Judge remains concerned about conflict of interest in PWC privilege battle with tax office

Tax 2020-12-18 10:25 pm By Miklos Bolza | Sydney

Assurances that PwC can be a defendant in a privilege fight with the ATO while representing three other defendants in the proceedings and avoid a conflict of interest has failed to allay concerns raised by a Federal Court judge, who said the situation created “at least an appearance of tension”.