A Hong Kong judge has slashed a fee request for Linklaters by almost 80 percent.

The U.K. firm had successfully won dismissal of claims against audit firm KPMG made by Artificial Life Inc., a company that invests in smartphone app development. Artificial Life had sued KPMG in 2011 for malpractice, and the former company claimed the suit led to a decline in market value exceeding $100 milion.