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Malicious falsehood claim struck out as an abuse of process (Tinkler v Ferguson)

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Published on: 19 June 2020
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Information Law analysis: A malicious falsehood claim brought in the context of an intra-board dispute in Stobart Group Ltd has been struck out on the basis that it constituted a collateral attack on findings made in relation to earlier proceedings concerning the same overall dispute. Written by Phillip Patterson, barrister, Hardwicke Chambers.

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