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The acrimonious legal battle between Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and its former director, Sir Paul Judge, took in a further twist on Monday when the Kazakh miner published what it claimed were transcripts of conversations showing the senior City figure leaking confidential company information. | The acrimonious legal battle between Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) and its former director, Sir Paul Judge, took in a further twist on Monday when the Kazakh miner published what it claimed were transcripts of conversations showing the senior City figure leaking confidential company information. |
It is the latest salvo in ENRC's lawsuit against Judge, launched in July, which alleges he deliberately disclosed details of company board meetings to the media. Judge filed a counter claim this month denying the accusation and accusing the mining firm of libel. | It is the latest salvo in ENRC's lawsuit against Judge, launched in July, which alleges he deliberately disclosed details of company board meetings to the media. Judge filed a counter claim this month denying the accusation and accusing the mining firm of libel. |
Fresh ENRC court documents detail alleged transcripts of conversations between Judge and a journalist dating back to October 2011, in which ENRC claims he reveals the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had begun examining the company's affairs months before it was publicly known. | Fresh ENRC court documents detail alleged transcripts of conversations between Judge and a journalist dating back to October 2011, in which ENRC claims he reveals the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had begun examining the company's affairs months before it was publicly known. |
The court documents claim Judge told the journalist the "SFO were very tough on the company" and that it had encouraged ENRC to make a "voluntary report, which means they own up to everything". | The court documents claim Judge told the journalist the "SFO were very tough on the company" and that it had encouraged ENRC to make a "voluntary report, which means they own up to everything". |
ENRC said it has recordings of the conversations, but Judge's lawyers denied he was a party to them. They added that he denied the new accusations. | ENRC said it has recordings of the conversations, but Judge's lawyers denied he was a party to them. They added that he denied the new accusations. |
The public disclosure that the SFO had begun looking at ENRC was not made public until December 2011. A criminal investigation into allegations of "fraud, bribery and corruption" at ENRC was announced by the SFO in April 2013. | The public disclosure that the SFO had begun looking at ENRC was not made public until December 2011. A criminal investigation into allegations of "fraud, bribery and corruption" at ENRC was announced by the SFO in April 2013. |
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