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Always wondered why he was so quiet in the aftermarth, not a peep out of him.
Breaking news - Henderson pleads guilty
Here you go:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58951342
Wonder where this takes the case of paying for the transfer
I was thinking that.
Could make all the difference for any managerial ambitions we may have.
Today David Henderson initially denied two charges related to the fatal plane crash of Emiliano Sala at Cardiff Crown Court.
He later changed his plea to guilty on the count of attempting to discharge a passenger without valuable consideration.
The trial will now be held on a single count of acting in a reckless or negligent manner likely to endanger an aircraft, which he has denied.
CAA prosecutions usually result in a fine and occasionally a suspended (short) prison sentence or community order.
There are no sentencing guidelines that I can find but the legislation states that any penalty "...must be appropriate and proportionate to the failure."
No money will be changing hands now.
He's not got 15 million + compensation.
No insurance company will be paying out.
I imagine various McKays will be appearing in the witness box. I don't suppose they will have a good word to say about Cardiff City FC
shamefull from beginning to end...
changed plea to guilty on 1 of the charges now
as will have no doubt been notified he will be losing the case big time...
rip sala
Any idea when the case and it’s conclusion are likely to happen? I think I read early 2022 but can’t find where I saw that.
This particular trial goes on for ten days, another trial in February 2022.not sure of the details tho.
I cant see any insurance company paying out, as the policy would surely be null and void, due to fact plane wasn't worthy and neither was the pilot. Is car insurance valid, when driven by an unlicensed driver or the car doesn't haven't an mot
Interesting post from the Cardiff City Forum:
A while back I posted on this in relation to Vicarious Liability
https://www.cardiffcityforum.co.uk/v...p?f=2&t=206206
Firstly, and this is the main priority, let us not forget that someones life was lost and his Argeninian Family, His footballing family and friends all across the globe were effected by this tragedy.
Following a death, particularly one like this, finances do come into play, and this guilty plea (In my opinion) will have an effect on the ongoing battle over "who owes what".
There are two sets of proceedings in play:
1) Criminal Proceedings - Over Sala death
2) Civil Proceedings - Between Cardiff and Nantes FC
Section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act states that if a person is found guilty in criminal proceedings then they are considered negligent in Civil Proceedings
So, if in organising the flight, Henderson was acting as an agent for Nantes FC then Nantes FC are vicariously liable for his actions.
And if he is negligent that Nantes, being vicariously liable for his actions, then become liable for any monies lost as a result of that negligence.
Monies lost could include (but not limited to)
1) Money owed to Sala family - as a result of lost income during his career.
2) Money owed to CCFC - in respect to the transfer fee
3) Money owed to CCFC - as a result of Loss of Income as a result of being deprived of his services (this could be huge given we were relegated that season).
The way I see it is as follows:
Irrespective as to anything else we owe Nantes £15m there was intention to form a contract there
As a result of being vicariously liable for Hendersons actions Nantes deprived us of the benefit of that £15m investment and civil proceedings should see it being restored to us.
I believe CCFC should also now pursue Nantes FC for Loss of Income as a result of being deprived of his services. If a Court could be persuaded that we would have stayed up then we could be looking at 1,2 or even 3 years worth of Premier League Income.
Everything makes sense to me except for that last paragraph.
There's no court in the world would rule on us staying up or not had he played for us.
No way.
And I cant see any blame going past the aeroplane company and or the pilot.
Nantes is not culpable neither is cardiff city.
If I ordered you a taxi and you ended up in a crash, and it turns out the taxi driver has an expired licence and the car was faulty then its the company's fault. Simple as