Scott v Metropolitan Police Commissioner [1975] AC 819
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United Kingdom
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Updated 2024-01-04 07:02:36 UTC
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.
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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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