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Ecclestone has legal bill of $6.6 million after case win

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone must pay lawyers' bills of about £4 million ($6.6 million) despite winning his case relating to the grubby sale of the series in 2005. In February, a judge at the London High Court dismissed the case but said it had nevertheless been a corrupt deal and questioned Ecclestone's honesty. On Thursday, he concluded that Ecclestone would have to pay a price for giving 'untruthful evidence' by picking up half of his legal bills, despite the 'general rule' following trials that the loser picks up the winner's legal bills. A former F1 shareholder, German media company Constantin Medien, sued Ecclestone and other defendants for up to $144 million, claiming F1...
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