07/03/2011
NEWS STORY
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Force India has revealed that its case against 1 Malaysia Racing Team SDN BHD and others will be heard in January 2012. The Silverstone based outfit confirmed the date in a brief statement issued this morning.
It reads as follows:
The English High Court has set aside the week commencing 16 January 2012 to hear the intellectual property infringement claim by Force India F1 Team Ltd. against a) 1 Malaysia Racing Team SDN BHD, b) 1 Malaysia Racing Team (UK) Ltd, c) Michael Gascoyne and d) Aerolab Srl.
Separate criminal proceedings are currently ongoing in Italy in respect of the wrongful disclosure of confidential information, as a consequence of the filing by Force India F1 Team Ltd. of a complaint with the competent authorities. In respect of these proceedings, articles in the Italian press have recently revealed that Tony Fernandes, Mike Gascoyne and Jean Claude Migeot have been formally charged.
No further comment will be made until the hearings have concluded and a decision announced.