Judge Slams Allen & Overy Over $10 Million Fee for Five Day Case

Allen & Overy (A&O) has been slammed by the High Court for racking up almost £5.2m in costs and spending the equivalent of nine man years for a five-day trial. Mr Justice Floyd, in handing down his cost judgment yesterday (17 April), on patent infringement case Research In Motion UK (RIM) v Visto, held there was "quite a staggering disparity" between the cost estimates of the two parties. Visto's lead partner Gary Moss from Taylor Wessing estimated that his firm's costs would be £1m compared to £5.18m for A&O acting for RIM.

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