Whats the story about Bills ex-manager?
From a UK law review web site and distilled from a very lengthy and legalese review by Laddie J in the All England Law Reports from 1996 (look in any law school library and you’ll find a copy): “The plaintiff, William Nelson, a musician, retained the defendant, Mr Rye, as his manager pursuant to an oral agreement. From August 1980 Mr Rye ran the plaintiff’s business affairs. The relationship between them deteriorated. On 2 October 1990 Mr Rye wrote to Mr Nelson terminating the relationship. In December 1991 Mr Nelson sued the defendant claiming inter alia an account. Prior to the trial Master Dyson ordered an account in respect of all moneys received by the defendant on behalf of Mr Nelson. Mr Nelson complained that the account was deficient, but on the figures disclosed Mr Rye owed Mr Nelson 280,000. The defendant claimed that Mr Nelson owed him 64,000. At the trial of the outstanding claims, the defendant raised two defences in respect of the duty to account in respect of the period
