Family breeds contempt: the expansion of the tort of conspiracy by unlawful means

The recent Court of Appeal decision in the long line of Ablyazov cases (Khrapunov v JSC BTA Bank1) has given contempt of court extra steel – being in contempt can constitute "unlawful means" in a tort claim for unlawful means conspiracy. As a result,...
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