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Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 · Part B · Chapter 15

Section 415 Liability of auditors for negligence

(1)
A company’s auditor shall in the performance of his duties exercise all such care, diligence and skill as is reasonably necessary in each particular circumstance.
(2)
Where a company suffers loss or damage as a result of the failure of its auditor to discharge the fiduciary duty imposed on him by subsection (1), the auditor is liable for negligence and the directors may institute an action for negligence against him in the Court.
(3)
If the directors fail to institute an action against the auditor under subsection (2) of this section, any member may do so after the expiration of 30 days’ notice to the company of his intention to institute such action.
Cite as: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020, section 415

What this section means

From the guide: Is my company exempt from audit under CAMA 2020?

  • An auditor who fails to use the care, diligence and skill reasonably necessary is liable for negligence, and members can sue after 30 days’ notice if the directors do not (section 415).

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Source: Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (Act No. 3 of 2020), Official Gazette No. 124, Lagos, 10 August 2020. General information, not legal advice.