The plaintiff brought an action for unpaid commissions owed by the defendant for the sale of medical equipment in India and Nepal.
The defendant raised three defences: that part of the claim was statute-barred, that it was entitled to a set-off for breach of contract, and that paying the debt risked prosecution under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act due to unproven charges in India.
The court rejected all defences, finding that the defendant had acknowledged the debt via email, that no liquidated sums were owed for a set-off, and that the foreign criminal charges were irrelevant.
Judgment was granted in favour of the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
