- Cited — The Racing Partnership Ltd & Ors v Sports Information Services Ltd 2020-10-09
“…The second case is Churchill v Walton [1967] 2 AC 224. The appellant was employed as a book-keeper by a company which, with an associated company, sold a quantity of diesel oil for road transport purposes. When so…”
- Applied — The Racing Partnership Ltd & Ors v Sports Information Services Ltd 2020-10-09
“…action unlawful were known to the parties, as I think they were, ignorance of the law will not excuse them: see Churchill v Walton ([1967] 1 All ER 497 at 503, [1967] 2 AC 224 at 237). That case was one of criminal conspiracy, but it seems to me that precisely similar principles must apply to a conspiracy for which a civil remedy is …”
- Doubted — The Racing Partnership Ltd & Ors v Sports Information Services Ltd 2020-10-09
“…y points. First, for avoidance of doubt, I do not consider that this conclusion is inconsistent with the decision of the House of Lords in R v Churchill (No 2) [1967] 2 AC 224, which concerned a very different issue, namely, the mens rea element of the crime of conspiracy in the context of an agreement which led to the commission of …”
- Applied — The Racing Partnership Ltd & Ors v Sports Information Services Ltd 2020-10-09
“…he facts which make the transaction unlawful were known to the parties, as I think they were, ignorance of the law will not excuse them: see Churchill v Walton [1967] 2 AC 224 at 237. That case was one of criminal conspiracy, but it seems to me that precisely similar principles must apply to a conspiracy for which a civil remedy is s…”