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Lendlease says ex-Greenwoods partner made contact after alleged dismissal for tax dodge complaints
Matthew Darke 2024-06-11 3:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lendlease has hit back at a lawsuit by a former Greenwoods & Freehills partner who alleged he was sacked for complaining about the company’s “aggressive taxation position”, claiming the partner reached out after he left the firm welcoming the chance to work with the company again.

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Judge gives vent to class action pet peeves in approving $1M Axsesstoday settlement
Class Actions 2024-05-30 11:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Approving a settlement between insurers and group members in an investor class action against lender Axsesstoday, a judge has aired his frustration with expansive confidentiality provisions and deeds that “misapprehend the nature of the court’s role” in dealing with group members’ claims. 

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Insurers to pay $1M in Axsesstoday class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-05-16 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Four insurers have agreed to fork over $1 million to settle an investor class action against lender Axsesstoday over an allegedly misleading prospectus for a bond offering, while claims against PricewaterhouseCoopers will move forward.

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PwC says it’s not liable for employee’s alleged sexual harassment at Sydney bars
Employment 2024-05-02 2:53 pm By Sam Matthews

PricewaterhouseCoopers has struck back at claims in a Fair Work suit brought by a graduate associate, denying liability for the alleged sexual harassment by the woman’s manager at multiple Sydney bars.

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PwC sued by employee over alleged sexual assault
Employment 2024-04-05 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PricewaterhouseCoopers has been sued by an employee who alleges the accounting firm is vicariously liable for an alleged sexual assault by a co-worker after an end-of-financial-year work party.

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Scyne can’t block partner from starting work at Downer after ‘belatedly’ bringing case
Employment 2024-03-08 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory has lost its bid to temporarily bar a former partner from working at Downer EDI after a judge found the firm had reasonable prospects of success in its case but had inexplicably delayed bringing the proceedings.

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SingTel loses appeal in ATO case over deductions on $14B Optus acquisition
Tax 2024-03-08 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Telecommunications giant SingTel has lost its challenge a ruling in favour of the ATO’s decision to reject over $894,000 in tax deductions related to its $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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PwC accused of ‘hiding behind’ legal privilege to shield Linklaters report
PricewaterhouseCoopers 2024-02-09 10:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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. 

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Lawsuit accuses PwC of denying ex-partner retirement payments over leaks crisis
Tax 2024-02-02 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Insurers dragged into PwC class action over $50M bond prospectus
Class Actions 2024-01-12 2:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Over three years into a class action against failed asset finance lender Axsesstoday and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers over a $50 million prospectus, the applicant has won the green light to add four insurers to the case. 

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