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The Emir of Qatar’s name has been drawn into a legal dispute in London over his alleged involvement in the decision of developer Qatari Diar to withdraw plans for what would be the UK’s most expensive housing project.
CPC Group, controlled by Christian Candy, is suing the firm, who are partners in the prestigious Chelsea Barracks project, for breach of contract, telling a court yesterday he believed HH the Prince of Wales persuaded HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to block the plans in a letter written in March last year, according to Agence France Presse, reported this morning.
Mr Candy claims a meeting between the two men sealed the opposition to the 650-flat modernist project, with the Emir contacting the developer soon after to express his displeasure at the project.
"It was only the intervention of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales that put the planning application in any conceivable doubt,” said Candy in his testimony.
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Candy, one half of the highly successful British luxury apartment developer Candy & Candy with his twin brother Nick, bought the Chelsea Barracks plot in February last year, paying the Ministry of Defence an estimated GBP959 million with help from the Qatari government.
He is suing Qatari Diar for GBP80 million (AED425.8 million).
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Being a Business Law student and knowing the net worth of the Chelsea Barracks project from Qatar's side, it's a bit muc