Linklaters accused of conflict in Thai refinery disputeThe dispute relates to Thailand's largest oil refinery (Credit: shutterstock.com/DifferR)The dispute relates to Thailand's largest oil refinery (Credit: shutterstock.com/DifferR)Samsung’s engineering arm and Saipem are seeking to disqualify Linklaters from representing a Thai state-owned oil company in a US$5.6 billion SIAC arbitration over a refinery project, alleging the firm obtained confidential information by acting for a joint venture partner in restructuring proceedings.