Our global team of securities and professional liability lawyers at Hogan Lovells is uniquely positioned to monitor legal developments across the globe that impact accountants’ liability risk. We have experienced lawyers on...more
A company that specialized in the design and production of optical instruments (hereafter: the Company) hired an accounting firm and a tax consultancy firm (hereinafter: the Accountants) to prepare its annual accounts between...more
10/26/2021
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Audits ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Italy ,
Netherlands ,
Professional Liability ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Spain
Recent regulatory and enforcement developments -
Hong Kong -
Court rules on disclosure of disciplinary decisions-
Accountants and other professionals should not expect that disciplinary decisions against them will remain...more
3/30/2021
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Capital Markets ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Hong Kong ,
Italy ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Netherlands ,
Regulation S-K ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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
The Netherlands -
Breach of an accountant’s duty of care does not always lead to civil liability -
In the period of 2001-2002, two accountants drafted a company’s financial statements at the request of the owner who...more
11/8/2019
/ Accountant Malpractice ,
Accountants ,
Accounting ,
Accounting Standards ,
Civil Liability ,
Confidential Information ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Duty of Care ,
International Tax Issues ,
Local Ordinance ,
PCAOB ,
Professional Liability ,
Standard of Care ,
Tax Advice
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