{"id":4287,"date":"2018-11-12T22:10:11","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ex-stobart-boss-denies-improperly-taking-5m-in-expenses\/"},"modified":"2018-11-12T22:10:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T22:10:11","slug":"ex-stobart-boss-denies-improperly-taking-5m-in-expenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/ex-stobart-boss-denies-improperly-taking-5m-in-expenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Stobart boss denies improperly taking \u00a35m in expenses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div property=\"articleBody\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" alt=\"Andrew Tinkler\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/CBE5\/production\/_104279125_hi050564807-1.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\"\/><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">PA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    Andrew Tinkler denies any wrongdoing<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The former boss of the Stobart Group has denied improperly taking \u00a35m of &#8220;so-called expenses&#8221; amid court claims he had his &#8220;own interests at heart&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Tinkler was sacked as chief executive at the Carlisle logistics firm &#8211; known for its green trucks &#8211; for alleged breach of contract in June.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court heard he was trying to oust chairman Iain Ferguson. <\/p>\n<p>The court is considering whether Mr Tinkler &#8211; who denies any wrongdoing &#8211; was lawfully dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing was told Mr Tinkler, who was chief executive for 10 years, conspired with other businessmen to harm the company&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<p>John Taylor QC, who leads Mr Tinkler&#8217;s legal team, told Judge Jonathan Russen there was &#8220;no proper basis&#8221; for conspiracy allegations made by Stobart bosses.<\/p>\n<p>He said allegations that Mr Tinkler had taken \u00a35m of &#8220;so-called expenses&#8221; from the company in breach of fiduciary duties should &#8220;never have been brought&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/uk-england-cumbria-46135713\" class=\"story-body__link\">More stories from across Cumbria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He added that claims of &#8220;excessive or unnecessary&#8221; helicopter use were made to provide &#8220;lurid headlines&#8221; in newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing the Stobart Group told the court that board members had earlier this year learned Mr Tinkler had been talking to shareholders and &#8220;briefing against the board&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><\/p>\n<p>                 <span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><br \/>\n                 <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">PA<\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image caption<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"media-caption__text\"><br \/>\n                    The company is famed for its distinctive green trucks<br \/>\n                <\/span><br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They claimed Mr Tinkler had used the words: &#8220;Either Mr Ferguson or me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers said he had spoken of having concerns about Mr Ferguson&#8217;s chairmanship and being worried the group was going &#8220;off-strategy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Leiper QC, for the Stobart Group, said: &#8220;The company would say this is a man who truly has his own interests at heart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tinkler claims he was removed for no good reason, and has counter-claimed.<\/p>\n<p>The multimillion-pound infrastructure business was founded by Eddie Stobart in the Lake District village of Hesket Newmarket in the 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>It has since expanded into aviation &#8211; owning Carlisle and Southend airports &#8211; and the provision of biomass fuel.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected to last two weeks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-cumbria-46180163\">Source<\/a> by <a href=\"\">[author_name]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image copyright PA Image caption Andrew Tinkler denies any wrongdoing The former boss of the Stobart Group has denied improperly taking \u00a35m of &#8220;so-called expenses&#8221; amid court claims he had his &#8220;own interests at heart&#8221;. 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