Master of Rotunda sues accountants over tax strategy

In the past fortnight, four senior doctors have lodged legal proceedings against the firm Houlihan Cushnahan, whose main partners were both sanctioned recently by Ireland’s accountancy regulator

Professor Fergal Malone

The Master of the Rotunda Hospital, Professor Fergal Malone, is among the latest group of consultants suing a Dublin accountancy firm after a Revenue crackdown on the medical profession yielded millions in taxes and penalties.

In the past fortnight, four senior doctors have lodged legal proceedings against the firm Houlihan Cushnahan, whose main partners were both sanctioned recently by Ireland’s accountancy regulator.

The cases, brought by three obstetricians, a plastic surgeon and various ...