High Court judge rules Dechert £16m ENRC bills ‘highly unrealistic’

Signature Litigation client ENRC’s costs case published in The Lawyer and The Times.

First published in The Lawyer, 10 February 2017. Read the full article here.

“A High Court judge has thrown into question the legitimacy of a £16m bill charged by Dechert to FTSE 100 mining giant ENRC.

The ruling permits ENRC to have the bill assessed and gives a green light to the company and its lawyers, Signature Litigation, to pursue Dechert for recovery of its costs.

Dechert billed ENRC for around £16m for 23 months of work, with partner David Neil Gerrard leading for the client.”

News of this case has also been published in The Times, 13 February 2017, and can be read here.