The defendants had been convicted of conspiracy to cheat and defraud a company, its shareholders and creditors by fraudulently using its assets for purposes other than those of the company and by fraudulently concealing such use.
Held: James J said: ‘To cheat and defraud is to act with deliberate dishonesty to the prejudice of another person’s proprietary right’.
Judges:
James J
Citations:
[1968] 1 WLR 1246
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; Regina v Scott HL 20-Nov-1974
The defendant had been accused of conspiracy to produce pirate copies of films obtained by purchasing copies from cinema owners without the knowledge or consent of the copyright owners.
Held: To establish a conspiracy to defraud, it was not . .
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Crime
Updated: 09 November 2022; Ref: scu.324674