Linklaters has been engaged by consulting giant PwC to conduct an investigation into the tax advice scandal engulfing its Australian arm.

PwC Australia has been plunged into crisis following revelations it misused information it gained about tax law changes while advising the Australian government on how to more effectively tax multinationals. Some of the firm’s tax partners shared the information with global tech companies to allow them to get a head start on the changes to tax laws and used the information to market to tech-sector clients.