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재벌 상속녀 타마라 에클레스톤(29)이 약 7억8천만원(380,000 파운드)에 달하는 슈퍼카의 소유권을 둘러싼 영국 법정 공방에서 패소했다.
문제의 슈퍼카는 '람보르기니 아벤타도르'인데, F1 창시자 버니 에클레스톤의 상속녀로 세계 순위권에 들 정도의 갑부인 타마라 에클레스톤이 지난 2011년 사귀던 전 남자친구인 오마르 키아미의 38번째 생일을 맞아 구입했다.
에클레스톤은 2012년 7월에 키아미와 결별하고 올 6월에 부동산 중개인 출신 제이 러틀랜드와 결혼했다.
문제의 슈퍼카는 '람보르기니 아벤타도르'인데, F1 창시자 버니 에클레스톤의 상속녀로 세계 순위권에 들 정도의 갑부인 타마라 에클레스톤이 지난 2011년 사귀던 전 남자친구인 오마르 키아미의 38번째 생일을 맞아 구입했다.
에클레스톤은 2012년 7월에 키아미와 결별하고 올 6월에 부동산 중개인 출신 제이 러틀랜드와 결혼했다.
해당 람보르기니 소송은 에클레스톤이 키아미와 교제중이던 시절 엘리트 카즈 社(Elite Cars Ltd.)로부터 구입한 람보르기니 아벤타도르를 정비소에 맡긴 사이에 엘리트 카즈가 키아미의 빚 변제를 위해 차압하면서 벌어졌다.
이후 엘리트 카즈는 차압된 차를 안솔 트레이딩 社(Ansol Trading Ltd.)에 팔았다.
법정 공방 중 에클레스톤은 이에 대해 “자신과 키아미가 함께 하는 동안 같이 쓰려고 구입한 차”이며, “그에게 선물용은 아니었다”고 주장하면서 소유권을 요구했으나 법원은 이를 받아들이지 않았다.
한편 법원은 “금번 소송으로 공적 이미지가 훼손돼 판매 부진 등 사업에 지장을 초래했으니 415,000 파운드의 배상금을 지급하라”는 엘리트 카즈 사의 주장을 일부 받아들여 7,500 파운드의 배상금을 지급하도록 명령했다.
사건을 맡은 영국 법원의 딘지먼 판사는 “에클레스톤 양의 행위는 부당하며 엘리트 카즈와 안솔 트레이딩 간의 거래를 훼방한 점, 허가없이 차를 이동시킨 점, 또 문제의 차가 팔리는 것을 방해한 점 등의 책임이 있다”고 판시하고, 문제의 람보르기니가 “그 값어치보다 훨씬 큰 분쟁을 야기했다”고 덧붙혔다.
(코리아헤럴드 정주원 기자)
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Heiress Ecclestone loses Lamborghini fight
A British court has dismissed model Tamara Ecclestone’s claim on the $632,000 Lamborghini that she had bought her ex-boyfriend Omar Khyami for his 38th birthday, according to local reports.
Khyami later used the gift to pay the large balance on a Bentley which he bought for Ecclestone before the two broke up in July, 2012.
Ecclestone is better known as the heiress of Bernie Ecclestone, the CEO and part owner of the company that runs Formula 1.
The “Lamborghini fight” ignited as the super car that Ecclestone bought from Elite Cars was seized by bailiffs acting for Elite seeking to recoup Khyami‘s debt after Ecclestone had taken it in to be serviced. Elite then sold the car to Ansol Trading.
Ecclestone had claimed she bought the car for Khyami to use as long the pair were living together.
A spokesman for the socialite said she was disappointed with the ruling and contended that the car was “never intended to be a gift,” a claim the judge decided to be inappropriate.
In the court, Elite argued it had struggled to keep up smooth operation because of the publicity around the case and sought damages of £415,000. But the judge entitled the company to partial damages of £7,500.
In addition, the judge ruled Ansol was the rightful owner of the car, awarding £15,000 damages and interest due on the cost of the car.
”Ecclestone’s conduct was wrongful and interfered with the title and possession by Elite and Ansol by interfering with sales made by Elite and Ansol, and by removing the car, and by preventing dealings with the proceeds of the sale of the car,“ the judge said.
The super car had ”caused everyone far more trouble than it is worth,” the judge added.
By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)
Heiress Ecclestone loses Lamborghini fight
A British court has dismissed model Tamara Ecclestone’s claim on the $632,000 Lamborghini that she had bought her ex-boyfriend Omar Khyami for his 38th birthday, according to local reports.
Khyami later used the gift to pay the large balance on a Bentley which he bought for Ecclestone before the two broke up in July, 2012.
Ecclestone is better known as the heiress of Bernie Ecclestone, the CEO and part owner of the company that runs Formula 1.
The “Lamborghini fight” ignited as the super car that Ecclestone bought from Elite Cars was seized by bailiffs acting for Elite seeking to recoup Khyami‘s debt after Ecclestone had taken it in to be serviced. Elite then sold the car to Ansol Trading.
Ecclestone had claimed she bought the car for Khyami to use as long the pair were living together.
A spokesman for the socialite said she was disappointed with the ruling and contended that the car was “never intended to be a gift,” a claim the judge decided to be inappropriate.
In the court, Elite argued it had struggled to keep up smooth operation because of the publicity around the case and sought damages of £415,000. But the judge entitled the company to partial damages of £7,500.
In addition, the judge ruled Ansol was the rightful owner of the car, awarding £15,000 damages and interest due on the cost of the car.
”Ecclestone’s conduct was wrongful and interfered with the title and possession by Elite and Ansol by interfering with sales made by Elite and Ansol, and by removing the car, and by preventing dealings with the proceeds of the sale of the car,“ the judge said.
The super car had ”caused everyone far more trouble than it is worth,” the judge added.
By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)
