Court blocks PwC Australia from removing partner over tax leak scandal

FILE PHOTO: PwC sign is seen in the lobby of their offices in Barangaroo, Australia June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Lewis Jackson/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - PwC Australia's attempt to remove a partner after an internal investigation into the leak of confidential government tax plans hit a roadblock on Friday after an Australian court ruled the professional services firm failed to follow due process.

The decision complicates PwC Australia's efforts to move past a national scandal which has cost the firm its local chief executive, forced a fire sale of its lucrative government consulting business and embroiled clients Google, Uber and Facebook.