Poppy St John

Sep 5, 2023 | lexology.com | Poppy St John |Jonathan Cary

An appellant was unsuccessful in his bid to set aside judgment on the basis of fraud as the Board of the Privy Counsel dismissed his claim as an abuse of process (1). The appellant had failed to show "fresh evidence" of fraud as he already had all of the information he was relying on to allege fraud at the time he entered into a final settlement agreement, and had not offered an explanation of why he had not deployed this information whilst the original dispute was live.

Aug 28, 2023 | lexology.com | Jonathan Cary |Poppy St John

Facts Decision Comment An appellant was unsuccessful in his bid to set aside a judgment on the basis of fraud as the Board of the Privy Council (the board) dismissed his claim as an abuse of process.(1) The appellant had failed to show "fresh evidence" of fraud as he already had all of the information he was relying on to allege fraud at the time he entered into a final settlement agreement, and had not offered an explanation as to why he had not deployed this information while the original...