Thought For The Day

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 5

by Graham Perry | 9 May 2022 | Arbitration, FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

ARBITRATION #218 The Board have considered the issue of damages in the light of credible evidence from Board appointed handwriting expert that Buyers had included in their bundle of documents on Damages, three documents that had been adulterated. Buyers submitted that...

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 4

by Graham Perry | 6 May 2022 | Arbitration, FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

ARBITRATION #217 You know the choices for the arbitrators dealing with the fraudulent documents;- just disregard the three bad documents and make your mind up on the other 124 pages or disregard all the documents because they are tainted. But are all the documents...

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 2

by Graham Perry | 4 May 2022 | Arbitration, FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

ARBITRATION #215 The story so far. Sellers sued Buyers for failing to open a Letter of Credit within the time permitted by the contract. The Board found in favour of Buyers. Sellers jumped too soon. Time was not of the essence. Buyers did have to open an L/C but no...

FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS – EPISODE 1

by Graham Perry | 3 May 2022 | Arbitration, FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTS, Thought For The Day | 0 Comments

ARBITRATION #214 You are a member of a five-person Board of Appeal hearing a three-day case focusing on Buyers’ non-performance of a contract for 3,000mts of groundnut oil. Buyers’ appeal is on two grounds – liability and damages. The issue of liability focuses on...