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Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1975] AC 819

By Oxbridge Law TeamUpdated 04/01/2024 07:02

Judgement for the case Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner

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  • Case of Defendants agreeing to make illegal copies of a cinema’s films and sell them to X.

  • Common law conspiracy to defraud existed without requirement for “deceit” to play a role.

  • Similarly CA said that conspiracy to defraud did not necessarily impose a loss on the people who were being defrauded.

    • However, since it was being done without the cinema owners’ consent, it was defrauding them 

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