“…Nugee J had been taken in this context to Binder v Alachouzos [1972] 2 QB 151, where a defendant had defended a claim to recover loans by alleging that the plaintiff was an unregistered moneylender. Shortly before trial, the parties ente…”
“…In reaching her conclusions, the judge relied on the decision of the Court of Appeal in Binder v Alachouzos [1972] 2 QB 151, which held that a compromise of claims which had been made under contracts which were said to be illegal was still an enforceable compromise. Mr Williams righ…”