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Jalal Bezee Mejel Al-Gaood & Partner & Anor v Innospec Ltd & Ors

2014

COMMERCIAL COURT

United Kingdom

CORAM

  • THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE FLAUX

Areas of Law

  • Contract Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Conflict of Laws
  • Tort Law

AI Generated Summary

The claimants, engaged in the supply of special chemicals to the oil refining industry, alleged that the defendants engaged in corrupt practices to induce Iraqi refineries to purchase TEL instead of MMT. The claimants sought damages for losses resulting from this conspiracy. The court held that the claimants failed to establish that a decision was made to replace TEL with MMT, that the 2004 LTPA was induced by bribery, and that corrupt practices caused their alleged losses. The claim was dismissed, with the court stressing that the burden of proof lies on the claimants to establish the existence of a decision or act induced by bribery and that specific causation must be proven to show that corrupt practices resulted in measurable loss.