Caroline Allen
Year of call: 2005
In Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited v Dechert LLP, the Court of Appeal stressed the need for solicitors to engage in careful prospective consideration of costs, and to provide regular and realistic costs estimates to clients. It is the latest round of Dechert's long-running fee dispute with its former client, concerning work carried out by the defendant firm in relation to a criminal investigation into Eurasion Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
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