Court dismisses negligent advice claim against accountant
The District Court of Western Australia has dismissed a negligent advice claim made against an accountant relating to an arrangement involving the sale of shares to an SMSF.
by Shared by SMSF Adviser | Jul 12, 2020
In the case of Hohnen v Hopkins [2020] WADC 98, the plaintiffs, Mr Mark Hohnen and his wife Catherine Hohnen, sought to claim for loss and damages resulting from advice they claimed was provided by their former accountant, Mr Rick Hopkins, and his in-house accountant, Ms Janis Sawyer.
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