“They were substantial, I suppose.” This is how John Paul (JP) Magnier responded in the Barne Estate case this Thursday afternoon when asked under cross-examination about the heft of two brown envelopes containing €50,000, which he passed to John Stokes, the agent on the property sale, at the 750-acre property on the afternoon of September 7, 2023.  His father John Magnier told the court last week that the money was for Richard Thomson-Moore and his sister, Alexandra. The estate is held for the benefit of the siblings, their children, and their spouses by a Jersey trust. John Magnier said he…

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