher Education from Rhodes University, an MBA from Trinity College Dublin and a Diploma in Forensic Accounting from Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Lindsay is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and Chartered Accountants Ireland. She trained with KPMG in Johannesburg and specialised in external audit of financial services companies. She then spent six years lecturing audit and financial reporting to under-grad and post-grad students at Rhodes University in South Africa before moving to Ireland and returning to practice in a small, and then a medium sized firm where she was an audit manager. She is passionate about combining her academic and practice backgrounds to provide technical information in a useful and practical way.
Outside of her accounting qualifications Lindsay holds a PGDiploma in Higher Education from Rhodes University, an MBA from Trinity College Dublin and a Diploma in Forensic Accounting from Chartered Accountants Ireland.