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PwC sued by employee over alleged sexual assault
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.
Scyne can’t block partner from starting work at Downer after ‘belatedly’ bringing case
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.
SingTel loses appeal in ATO case over deductions on $14B Optus acquisition
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.
PwC accused of ‘hiding behind’ legal privilege to shield Linklaters report
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. 
Lawsuit accuses PwC of denying ex-partner retirement payments over leaks crisis
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.
Insurers dragged into PwC class action over $50M bond prospectus
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. 
PwC class action by Axsesstoday bondholders wants to add insurer, 3 years in
More than three years after filing a class action against failed asset finance lender Axsesstoday and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers over a $50 million prospectus, the applicant has asked a court to file a new statement of claim that will join insurer Dual Australia to the case.
PepsiCo loses dispute with ATO over royalty withholding tax
In a victory for the ATO, a judge has found that payments made by Schweppes to PepsiCo as part of a bottling and distribution agreement, which did not expressly provide for payment of a royalty for use of the company's IP, were royalties and should be taxed accordingly.
Court rejects Tony Sage’s bid to uncover legal advice in tax audit
A judge has rejected a bid by WA businessman and former Perth Glory owner Antony Sage to uncover external legal advice provided to the tax office in a dispute over an audit that went to the AAT, finding that reliance by the Tribunal on the material could endanger its independence.
Tax leaks report skewers PwC’s ‘whatever it takes’ culture
An independent investigation commenced in the wake of PwC's tax leaks scandal has taken the firm to task for its “whatever it takes” growth strategy and “overly collegial” culture, which discouraged constructive criticism.