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WA law firm hooked into offshore tax haven stoush.
Australasian Business Intelligence, January, 2006
Byline: Sean Cowan
Jan 11, 2006 (The West Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian investigation into tax havens known as "Operation Wickenby" may claim the scalp of a Perth law firm. In the Supreme
Court of Western Australia (WA), WA businessman Thomas "Harry" Edgar alleged that the offshore scheme had been recommended to him by staff at Butcher, Paull & Calder. He is taking legal action against the firm over the advice received, also citing similar misconduct by accounting group Geers & Pusey.Edgar had invested funds in an entity that involved Swiss-based company Strachan, which is at the centre of the investigation by the
Australian Crime Commission and...
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