RE: Don't we also know ?1 Mar 2020 08:46
Thanks Looed,
This could be helpful as at least FRR are in the main aligned in the terms of their defence although I would not ignore the strong possibility of contact between the GG and Hopes team as it would seem obvious to supporting the Georgian case that Hogan Lovell would engage with any third party likely to be helpful in undermining FRR case.
Conversely the GG case may be undermined by the evidence of the former PM GK who of course had the famous meeting with SN/ZM in 2016.He seems an honourable man and former politicians are often happy to take an opposite view than when they are in govt.
It is up to the GG to prove the case so the burden of proof will be on them including adequate warnings about potential breaches in advance of the actual arbitration.
So I am actually now reasonably positive in the form of some sort of an outcome in that if the GG have a slam dunk case then it would have been thrown out a long time ago or FRR would have conceded so as we are still fighting and with US support counteracting the Russian side I am confident the arbitrators making an independent decision.
I am not saying the outcome here is in in our favour just that we are in with a fighting chance but assuming ZM is still confident and we know we can’t entirely trust him in these matters then it should be an interesting conclusion to this long drawn out saga.