The construction of Southmead Hospital has become wrapped up in a legal claim worth up to £1.3 billion after "delays and problems" were caused by the company which built it. The government is suing auditor KPMG for its alleged involvement in the collapse of one of Britain's largest construction companies, Carillion.
KPMG is being sued by an office of official government liquidators known as the Official Receiver, who claim that KPMG failed to properly audit Carillion. The firm collapsed in 2018, leading to 3,000 job losses and causing chaos in private-sector construction projects including hospitals, schools and roads.
The £1.3 billion sum for which KPMG is being sued could help to recoup the losses of some of Carillion's creditors, according to the Official Receiver. And according to documents submitted with the legal claim, Carillion’s effort to build and manage Southmead Hospital was troubled by "delays and problems", and was one of a small handful of projects which led to Carillion's collapse.
