Hot on the heels of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ tax leaks scandal, in which disgraced partner Peter Collins leaked secret Commonwealth Treasury information and his colleagues turned it into tax avoidance schemes for clients, PwC’s UK arm has successfully defended a lawsuit in London over an alleged client confidentiality breach with a uniquely Australian twist.

There really was something in the water coolers at PwC circa 2015, when the firm’s Australian tax practice was conspiring to cheat its largest client, the Australian government, out of revenue.