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Malpraxisul auditorilor statutari ai societăților și răspunderea juridică a acestora
The malpractice of the statutory auditors of companies and their legal liability

Author(s): Dan Cimpoeru
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Uniunea Juriștilor din România
Keywords: statutory audit; liability of auditors;malpractice;

Summary/Abstract: Audit services is based on two premises: (i) companies must be able to choose their auditors according to their needs and at a reasonable cost and (ii) investors must be able to rely on an independent audit opinion based on an audit of high quality before investing in a company.It is in the public interest to ensure a sustainable audit function and, consequently, a competitive market for audit firms. Usually, a person invests in a company only once, in advance, has analyzed an audit report relating to the financial condition of that company. If, then, there is a failure of the enterprise (such as eg bankruptcy) that has earlier cases and unidentified audited by the auditor in place its civil liability issue. The question is to set a limit on the civil liability of auditors so that, on the one hand, to ensure fair compensation to those injured (investors), and on the other hand, auditors to take such risks reasonably.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 08
  • Page Range: 142-168
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: Romanian