WHEN WILL A FRAUD VICTIM’S SETTLEMENT OF ITS ONWARD LIABILITY AFFECT THE AMOUNT RECOVERABLE FROM THE FRAUDSTER?

On 14 March, an article from Herbert Smith Freehills LLP was concerned with recent Court of Appeal decision which highlights the principles a court will apply when deciding whether a benefit received by a victim of fraud reduces its recoverable loss.  The Court decided that the claimant’s damages for an unlawful means conspiracy could be reduced to reflect any benefit it had obtained by negotiating a settlement limiting its onward liability to a third party – although on the facts no such benefit had been obtained.

https://hsfnotes.com/cf/2023/03/14/when-will-a-fraud-victims-settlement-of-its-onward-liability-affect-the-amount-recoverable-from-the-fraudster/#page=1

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Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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