Jun 21, 2026 – 8.00pmThe investigations that law firms conduct for their corporate clients normally take place well behind closed doors. But on Sunday, we got a rare insight into how these probes work – with a new batch of revelations from the whistleblower at the heart of KPMG’s audit leaks scandal.In a submission to parliament, the former KPMG executive explained how KPMG limited the scope of the reviews conducted by two top-tier law firms, Allens and Ashurst.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Inside the law firm probes that let KPMG cloak itself in secrecy
Law firm reviews of KPMG’s whistleblower allegations belong to a cottage industry of corporate investigations. Are they really independent?















