Certified public accountants are among those who may benefit from a mechanism announced by the Hong Kong government in May 2020 to exempt certain inbound travelers from compulsory quarantine. The exemption is provided under...more
The recent initiative of the Spanish Socialist Parliamentary Group to phase out cash payment with the horizon of its complete disappearance has opened an intense debate in Spain. Is the disappearance of cash possible? ...more
Recent court decisions -
Germany -
Cum/Ex-trades spark litigation -
So called Cum/Ex-trades have become one of the hottest legal topics in Germany. A flood of claims dealing with those trades has reached German...more
6/1/2020
/ Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Auditors ,
Audits ,
Business Disruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
Financial Statements ,
Hong Kong ,
PCAOB ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spain
1. Introduction -
As from the second week of March 2020, we have witnessed the publication of several laws that seek to address the significant challenges posed by the (health, economic and social) crisis caused by the...more
In the last two weeks, we have witnessed the publication of several laws that seek to address the significant challenges posed by the (health, economic and social) crisis caused by the COVID-19.
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On Saturday 14 March, Spain's Official State Gazette published Royal Decree 463/2020 declaring the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19 (RDEA). Under this Royal Decree, Spain has...more
Hogan Lovells’ global team of securities and professional liability lawyers is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on five...more
1/31/2020
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Audits ,
Fees ,
Financial Aid ,
Financial Fraud ,
KPMG ,
Netherlands ,
PCAOB ,
Professional Liability ,
Sanctions ,
Spain ,
Standard of Care
Hogan Lovells’ global team of securities and professional liability lawyers is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on five...more
8/26/2019
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Duty of Care ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fines ,
Germany ,
Hong Kong ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Netherlands ,
Professional Liability ,
Prospectus ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Spain
On 16 February 2017, the Spanish Insurance Regulator (the ”DGSFP”) submitted to the interested parties the final Draft of the Insurance Distribution Act (the ”ALDS”), which implements in Spain the Directive 2016/97 of the...more