Agouman v Leigh Day (a firm) [2016]

Queen's Bench Division
Written By Louise Glover

Agouman v Leigh Day (a firm) [2016] EWHC 1324 (QB) (Smith J)

“After securing a £30 million settlement from a global energy company in relation to a chemical waste spill, a law firm was held to have breached its duty of care towards a claimant by exposingthe settlement fund in a foreign bank to a dishonest thi…

“After securing a £30 million settlement from a global energy company in relation to a chemical waste spill, a law firm was held to have breached its duty of care towards a claimant by exposingthe settlement fund in a foreign bank to a dishonest third party organisation claimingto act on behalf of the victims.”

Vasilis Bikakis
E. G. Arghyrakis & Co.
22nd June 2016

Louise Glover
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