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13 October 2017
Issue: 7765 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Fraud

Group Seven Ltd and another v Nasir and others; Equity Trading Systems Ltd v Notable Services LLP and others [2017] EWHC 2466 (Ch), [2017] All ER (D) 46 (Oct)

The Chancery Division ruled that a number of defendants were liable for, among other things, dishonestly assisting in a breach of trust and for unconscionable receipt concerning a substantial fraud in which a Swiss company had been defrauded out of €100m. However, the court held that not all of the claimants’ allegations, including of deceit, had been made out on the evidence.

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Orwins—Maryam Abbasi

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Tees Law—Stephen Williams

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