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The settlement was secured months before PwC announced it had removed another eight partners from the firm in the wake of the scandal. PwC subsequently admitted it breached conflict of interest obligations on a separate occasion.

“There has already been far too much secrecy surrounding this investigation and its repercussions. If we are to have any confidence in this process, those involved had better start coming clean.”

“Our ability to do confidential settlements is a really important part of the conduct of the tax system,” Hirschhorn told the May hearing.

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