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Protecting the brand: British American Tobacco instructs Herbert Smith Freehills for plain packaging challenge

Protecting the brand: British American Tobacco instructs Herbert Smith Freehills for plain packaging challenge
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18 March 2015

British American Tobacco (BAT) has gifted Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) with a major disputes mandate, and instructed the firm as the tobacco giant challenges the UK government’s plans to bring in plain cigarette packaging.

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