A Dutch court has rejected fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn’s wrongful dismissal claim against an Amsterdam-based alliance between Nissan and Mitsubishi and ordered him to repay nearly 5 million euro (£4.31 million) salary he received in 2018. The court in Amsterdam rejected his claims, saying he did not have a valid contract with the company at the time. The salary he was ordered to repay covers payments made to him by the Dutch joint venture from April until November 2018. “We are satisfied with the court verdict which ruled out any bad faith from Mr Ghosn.”The Dutch case stems from Nissan’s decision to fire Ghosn after he was accused of financial misconduct in Japan. He says the compensation was never decided on or received, and the Nissan payments were for legitimate business purposes.

Source: Irish Independent May 20, 2021 11:38 UTC