Overview
- Justice Stephen Houseman ruled that secretly obtained material from a dinner with opposing counsel cannot be used to shortcut the case.
- An agent from private intelligence firm Black Cube recorded a newly promoted lawyer during an alcohol‑fueled meeting, according to the reports cited.
- Black Cube said its information‑gathering methods are legal and argued the dispute centers on the ethics of targeting an adversary’s legal representative.
- The lawsuit alleges a multimillion‑dollar stock‑lending fraud tied to Vladimir Sklarov and a fabricated link to the Astor family, which left assets outside Salinas Pliego’s control.
- The London ruling lands as Mexico’s Supreme Court recently rejected appeals over significant tax liabilities tied to Salinas Pliego’s businesses, intensifying his legal pressures.