GFC and Large Corporate Negligence by Shareholders The GFC and various large corporate collapses in recent years have led to a significant number of claims in negligence by creditors and shareholders against the auditors of the collapsed companies.
However, courts have been wary of allowing such claims be
Discuss the above statement under the following areas-
1. Policy
2. Case law ? choose 2 to 3 Australian case examples that have been
decided in the year 2000 or later. Choose at least 1 case that is not listed in the textbook. Explain the legal rules the court applied and the
main reasons for the court?s decision for each chosen case.
3. Explain how the current law regarding the negligence of auditors differs to the general principles of negligence set out in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562.
4. Do you agree with the current law? Explain why.
