Treasury wanted to retender Eurostar legal adviser role over “concerns” at Freshfields’ £2.8m bill
The Treasury considered retendering for a new principal legal adviser on the sale of its stake in Eurostar midway through the transaction over concerns that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s £2.8m bill was too high, it has emerged. A report by the National Audit Office into the sale of the Government’s entire 40 per cent stake in Eurostar […]