The case stems back to a drink-fuelled party at the home of another Allen & Overy colleague in Moscow. It is claimed that Ms Clark had a sexual enounter on this occasion with the then Moscow office head, Tony Humphrey, who allegedly afterwards put less work her way and tried to engage in discussions of a sexual nature with her. The firm dismissed her, citing inappropriate writing - which she did under the pen name Deirdre Dare in a racy column known as the 'sExpat' column.

Depression

Unsuccessful in obtaining a hearing in the London courts, Ms Clark has taken the case to the US. She is claiming 'extreme mental and physical anguish' and says that her condition has resulted in eczema, hair pulling, anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide. The Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis York accepted a request last year from Allen & Overy that its former employee be subject to examination by a psychiatrist. The Appellate Division, FIrst Department of New York has now decidede that Justice York's decision was taken 'providently' and that the examination should happen. Source: Law Fuel