Tag Archives for litigation

Work-life balance: KPMG sued in Canada

KPMG is being sued in a proposed class action lawsuit filed the Friday (paywall) before the long Labour Day weekend, citing employees were forced to work unpaid overtime hours. The lawsuit alleges KPMG employees routinely work as many as 90 … Continue reading

18. September 2007 by Neil
Categories: Profession | Tags: , , , , , , | 17 comments

Sucks to be Seidman

By now, the verdict in the BDO Seidman lawsuit has been covered by all the major industry blogs. All the heavy­weights have regis­tered their opinions in this great swirling mass known as the blogos­phere. The mainstream media has tossed it … Continue reading

21. August 2007 by Neil
Categories: Auditing | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 6 comments

Conrad Black vows to regain business empire

From the Globe and Mail: Conrad Black has vowed in a court filing to regain control of what remains of his business empire, but he’s also worried there might not be much left. This struck me as a bit strange. I … Continue reading

01. January 2007 by Neil
Categories: Governance | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Depicting Waste Management fraud to enhance understanding

Dan Meyer’s blog, Tick Marks, has directed me to an inter­esting section of The Focal Point’s website, highlighting the work it did in helping the prose­cution of the fraud case of the former head of Waste Management, James Koenig. The … Continue reading

14. July 2006 by Neil
Categories: Accounting | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment