Negligence Claims Against Accountants & Auditors - Latest Update

Introduction

This webinar will provide you with an update on the latest developments in caselaw involving claims in professional negligence against accountants and auditors, and key issues arising.

This webinar will consider the essentials of a professional negligence claim, looking at the scope of duty and causation before moving onto damages, limitation and the application of the pre-action protocol, together with alternate routes for remedy against professional bodies.

This webinar will assume basic knowledge in the subject area.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Claim in contract v claim in tort
• Scope of duty and establishing the duty of care
• Breach of duty
• Causation
• Recoverability including contributory negligence and mitigation
• Quantum
• Limitation
• Pre-action protocol
• Remedy routes against professional bodies
• Recent caselaw

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 9th April 2025

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