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Court of Appeal clarifies law relating to “half-secret” commissions in the energy supply market
On 21 March 2025 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in Expert Tooling And Automation Ltd v Engie Power Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 292, an important decision concerning so-called “half-secret” commissions in the energy supply market. Unusually, the Court of Appeal granted permission on appeal to the Supreme Court on the grounds on which the appellant did not succeed.
Thomas Grant KC led Professor Paul Davies of Essex Court Chambers and Ryan Turner of Maitland Chambers, who were instructed by Boris Cetnik of BC Legal on behalf of the appellant.
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