Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has succeeded in a claim against the Serious Fraud Office and law firm Dechert in a case revolving around leaks of confidential material.

Ex-Dechert white-collar crime partner Neil Gerrard was found to have leaked material about his then client ENRC to the press and the SFO. Gerrard also engaged in contact with the SFO without the knowledge of his client, according to a judgment handed down by Justice Waksman in London’s Commercial Court on 16 May.