Kirby named in massive leak of offshore accounts #panamapapers

Monday, April 04, 2016

President of Court of Appeal Justice Ian Kirby has been named in a massive exposé of offshore accounts of world leaders and influential people by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).

Eleven million documents were leaked from one of the world's most secretive companies, Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. The confidential documents have revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.

They show how Mossack Fonseca has helped clients launder money, dodge sanctions and evade tax.

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