The Archive · 1924

Monopoly Contract Broken

Witness said his company was doing business in Austria with the Government as large sharchélders. The Marconi Ca. lent money to associated companies in order to assist them in conducting their business. As far as he could remember he had. never paid. any commission to anybody in respect of money tent. The whole business the Marconi Ca, had. done with the. Chinese Government was under the three contracts tion in this section, and the third contract had been violated by the Chinese Government because they gave a monopoly to the Marconi Ca, and had given a contract to an American firm to the amount, of many millions sterling. The Marconi Ca. were disputing the right of the Chinese Government to enter into that contract.

Mr. Jowitt said the Marconi Ca. had never disputed that plaintitt was entitled to commission at per cent. on £06,000 in respect of the second contract when the Marconi Ca. got payment under that contract.

His Lordship said he would give judgment at a subsequent date,

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