Government consulting firm Scyne Advisory has brought legal action to stop a partner from jumping to the professional services arm of infrastructure giant Downer EDI.
Accounting firm Ernst & Young is seeking to throw out a tax partner’s lawsuit alleging he remains in the partnership despite an attempt to remove him, arguing the dispute had to be determined through confidential arbitration.
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been slammed for refusing to release a report by law firm Linklaters into alleged wrongdoing by international partners, with a senator saying the firm was “hiding behind” privilege after it made thousands of such claims during an ATO investigation.
A law firm is investigating an shareholder class action against lithium battery producer Magnis Energy Technologies and auditor Hall Chadwick after its share price plummeted to four cents late last year.
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has sued the firm for denying him retirement payments for moving to alleged competitor DLA Piper and for his alleged involvement in the firm’s tax leaks crisis.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost its bid to pursue a disciplinary case against former Grant Thornton director Bradley Taylor over his 2018 audit of fintech firm iSignThis while criminal proceedings are ongoing.
Weeks after giving the thumbs up to common fund orders at settlement, the Full Federal Court has been asked to decide whether judges have power to order payment of a commission to class action solicitors — not just funders.
The group that oversees accountants in Australia and New Zealand has slapped PricewaterhouseCoopers with a $50,000 fine over its tax leaks scandal.
Accounting firm KPMG has asked the High Court for a second time to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order made in a Victoria Supreme Court class action to its bid to transfer the case to NSW.
Financial services provider Pioneer Credit has taken auditor PwC to court, claiming $32 million in loss and damages over its advice on how the company should value its financial assets.