Close Brothers Ltd v Rooster Trucking Company Ltd & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 533 (17 May 2023)

On 17 May 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Close Brothers Ltd v Rooster Trucking Company Ltd & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 533.

Justin Kitson, leading Darren Finlay (Park Square Chambers), acted for the successful respondent in the recent Court of Appeal case Close Bros v Rooster Trucking [2023] EWCA Civ 533. The case is an important case concerning the test for permitting evidence of fraud at a late stage.

The court of appeal dismissed the appeal on the basis that the evidence relied upon was inherently improbable.

The full judgment can be found here.

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