Watchstone files counterclaim against Slater & Gordon UK, says firm’s agent had ‘back channel’ to PwC

Corporate 2019-08-30 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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Insurance company Watchstone Group, which is facing a lawsuit by Slater & Gordon UK over a botched acquisition that brought the law firm to its knees, has secured approval to file a counterclaim alleging auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers engaged in “secret meetings” with the firm’s corporate finance adviser to gain leverage leading up to the deal.

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