| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2011] All ER (D) 152 (Mar) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2011] EWHC 354 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Foskett J |
| Representation | Alexander Hill-Smith (instructed by BrookStreet des Roches LLP) for the claimant. |
| David Lewis (instructed by Hallett & Co) for first to fifth and the seventh defendant. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 25 February 2011 |
Catchwords
Contract - Intention to create legal relationship - Promise - Claimant alleging oral agreement entered into with first defendant whereby first defendant would pay him sums of money in respect of companies for which he acted as director - Claimant issuing proceedings seeking payment of directorship fees - Whether claimant entitled to recover fees.
The Case
Contract Intention to create legal relationship. The Queen's Bench Division held that the claimant would be entitled to recover directorship fees from the defendant in respect of an oral contract entered into with the first defendant at a meeting in Saudi Arabia in December 2003, and confirmed in a meeting in the United Kingdom in 2004.
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