Updated Jul 22, 2026 – 8.00pm, first published at 12.28pmAshurst raised concerns about KPMG’s misuse of confidential Lendlease information in a secret review completed for the accounting and consulting giant last August, a report the firm went on to claim showed allegations made by a former employee could not be substantiated.The law firm also cleared KPMG partners of allegedly bullying the former employee at the heart of scandal, which has resulted in the exit of its chief executive and other senior figures, without interviewing a single person. KPMG used that finding to tell regulators, clients and a parliamentary inquiry that the allegations had been made maliciously.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Ashurst warned KPMG of Lendlease breach ‘risk’ last August
Despite the law firm’s concerns, the accounting giant went on to use its review to claim that allegations made by a former employee could not be substantiated.
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