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PwC set for court showdown over £63m ‘leak’ claim

An ex-PwC partner is alleged to have leaked confidential information about the firm’s client to an M&A banker

High-profile case is set to continue with a court date now in the diary
High-profile case is set to continue with a court date now in the diary Photo: Jack Taylor/Getty Images

PwC is set for a major court battle over claims that one of its senior partners leaked sensitive information about a client to a former investment banker at Greenhill & Co.

The allegation that PwC’s ex-north of England head Ian Green leaked client-sensitive information is set to be heard in a two-to-three week High Court trial starting on 30 January, according to a person familiar with the claim.

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