Gus Consulting GmbH v Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae [2006] EWCA Civ 369 (20 January 2006)

Gus Consulting GmbH v Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae [2006] EWCA Civ 369 (20 January 2006)

There is a properly arguable case that the judge may have misapplied the law regarding the sufficiency of precautions taken to prevent disclosure of confidential information by LLGM, justifying permission to appeal.

Citation
[2006] EWCA Civ 369
Parties
Applicant/appellant: GUS Consulting GmbH; Defendants/appellant: LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
20 January 2006
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
Permission to appeal granted
Legal Topics
Conflict of Interest, Confidential Information, Solicitor's Duties
Commercial Law Legal Ethics Conflict of Interest Confidential Information Solicitor's Duties

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Parties

GUS Consulting GmbH

Applicant/appellant

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae

Defendants/appellant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae should be restrained from acting for DCL in arbitration due to prior representation of CAIB and risk of disclosure of confidential information.

Ratio Decidendi

There is a properly arguable case that the judge may have misapplied the law regarding the sufficiency of precautions taken to prevent disclosure of confidential information by LLGM, justifying permission to appeal.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal granted

Orders

  • Permission to appeal granted
  • Costs in the discretion of the court hearing the appeal