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Ex-lawyer reveals why internal PwC probe failed to find tax leak

Edmund Tadros
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PwC Australia’s former senior lawyer says her initial investigation into potential breaches of confidentiality by a former partner failed to detect problems because the firm’s partners gave her inadequate evidence to look at.

Meredith Beattie, the firm’s former general counsel, told parliament she was only ever asked to review one partial email chain involving former tax partner Peter Collins in 2017 that was unrelated to the confidential advice to Treasury.

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Edmund Tadros leads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom. Connect with Edmund on Twitter. Email Edmund at edmundtadros@afr.com.au

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