A Taped phone conversation will not hold up in court unless you are heard on the conversation saying "Do you mind if I tape this conversation"
This was my understanding aswell. There was a big deal made about it when mobile phones started coming out with recorders on them.
Ref +10, things worked out well for you. I would probably let sleeping dogs lie.
As for the sale of Skippers, I thought it had been on the market (quietly) for a while. There has been a figure floating around for years but I bet it has dropped a few mill since then
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