Soo koob maqaalka:  Maamulaha Laura Ashley oo qiimihiisu yahay 440 milyan oo ginni ayaa lagu amray inuu siiyo xaaskiisa quruxda quruxda badan ee hore £ 400,000 ka dib markii uu ku guuldareystay inuu ku qanciyo garsoore inuu leeyahay 'dhibaatooyin ku saabsan socodka lacagta'. Lord Justice McFarlane ayaa maanta sheegay in ay 'aad u adag tahay in la fahmo' sida qof ka mid ah hantida Khoo Kay Peng uu 'dhibaato ku yimid lacag caddaan ah' ka dib markii uu sheegtay inuu u baahan yahay bil si uu lacag u amaahdo oo uu u bixiyo Pauline Chai. Lamaanahan oo wada noolaa in ka badan 40 sano, isla markaana leh shan caruur ah, ayaa labo sano ku jiray dagaal furiin oo adag. Khoo Kay Peng (midig), oo ah madaxa Laura Ashley, oo hantidiisa ay gaareyso £440 milyan, ayaa lagu amray inuu siiyo xaaskiisa Pauline Chai £400,000, kadib markii uu ku guuldareystay inuu ku qanciyo garsoore inuu leeyahay dhibaatooyin 'dhaqaale'. Garsooraha ayaa falanqeynayay marxaladda ugu dambeysa ee dagaalka lacagta ee lamaanaha maxkamadda racfaanka ee London oo lagu sheegay in Dr Khoo ay ku leedahay Ms Chai qiyaastii £ 400,000. Waxaa lagu amray inuu bixiyo lacagta si uu u daboolo kharashaadka nolosheeda iyo khidmadaha sharciga ah inta laga sugayo go'aannada kama dambaysta ah ee lacagta, laakiin qareenadiisa ayaa sheegtay inay jirto 'dhibaato ku saabsan socodka lacagta'. Dr. Khoo, oo 76 jir ah, oo ah guddoomiyaha aan fulinta lahayn ee Laura Ashley Holdings, iyo Ms Chai, oo 68 jir ah, ayaa ku lug lahaa dacwad muddo ku dhow laba sano. Ms Chai waxay ku qiyaastay in Dr. Khoo uu qiimihiisu yahay ugu yaraan 440 milyan oo ginni waxayna sheegtay in ay tahay in ay hesho kala bar lacagtaas. Waxay sidoo kale sheegtay in uu ku guuldareystay inuu siiyo 'xisaab sax ah' hantidiisa, taas oo Dr. Khoo uu diiday. Lamaanahan ayaa sidoo kale ku heshiin waayay in go'aamada ku saabsan cidda heli doonta waxa ay tahay in lagu sameeyo maxkamadaha Ingiriiska ama kuwa Malaysia, waxaana labada dalba laga bilaabay dacwad. Dr. Khoo, oo fadhigiisu yahay Malaysia, ayaa sheegay in gurigii ay is guursadeen uu ku yaalay Malaysia, Ms Chai-na ay dooneyso inay ku dagaallanto England sababtoo ah maxkamad Ingiriis ah ayaa siin doonta abaalmarin aad u weyn. Lord Justice McFarlane ayaa maanta sheegay in ay 'aad u adag tahay in la fahmo' sida qof ka mid ah hantida Khoo Kay Peng uu 'dhibaato ku yimid lacag caddaan ah' ka dib markii uu sheegtay inuu u baahan yahay bil si uu lacag u amaahdo oo uu u bixiyo Ms Chai, oo hore u ahayd Miss Malaysia. Ms Chai waxay tiri...
Pauline Chai, oo 68 jir ah, iyo Khoo Kay Peng, oo 76 jir ah, ayaa kala tagay 43 sano kadib markii ay is guursadeen. Waxay ku lug leeyihiin dagaal lacageed oo ka badan £ 200 milyan oo hanti ah Maxkamadda Sare. Dr. Khoo wuxuu Ms Chai ku leeyahay £400,000 si uu ugu daboolo kharashka nolosheeda iyo kharashka maxkamadda inta laga sugayo go'aanka kama dambeysta ah ee lacagta, sida maxkamadda loo sheegay. Qareenadiisa waxay sheegeen in uu jiro dhibaato dhanka lacagta ah oo uu u baahan yahay in uu wax amaahdo. Balse waxaa maanta lagu amray in uu siiyo xaaskiisa lacagtii ay kala tageen.