In Raja v McMillan [2021] EWCA Civ 1103, the Court of Appeal upheld the dismissal of an application for the strike out and/or summary judgment of claims of conspiracy to injure by unlawful means and deceit as a joint tortfeasor. The case included an interesting point of law regarding the ability of a director to conspire with a company that is his alter ego, with the applicant arguing that this requirement could not be met “when a puppet conspires with its puppet-master”. The Court of Appeal considered this point to be one of some difficulty and ordered a full trial of the issues. Read the article in full here.