Duco settles $2.1m spat with Ramsay
Court action over Ramsay's cancelled events appearances dropped.
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Auckland events promoter Duco has called off legal action against TV chef Gordon Ramsay having settled the dispute out of court.
Duco was suing Mr Ramsay for $2.1 million after the Hell’s Kitchen star twice cancelled his appearance at its sold-out charity events in 2010.
Court action was set down for August, but the parties met and resolved the matter in Auckland yesterday.
The “mutually agreeable” financial settlement includes a donation of $100,000 to Napier school girl Matisse Reid – who was to be the beneficiary of the cancelled charity events - and the trust Chance2Eat.
Mr Ramsay charged Duco $100,000 to appear at two sold-out charity events, in Wellington and Auckland, that were to raise money for Matisse Reid, to help her get treatment for an intestinal disorder.
But he cancelled a week before the June 2010 event after his mother suffered a heart attack.
He then cancelled on the October rescheduled date due to business matters at home in the UK.
NBR staff
Tue, 06 Mar 2012
Tue, 06 Mar 2012
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Duco settles $2.1m spat with Ramsay
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