By Martin Coyle ( April 28, 2026, 13:59 GMT | Insight) -- Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation’s former top lawyer denied that a near £3 million payment made to UK lawyers for nine months of work was “excessive,” saying the Kazakh miner faced an “existential threat” from UK prosecutors. The miner’s former general counsel was also pressed on “exorbitant” invoices the miner paid for lawyers, including a $9,000 flight and a $3,000 hotel stay.Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation’s former top lawyer denied that a near £3 million payment made to UK lawyers for nine months of work was “excessive,” saying the Kazakh miner faced an “existential threat” from UK prosecutors....
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