Ex Turpi Causa in UK Law
- UK Supreme Court Considers Ex Turpi Causa In Bilta
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One-Man Company Engaging In Fraud Cannot Sue Its Own Auditors
... ... that relies on its own illegal conduct (applying the principle of ex turpi causa non oritur actio — often summarised as 'no court will lend its aid ... ...
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Are Strict Liability Offences Indemnifiable?
... ... 's claim was made out, it would be barred on the grounds of the 'ex turpi causa' defence. It was this issue with which the High Court had to grapple ... ...
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Antitrust Liability And Subsidiary Companies
In Tesco Stores Ltd & ors v Mastercard Inc & ors [2015] EWHC 1145, 24 April 2015, Mastercard was unsuccessful in attempting to strike out the claimants' antitrust claim in relation to the setting o...... ... ) sought to strike out the application under the principle of ex turpi causa on the ground that Tesco Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tesco ... ...
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Auditors' Liability For Failure To 'Blow Whistle' On Fraud
... ... It was an established principle (Ex Turpi Causa) that an individual could not rely on his own criminal conduct to ... ...
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UK Courts to Decide if Employees Must Pay Price Fixing Penalties Imposed on Corporation
... ... (The principle of ex turpi causa non oritur actio is that one cannot bring a legal action based on ... ...
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(Re)Insurance Weekly Update 39 - 2018
... ... Wallett v Vickers: Court considers issues of ex turpi causa and joint criminal enterprise ... ...
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Court of Appeal Strikes Out Claim to Recover Competition Law Fines from Executives
... ... that where liability of a company for a breach is 'personal', the ex turpi causa maxim applies (i.e. a claimant is prohibited from pursuing a cause ... ...
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Directors, Officers and Employees not Liable for Penalties Imposed by OFT investigation
... ... claim against its directors or employees was barred by the maxim 'ex turpi causa' (i.e. a claimant cannot recover for the consequences of his own ... ...
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Accountants Liability Update
... ... by relying on the ex turpi causa maxim, a legal principle which ... prevents a claim being ... ...
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