[2025] EWHC 2684 (KB)

Mr Braithwaite was employed by Nat West Bank and was the relationship manager for AD Care Limited and the main point of contact for the company with the bank from late 2004/early 2005. He stated that:

“Andrew and Dominic were keen for me to understand what good relationships they had with their clients, the PCTs, who placed patients with them. I recall them explaining how they were different to their competition and specifically, how they were upfront and transparent with the charges they made, including the extra care charge for the most demanding patients.”

And that

“…Both Andrew and Dominic displayed honesty, integrity and transparency through their dealings with me. The idea that they were committing fraud was and remains ludicrous.”

Whilst the statement (signed in 2018) provides a good character reference for both of the Claimants it is difficult to see how it assists with the issues in this claim. Mr Braithwaite could only rely on what the Claimants told him (and they were unlikely to say anything negative about their business to their relationship manager) and had the Claimants been “upfront and transparent” in relation to the extra care charge then there would have been no scope for Mr Deveney to say what he did and any for subsequent investigations.