The F1 boss, the tax probe and the lawyer
Stephen Mullens is now key to Bernie Ecclestone's £1b tax fight with British govt
London
WHEN Stephen Mullens started working with Formula One (F1) chief Bernie Ecclestone in the 1980s, he was a partner at a small London law firm in an unassuming office around the corner from what's now a McDonald's.
By the time the pair fell out in 2009, Mr Mullens was a multi-millionaire. He'd also seen the inner workings of Mr Ecclestone's glamorous motor racing series and his family fortune.
Now Mr Mullens, 66, is key to Mr Ecclestone's £1 billion (S$2.1 billion) tax fight with the British government, according to documents filed in a London court. What he knows and what he's willing to tell Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) as the…
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