Civil case
Liquidators of China Evergrande Group v. three PwC entities including PwC International
- Authority
- High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Case number
- Not published
- Filed or opened
- Not published
- Organization
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Current stage
- Application by PwC International to be removed as a defendant rejected. Substantive proceedings pending.
- Outcome
- Pending. Damages of up to RMB 57.9 billion soughtS6.
Decisions and steps
- Court rejects PwC International's application to be removed as a defendant, Caixin reportedS6
Claims this case bears on
- Supported83Chinese regulators said in September 2024 that PwC Zhong Tian had to a certain extent covered up and even condoned Evergrande's financial fraud in its Hengda audits.Press report, 13 September 20246 records citedAccounting
Sources
- S6Tier C Hong Kong Court Keeps PwC International in Evergrande Liquidators' $8.6 Billion LawsuitCaixin Global. Press report. 27 August 2026.Report by Wang Xiaoqing on the ruling of Wednesday 26 August 2026. It reports allegations in a pending suit, not findings.Link working, checked 25 October 2026