Auditor liability limitation agreements

Resource type: Practice note

Status: Maintained

Jurisdiction: United Kingdom

A note outlining the law on liability limitation agreements for auditors under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). For a link to the CA 2006, see Companies Act 2006: publication of final text. For general background to the CA 2006, see Practice note, Companies Act 2006: materials.

Chapter 6 of Part 16 (auditors' liability) came into force on 6 April 2008.

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