Sure, it may be funny to watch Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone get confounded by the revolving door at his court hearing but the 83-year-old ring leader has already won a small victory in the case against German media group Constantin Medien. While revolving doors can be a pain, having claimant damages reduced by $30M is not.  As Christian Sylt points out, that's what has transpired in High Court this week as Constantin Medien was seeking damages of $171m but Ecclestone's family trust attorney, Mark Hapgood QC, argued: 'the claim was originally for $171m. In the light of the claimant's expert report on valuation, it has been reduced to $140.4m. And to have been entitled to that sum under...
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