PwC’s client urged to get separate lawyers in tax office stoush over legal privilege

Alan Shearer 2020-12-07 4:39 pm By Christine Caulfield | Melbourne

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A court battle between the Australian Taxation Office and PricewaterhouseCoopers over the scope of legal professional privilege claimed by one of its major clients, meat processing giant JBS Australia, has hit a preliminary snag over the consulting giant’s representation of JBS, with a judge warning he might compel the company and its subsidiaries to engage independent lawyers.

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