Gus Consulting GmbH v Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae
The court found that there was a real prospect of success in the appeal, as it was arguable that the judge may have misapplied the law regarding the risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential information, particularly given the migration of a team rather than a single lawyer.
- Parties
- Applicant/appellant: Gus Consulting GmbH; Defendant/respondent: 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
- Confidential Information, Solicitor's Duties, Injunctions, Migration of Legal Teams
Case Brief
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Parties
Gus Consulting GmbH
Applicant/appellant
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae
Defendant/respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae should be restrained from acting due to conflict of interest and risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential information.
- 2 Whether the judge misapplied the principles in Bolkiah v KPMG and Koch v Richards Butler.
Ratio Decidendi
The court found that there was a real prospect of success in the appeal, as it was arguable that the judge may have misapplied the law regarding the risk of inadvertent disclosure of confidential information, particularly given the migration of a team rather than a single lawyer.
Court Disposition
permission to appeal granted
Orders
- Permission to appeal granted.
- Costs in the discretion of the court hearing the appeal.
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