A victorious judgement for CEPEP.
The Court of Appeal has ordered CEPEP contractor, Eastman Enterprises, to bear the cost of the Appeal, with a minor discount of 20%, and the full cost incurred in the High Court, for acting in breach of its contract with CEPEP.
In an interview with TTT News, CEPEP’s Lead Attorney in the matter, Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan, explained that Eastman Enterprises filed a claim in the High Court, in circumstances where there was an alternative dispute resolution clause that should have been followed.
Mr. Ramlogan said that CEPEP welcomes the victory.
“Naturally CEPEP is very happy with this victory in court because it sends a clear message and signal to all that they must abide by the terms of their contract with CEPEP and we are not prepared to simply let any breaches slide, and do business as usual.”
Mr. Ramlogan added that for CEPEP contractors, the ruling lends itself to notable points for them to consider.
“Contractors looking on will have to be careful with how they proceed with matters because at the end of the day they will have to bear in mind that there’s a risk exposure involved in taking matters to court, and of course they will have to be prepared to deal with the issues of legal costs in the event the matters are dismissed by the court, because that is the law of the land, so that they will have to carefully consider all of the options and be properly advised as to how they should pursue, when they should pursue, and if they should pursue litigation against CEPEP.”