Lawyer ‘lied to high court to cover up assisting SFO investigation’

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Neil Gerrard, retired partner of Dechert, admits he ‘failed in his duty’ to pass on information to his client ENRC
A solicitor who acted for the embattled mining firm ENRC has been accused of lying to the high court in order to cover up assisting a long-running Serious Fraud Office investigation into his own client.
Neil Gerrard, 66, a retired partner at the City law firm Dechert, admitted he had “failed in his duty” to pass on crucial information to the former FTSE 100 company, which is suing the lawyer and the law firm for colluding with the SFO on the case. Continue reading...

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