Dechert has asked London’s High Court for an extension to file its defense against a claim brought by Jordanian lawyer Karam Al Sadeq because the firm’s white collar head Neil Gerrard caught coronavirus in April.

Dechert, Gerrard, white collar partner Caroline Black and former partner David Hughes are asking for a further extension to file their defence against a claim brought by Jordanian lawyer Karam Al Sadeq.