The former BHS boss Dominic Chappell was fined £50,000 with £73,900 costs after his appeal against conviction or failing to hand over pension documents to the regulator was rejected at Hove crown court David McHugh/Brighton PicturesThe entrepreneur Dominic Chappell has lambasted Sir Philip Green and said he wished he had never bought the high street chain BHS from him. He appeared in court yesterday to receive a financial penalty of almost £125,000 for failing to hand over vital documents to the pensions watchdogChappell, 52, was fined £50,000 with £73,900 costs after his appeal against conviction was rejected. In court he fired a broadside at the Arcadia boss, saying , unlike Sir Philip, he was not a billionaire who could wave his cheque book at a problem. In an emotional address he told the judge: “When I bought BHS I relied heavily on the undertakings of Philip Green, a knight of the realm, a billionaire and a high street guru.”

Source: The Times December 14, 2018 17:03 UTC