Saga of Prince Jefri and KPMG (A): Mystery of the Missing Billions Case Solution
Law and bookkeeping firms around the world are following with great interest the progress through British courts of a suit. Those comfortable with the suit, filed by Prince Jefri of Brunei against the professional service firm KPMG Peat Marwick, comment that its judgment will be "a watershed opinion with deep consequences." At stake is nothing less than their company is conducted by professional service firms.
The case highlights: (1) the emerging tension between how accounting firms and law firms see their duty to clients and (2) the use and limits of "Chinese walls" in managing potential conflicts within companies.
This is just an excerpt. This case is about LEADERSHIP & MANAGING PEOPLE
PUBLICATION DATE: May 07, 1999
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