May 31, 2026 – 4.00pmKPMG is claiming legal professional privilege to shield its internal investigations into allegations that confidential client data was misused from the corporate regulator and parliament, and wants an upcoming hearing into the growing scandal to be held behind closed doors.The legal manoeuvres, designed to protect the accounting giant’s reputation and the identities of partners involved in alleged wrongdoing, follow the abrupt resignations of chief executive Andrew Yates on Friday.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
KPMG wants secret parliamentary hearing over audit leaks allegations
The firm is also claiming legal professional privilege to shield its internal investigations into the scandal from the corporate regulator and parliament.
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KPMG invoked legal professional privilege to block parliamentary and regulatory access to its internal probe into alleged client data misuse; CEO Andrew Yates resigned abruptly. The case puts Big Four audit governance under direct scrutiny, raising compliance and data-handling risk for enterprise clients relying on external auditors for sensitive engagements.
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