And a little something for yourself, Your Honour!
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, who stood accused of bribery in Germany, has had the charges dropped after offering to pay the court £60M ($100M).
So, basically, he bribed paid the court to drop the bribery charges. Clever!
[libel-defence] Not quite, Paragraph 153a
is a legal provision in Germany to terminate a trial through payment. This is apparently all above board and a perfectly acceptable way to dodge the consequences of wrongdoing. It helps if you're rich. [/libel-defence]