Former KPMG director Mike Baird has savaged the consultancy’s use of legal professional privilege to shield key documents in a whistleblower scandal from public view.

The committee is probing allegations that KPMG misused confidential client information to win work, which have already led to several resignations.

Former KPMG director Mike Baird has savaged the consultancy’s use of legal professional privilege to shield key documents in a whistleblower scandal from public view.