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ASA 508 - Enquiry Regarding Litigation and Claims - April 2006
EXAMPLE OF A REQUEST FOR A REPRESENTATIOEXAMPLE OF A REQUEST FOR A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO A LAWYER FOR AN COMPANY AUDIT CLIENT
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EXAMPLE OF A REQUEST FOR A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO A LAWYER FOR AN COMPANY AUDIT CLIENT
(Letterhead of Client)
(Date)
(Name and Address of Lawyer)
Dear ...
In connection with the preparation and audit of the financial report of the company (and the following subsidiaries and/or divisions) for the reporting period ended (date) we request that you provide to this company, at our cost, the following information,
1 Confirmation that you are acting for the company (and the above-named subsidiaries and/or divisions) in relation to the matters mentioned below and that the directors’' description and estimates of the amounts of the financial settlement (including costs and disbursements) which might arise in relation to those matters are in your opinion reasonable.
| Name of Company(subsidiary ordivision) | Directors'’Descriptionof Matter(includingcurrent status) | Directors’' Estimateof the Financial Settlement (inclusive of costs and disbursements) |
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2 Should you disagree with any of the information included in 1 above, please comment on the nature of your disagreement.
3 In addition to the above, a list of open files that you maintain in relation to the company (and the above mentioned subsidiaries and/or divisions).
4 In relation to the matters identified under 2 and 3 above, we authorise you to discuss these matters with our auditor (name and address), if requested, and at our cost.
It is understood that:
(a) the company (and the above-named subsidiaries and/or divisions) may have used other lawyers in certain matters;
(b) the information sought relates only to information relating to legal matters referred to your firm (including branches or subsidiaries) which were current at any time during the above-mentioned reporting period, or have arisen since the end of the reporting period and up to the date of your response;
(c) unless separately requested in writing, you are not responsible for keeping the auditors advised of any changes after the date of your reply;
(d) you are only required to respond on matters referred to you as lawyers for the company (and the above-mentioned subsidiaries and/or divisions), not on those within your knowledge solely because of the holding of any office as director, secretary or otherwise of the company (and the above-mentioned subsidiaries and/or divisions) by a consultant, partner or employee of your firm; and
(e) your reply is sought solely for the information of, and assistance to, this company in connection with the audit of, and report with respect to, the financial report of the company (and the above-mentioned subsidiaries and/or divisions) and will not be quoted or otherwise referred to in any financial report or related documents of the company (and the above-mentioned subsidiaries and/or divisions) nor will it be furnished to any governmental agency or other person, subject to specific legislative requirements, without the prior written consent of your firm.