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Tube hits Freshfields with £140m-plus negligence claim

Calm down, everyone! I understand Freshfields have not even served a defence yet, so we are looking at mid to late 2013 for any trial - if there ever is one. Which (notwithstanding the formulaic vigorous denial of liability) must be regarded as unlikely if Freshfields did cock up the documentation (as the above appears to suggest). Far more likely is a confidential, eight-figure carve-up at a mediation at some point during 2012. Another thing: I wonder why Herbies relinquished a case as big as this to Inces...

25-Jul-2011

1:20 pm