The claimant company, in special administration, and a subsidiary of a now insolvent Irish company, had employed the defendant as its chief executive. At various times, he had instructed staff to make payments to him totalling over andpound;500k. Much had been repaid, but the company now said that the sums were due to it and not to the parent company. The defendant said that sums were due to the parent company, against whom he would assert a set off.
Held: He was actually employed by the Irish company, and attempts by the defendant to argue that sums were due to him in different ways failed. Judgment for the claimant.
Judges:
Richard Seymour QC HHJ
Citations:
[2014] EWHC 3382 (QB)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 22 October 2022; Ref: scu.537780