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Since the invasion of Ukraine, work done by firms such as CMS, Harbottle & Lewis and Carter-Ruck for Russian billionaires has come under increasing scrutiny
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Move comes after Big Four firm refused to sign off company’s 2021 results
Abu Dhabi hospital group’s administrator alleges litany of errors at Big Four auditor
The British-born lawyer was set to take over from David Boies, one of the world’s most famous litigators, but instead quit to start her own firm
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