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
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
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
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