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Software engineer resolves sex discrimination case against Xero
Employment 2025-05-19 2:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

An engineer who sued accounting software company Xero, alleging she was paid a lower salary than male colleagues, has resolved her case.

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iSignthis, auditor Grant Thornton hit with class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 1:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A shareholder class action has been lodged against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton over the delisted fintech’s 2018 financial statements.

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Ex-EY partner told clients tax scheme ‘risky but not illegal’, court hears
Tax 2025-03-31 3:51 pm By Andy Sidler

On the first day of trial in the Tax Office’s case against a former EY partner accused of marketing a tax loss access scheme and pocketing $700,000 in the process, the court heard former clients were assured the scheme was “risky but not illegal”. 

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PwC settles former tax partner’s case over retirement payments
Accounting 2025-03-25 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his case against the consulting giant, which alleged he was denied promised retirement payments.

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Blue Rock sues former exec who jumped ship to competitor
Employment 2025-02-28 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Melbourne accounting firm Blue Rock has taken its former associate director of accounting to court, claiming she breached her employment contract by making the jump to competitor Nexia.

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Twigg family lawsuit against Pitcher Partners settles for $25M
Accounting 2025-02-17 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A lawsuit alleging accounting firm Pitcher Partners was involved in race car driver Max Twigg’s misappropriation of $127 million from his family has settled for $25 million plus costs. 

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Court rejects ‘trawling exercise’ ahead of Waller Legal negligence trial
Trials 2025-01-28 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has failed in his last-minute call to vacate the trial to obtain more documents, an exercise a judge said would “make a mockery of the Civil Procedure Act”.

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Chartered Accountants drops investigation into ex-PwC tax partner
Tax 2025-01-07 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Accounting disciplinary body Chartered Accountants ANZ has dropped its investigation into former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer, who was linked to the firm’s tax leaks scandal in 2023. 

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Lead auditor for collapsed Greensill suspended for multiple failures
Financial Services 2024-12-16 11:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead auditor for the collapsed Greensill group, which was wound up in 2021 with claims over $1.7 billion, has been suspended until June 2026 for failing to adequately carry out his duties. 

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Clients of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick settle class action
Settlement 2024-12-06 3:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action brought by former clients of Melissa Caddick, who were defrauded out of $23 million, have settled their claims against a group of SMSF auditors.

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