Jafari-Fini v Skillglass Ltd & Ors
Decision date: 30 March 2007
Neutral citation: [2007] EWCA Civ 261
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
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This appeal arises from disputes about Chesterton's 2003 acquisition and an alleged bribe paid on 27 June 2003 in connection with that acquisition. The Court of Appeal review (per Carnwath LJ) found that the deputy judge had concentrated unduly on implausibility in the Claimant’s account and had not sufficiently addressed weaknesses in the Defendants’ case; on that basis the judge’s conclusion that the payment was a bribe intended to influence Skillglass’s consent could not be supported. The appellate judgment concluded the evidence did not establish the Defendants’ case that the payment was a bribe intended to procure Skillglass’s consent.
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