Sacked KPMG executive Eileen Hoggett is suing the firm after her abrupt dismissal over confidential client documents kept in her work locker.
The NSW Supreme Court confirmed that a summons has been lodged in her name against a KPMG entity with the first hearing scheduled for September 23.
No court documents are available at this stage.
The court listing shows she is legally represented by employment law specialist Bryan Belling.
Hoggett, a former chief operating officer, has said previously that she copped a hefty financial penalty from being expelled from the firm in July. KPMG has been thrown into turmoil by damaging allegations aired by a whistleblower that confidential client data was accessed and used to win new clients.
She was expelled from the firm in July after new evidence emerged to support a whistleblower’s allegation that sensitive Lendlease board documents had been kept in a locker in KPMG’s Sydney office.
The board documents were used to win business with other clients. The locker was Hoggett’s.
New CEO John Sams sacked her immediately over the issue, after Hoggett had previously denied the documents were in the locker.
“To say I am angry about this is an understatement. The conduct was totally unacceptable, and it is unacceptable that it has taken so long for us to get to this point,” Sams told partners when Hoggett’s expulsion was announced.
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