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Legal Battle with Former Mansion Group Executive Intensifies
After the now-defunct company's CEO, Karel Manasco, was ordered to pay millions to his former employer, the executive alleged judicial bias

A legal dispute in Gibraltar involving the former executive of a now-defunct gaming group continues to gain traction. The case in question involves Karel Manasco, the former CEO of Mansion Group, who is in a legal dispute with his former employer.
Last summer, the now-defunct gaming group gained ground in the legal battle after a ruling of the Supreme Court dismissed a request by the executive to amend his defense and file a counterclaim with allegations of unlawful actions. In the latest of the legal saga, Manasco’s claim of judicial bias filed with the Gibraltar Court of Appeal was dismissed, NEXT.io reveals.
Court Orders Exec to Pay Millions to Former Employer
The aforementioned dismissal followed another important part of the legal dispute that saw the Supreme Court order the former gaming executive to pay £127,000 and more than €2.5 million to Mansion Group. The ruling from Chief Justice Anthony Edward Dudley which gained popularity as an “Unless Order,” demanded Manasco to provide relevant information and explanation regarding company expenses.
Allegations against the executive claim that he completed unauthorized transactions, abused the trust the company placed in him and engaged in other unlawful actions. Justice Dudley granted Manasco a period within which he could file a response, and the gaming executive complied with that request. However, the court found that the information and explanations provided by the former CEO were inconsistent. Subsequently, the penalty order was imposed.
The Ex-CEO Disagreed with the Allegations, Claimed Court Bias
Manasco disagreed with Justice Dudley’s order, rejecting the allegations and claiming judicial bias. This is not the first time the executive has claimed bias and not unexpectedly, he addressed those claims with the Court of Appeal. As noted, Manasco’s claims about bias were ultimately dismissed.
One of the judges with the Court of Appeal, Sir Colin Rimer, deemed the draft counterclaim and amended defense by Manasco a “striking document.” The Judge added: “It sought to introduce a new, unheralded assertion of wholesale illegality said to infect the Mansion international corporate enterprise.” Rimer explained that no evidence suggests that Justice Dudley acted in bias, recognizing those allegations “groundless.”
In the counterclaims draft by Manasco, the executive alleged that Mansion Group breached a number of regulations after offering its services illegally in many jurisdictions. The former CEO claimed that the company operated in France, Belgium, as well as Austria and Germany, among other European countries.
Judging by the most recent developments in the legal battle, its end doesn’t seem to be anywhere near.
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