British Consultant Wins Appeal To Escape $11M US Judgment
ADVERTISEMENT British Consultant Wins Appeal To Escape $11M US Judgment Law360, London (March 8, 2021, 6:30 PM GMT) -- An English appeals court has ruled that a Californian court's $11 million default judgment against a British consultant accused of embezzlement cannot be enforced in the U.K., citing an arbitration clause in his employment contract. Judge David Richards, writing for the unanimous three-judge panel at the Court of Appeal on Friday, sided with Mark Ingrouille, granting summary judgment after concluding that an arbitration provision in his contract blocked a U.S. lawsuit brough...