Guinness controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1987
Disputed success fee in Guinness plc v Saunders
A £5.2 million success fee paid to American lawyer and Guinness director Tom Ward became the subject of litigation. The House of Lords held that the payment was invalid.
1986
Guinness share-trading fraud scandal
During Guinness’s takeover of The Distillers Company, transactions were arranged to support the Guinness share price and strengthen the takeover bid. The affair resulted in criminal proceedings involving chairman Ernest Saunders and others.