City lawyer Neil Gerrard of Dechert denies allegation he was ‘in rape mode’ June 30, 2021 A top City lawyer alleged to have told colleagues that he was going to “screw” his client for millions of pounds in fees has emphatically denied the claim, telling the High Court it was “utterly ridiculous”. Kazakh mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is suing its former lawyer Neil Gerrard for allegedly leaking confidential [...]
Claims against top City law firm Dechert ‘the stuff of conspiracy theories’ May 25, 2021 Allegations that a top City lawyer leaked confidential information about a Kazakh mining giant under investigation for alleged corruption are “the stuff of conspiracy theories”, the High Court has heard. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is suing its former lawyers and the Serious Fraud Office over an SFO investigation into claims of bribery, corruption and [...]
Serious Fraud Office encouraged ‘Machiavellian’ top City lawyer to leak client’s file, court told May 24, 2021 The Serious Fraud Office encouraged a “Machiavellian” top City lawyer to leak confidential information about his client while it was under investigation for alleged bribery, corruption and fraud, the High Court heard today. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is suing the SFO for alleged misfeasance in public office over an investigation into the Kazakh mining [...]
ENRC opens £70m claim against SFO and top law firm Dechert May 24, 2021 A multi million pound claim against a top City law firm and the Serious Fraud Office for an alleged breach of contract will be heard at the High Court today. Mining firm Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is suing law firm Dechert and one of its former partners Neil Gerrard for an alleged breach of [...]
Mining giant ENRC sues UK fraud office for £70m over long-running corruption investigation March 26, 2019 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is suing the UK's fraud agency for £70m over its conduct during a long-running probe into alleged corruption at the Kazakh miner. ENRC, which was delisted from the FTSE in 2013, has accused the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) of “arbitrary, oppressive and unconstitutional conduct” in relation to its investigation into [...]
Miner ENRC victorious over Serious Fraud Office in ‘historic’ Court of Appeal battle on legal privilege September 5, 2018 Lawyers hailed ENRC’s Court of Appeal win over the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in a legal privilege case today as “fundamental to our legal system”. In today’s judgment the Court of Appeal overturned a High Court decision from May that compelled miner ENRC to hand over the results of an internal investigation into corruption, carried out by [...]
This is what it’s like to be a young chef in London, from Michelin trainees to pop-up proteges November 2, 2017 Depending on who you speak to, young chefs are either the rock stars of the 21st century, or the last vestige of a Victorian-style workforce, toiling away in cramped conditions under tyrannical bosses for pay that makes nurses look like millionaires. What’s beyond question is that London is one of the most exciting culinary cities [...]
FA Cup: Upset fears allayed as late salvo saves Liverpool blushes February 4, 2015 BOLTON WANDERERS 1 LIVERPOOL 2 LIVERPOOL boss Brendan Rodgers was relieved to escape unscathed after Championship side Bolton were moments away from ruining his side’s pursuit of silverware in their FA Cup fourth-round replay last night. An exquisite injury-time winner from Philippe Coutinho added to Raheem Sterling’s late leveller after former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen [...]
FA Cup: Inspirational Gerrard denies Dons’ FA Cup dream January 5, 2015 AFC WIMBLEDON 1 LIVERPOOL 2 LIVERPOOL captain Steven Gerrard is hoping to bow out of English football by hoisting the FA Cup on his 35th birthday after his quintessentially heroic display denied AFC Wimbledon a huge third-round shock last night. The fan-owned fourth-tier outfit, who play home games at non-league Kingstonian and were only formed [...]
Mrs Clegg takes EU law job October 25, 2011 MIRIAM Gonzalez, the lawyer wife of deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, is jumping ship from DLA Piper to join the London office of US law firm Dechert, where she will head up the firm’s EU trade and EU government affairs practice. Gonzalez, who worked at the EU for seven years before joining DLA Piper in [...]