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An overview of PwC global news:

Canada

KPMG Canada hit with $1.4-billion lawsuit over Bridging Finance collapse PwC Canada, the receiver for Bridging Finance, is suing KPMG Canada for $1.4 billion over alleged deficiencies in the firm’s auditing of the private debt manager, which collapsed in 2021.
20 April 2023
United Kingdom

Big Four gaining favourability among UK legal space The Big Four professional services firms are making major inroads into the legal market, according to new data.
16 September 2022
United States

Legal operations expert David Cambria joins PwC David Cambria, nicknamed “the Godfather of legal operations,” has left law firm Baker McKenzie to join PwC US’ legal services department, according to a Blomberg Law report.
17 June 2021
United Kingdom

PwC enters UK LawTech market with ThoughtRiver collaboration PwC has continued its steady expansion into the UK legal market with the announcement of a new collaboration with technology firm ThoughtRiver.
24 February 2020
India

Law firms in India look to edge the Big Four out of the legal advisory space Law firms in India are looking to prevent the Big Four accounting and advisory firms in the country from edging into their market share, exemplified by a directive recently passed by the Bar Council
07 May 2019
United Kingdom

PwC joins forces with American immigration lawyers PwC has penned an agreement with immigration law experts Fragomen.
04 October 2018
United Kingdom

Lawyers cross-examine Big Four for climate reporting of audit clients The Big Four have been called upon by a group of activist lawyers to explain alleged failures to signal problems of climate change reporting at some of the UK’s biggest companies.
02 October 2018
Asia

Big Four set their sights on the legal services market in Asia As the turf war between the traditional strategy consulting and professional services providers continues to heat up, and together the consulting world fends off counter-punches over its encroachment
10 August 2018
Singapore

PwC continues legal services push in Asia with appointment of Rachel Eng Big Four firm PwC has continued the expansion of its Asia legal practices with the recruit of high-profile corporate lawyer Rachel Eng in Singapore.
24 July 2018
Peru

Ex-PwC tax partner Javier de la Vega joins law firm Garrigues Javier de la Vega has joined the Garrigues tax and financial services team in Peru. The move will see De la Vega appointed as a partner at the firm’s Lima office.
06 June 2018
United Kingdom

Yorkshire-based motor dealership aims to sue PwC and Lloyds bank for £55 million PwC and Lloyds Banking Group are set to face a £55 million legal battle with a motor dealership which will alleges they colluded to force it out of business.
15 March 2018
United Kingdom

Big Four eye potential $30 billion boost via legal market expansion The Big Four consulting and accounting firms could draw an annual revenue of $30 billion from legal services, were they to fully expand into the market.
28 November 2017
United Kingdom

82% of large law firms in UK book higher fee income 82 of the 100 largest law firms in the UK have seen their fee income increase over the past year.
11 November 2015
United Kingdom

Law firm Camford from Singapore joins PwC network Camford Law Corporation, a law firm based in Singapore, has agreed to join forces with PwC.
13 August 2014

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