what are the trial it went through?
The trial at the Old Bailey before Mr Justice Wright.
Royal Mail Case
The trial began at the Old Bailey on 20 July 1931 before Mr Justice Wright
what is royal mail case? A noted English criminal case in 1931. what is the background of this case? The director of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Lord Kylsant, had falsified a trading prospectus with the aid of the company accountant to make it look as if the company was profitable and to entice potential investors. where is the aforementioned company from? London. what is this company's history? It was founded in 1839 by James MacQueen, ran tours and mail to various destinations in the Caribbean and South America, and by 1927, was the largest shipping group in the world. what happened during its reconstitution? The new company took over the ships of RMSPC and other companies of the former group. what are some lists of rmsp ships? UNANSWERABLE what was the aftermath of the first mentioned case above? The company was reconstituted as The Royal Mail Lines Ltd.
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Royal Mail Case [SEP] Trial
The trial began at the Old Bailey on 20 July 1931 before Mr Justice Wright, with Sir William Jowitt, D.N. Pritt and Eustace Fulton for the prosecution, Sir John Simon, J.E. Singleton and Wilfred Lewis for Lord Kylsant and Sir Patrick Hastings, Stuart Bevan, Frederick Tucker and C.J. Conway for John Moreland. The indictment contained 3 counts. On count 1 Kylsant was charged with issuing a document, namely the annual report for 1926 with intent to deceive the shareholders about the true state of the company, Morland was charged with aiding and abetting this offence. Count 2 was an identical count relating to the annual report for 1927 against both defendants and on count 3 Kylsant alone was charged with issuing a document—the debenture stock prospectus of 1928 with intent to induce people to advance property to the company.