Shareholder activism has always been a relevant issue for companies, but in recent years a new variety has emerged and taken hold in the form of ESG shareholder activism. In detail, the approaches and impact of ESG campaigns...more
In this past year, we saw an uptick in in-person court proceedings as the effects of the pandemic subsided, a decrease in pandemic-related litigation, and a return to many of the core issues facing Delaware companies...more
4/25/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Caremark claim ,
Cybersecurity ,
Delaware General Corporation Law ,
Derivative Suit ,
Freeze-Out Mergers ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
Below is our Corporate / M&A decisions update covering decisions in the first quarter of 2022. This update is designed to highlight selected important M&A, corporate, and commercial court decisions on a quarterly basis....more
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has denied an accountant’s appeal of a Disciplinary Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) order that cancelled her practicing certificate due to...more
Court of Appeal rules in favor of accounting firm in breach of contract claim -
The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim from a California-based businessman that a global accounting firm failed to ensure that its...more
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)
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