Eric Watson gets four months prison time

Eric Watson gets four months prison time
Victoria Young
Kiwi ex-pat Eric Watson has been given a four-month prison sentence in a London court, in the latest twist in his court battle with Owen Glenn.Watson was found in contempt of court by Lord Justice Christopher Nugee in a judgment dated Oct. 2.TVNZ reported this morning Watson was given an immediate four-month sentence for contempt.Watson’s lawyers had requested to apply for an appeal and that the sentencing not be immediate, it was reported.Glenn has been trying to extract the "vast majority" of the £43.5 million...

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