Q:Barking and Co accountants have audited the holding company's accounts for the Deedman Group.
  To whom does Barking and Co owe a duty of care?
  A. The directors of the holding company only
  B. The subsidiaries
  C. The holding company only
  D. The holding company and its subsidiaries
  A:The correct answer is the holding company only.
  Auditors of holding company accounts do not normally pass down information to the subsidiaries and therefore do not owe them a duty of care. BCCI (Overseas) Ltd v Ernst & Whinney 1997