Reading Time: 5 minutesWould the employer be liable for the employee’s injuries if the employee is prohibited from being employed in Singapore? If an employee is prohibited from being employed in Singapore but sustains injuries, then the employer would still be liable for the employee’s injuries since Singapore’s public policy is to protect workers at the workplace. This […]
SMU Lexicon: No Free Riding: The Scope of Auditors’ Negligence in Barclays
Reading Time: 10 minutesIntroduction to auditors’ liability in negligence The extent of auditors’ liability in negligence has, on the whole, been a settled area of law, stemming from the important English case of Caparo Industries Inc v Dickman[1] (“Caparo”). There, the plaintiff purchased a controlling stake in another company, having relied on the information contained in the audited […]