KPMG fined three senior partners, including Kim Lawry and Eileen Hoggett, for viewing confidential Lendlease files during a $32m Westpac audit pitch.

As internal documents undermine the firm’s defence, it has initiated an urgent data purge and mandatory compliance training to restore client trust.

KPMG fined three senior partners, including Kim Lawry and Eileen Hoggett, for viewing confidential Lendlease files during a $32m Westpac audit pitch.

Construction giant Lendlease has slammed accounting firm KPMG over claims confidential client documents were misused, as a parliamentary hearing into the scandal is held on Friday.