{"id":154446,"date":"2025-08-26T11:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=154446"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:17:58","slug":"demolition-cartel-accusation-against-three-carey-group-members-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/demolition-cartel-accusation-against-three-carey-group-members-dropped\/154446\/","title":{"rendered":"Demolition-cartel accusation against three Carey Group members dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The claim was worth \u00a32.4m, and was brought forward by Circadian Ltd against the Carey Group, PJ Carey Plant Hire, and TE Scudder<\/h2>\n<p>The demolition-cartel accusation was brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in March, claiming damages plus interest and costs.<\/p>\n<p>The claim was that the three firms were guilty of demolition bid-rigging and causing losses, following the 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deductions from sub-contractor agreements.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that the group took \u00a322m.<\/p>\n<p>The convictions included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phillip Bailey, 36, was jailed for six years and three months on charges of conspiring to cheat the public revenue and transferring criminal property<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Newton, 37, was jailed for nine years and four months on charges of conspiring to cheat the public revenue and transferring criminal property<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Ratcliffe, 43, was jailed for 27 months on charges of conspiring to cheat the public revenue and acquiring criminal property<\/li>\n<li>Sean Dean, 41, was jailed for seven years on the charge of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue<\/li>\n<li>Lee Hudson, 56, was jailed for five years on the charge of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Gillard, 41, was jailed for two years and given a two-year suspended sentence on the charge of acquiring criminal property<\/li>\n<li>Bradley Mortimer, 39, was 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