Jump to full article: News Interactive Network/News Limited/News.com (au), 2006-12-21
Author: Rick Wallace
Intro: THE former managing partner of leading law firm Clayton Utz could face perjury charges over evidence he gave in defending a smoking damages case on behalf of a major tobacco firm.
Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls said he had referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions documents alleging "criminal conduct" by former Clayton Utz high-flyer Glenn Eggleton.
Mr Hulls has also referred allegations of misconduct involving Mr Eggleton and former senior Clayton Utz partner Richard Travers to the legal services commissioners of NSW and Victoria.
The allegations emerged in internal Clayton Utz documents that claim Mr Travers engaged in serious professional misconduct and Mr Eggleton gave evidence that was "potentially perjurious" while the pair were defending a tobacco company against a lawsuit lodged by a dying smoker.
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