Red Rock Resources: Litigation [Arbitration] in the DRC.1 Mar 2024 17:31
From Red Rock Resources on Twitter: "Has Red Rock lost in the DRC? No. Does it have every confidence in winning? Yes. Has anyone else been paid? No. Does it control timing? Ultimately, No. So, while anything happening in the DRC will be important, do no blind yourself to opportunity elsewhere. We dont." - Red Rock Resource, 27.2.24 https://twitter.com/RRR_RedRockResources/with_replies
[I have already posted about the above from RRR RNS Reach etc.]
WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING IN THE DRC & RRR ARBITRATION?:
We have been told that the "DRAFT arbitration award" has been given to RRR. DRC govt is waiting to be formed etc post the elections. ALL legal parties will have had the said draft. As norm, IF the parties DONT agree to the draft, then there is a delay but in the main, it was drafted from a pre-view as norm. IF ALL THE LEGAL PARTIES agree without any significant changes/error, they HAVE TO LEGALLY SIGN THE AGREEMENT. Then , the Commercial Court Judge will sign off the Arbitration Award. It must then BE STAMPED for it to have legal status. It is then legally circulated to all the parties.
RRR or the JV partner in DRC will ISSUE A LEGAL DEMAND LETTER to the payer to pay WITHIN x days as norm. The payer will send it to their accounts dept and it requires signatures as the amount is not small and no employee can just issue such a large check. Then, once BANKED & CLEARED, RRR may issue an RNS as norm.
This is just procedural theory 101. THE PAYER: The payer is aware or ought to be aware or cant be not aware that RRR , once they receive the proceeds, say, will have £££ to pay to open a legal file to initiate INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. The legal counsel may be able to find or locate funding for the potential litigation if there is a case to be made. The defence party is also aware that as a public listed co, they have to REPORT if litigation is taken against them for such a substantial sum @notes to the accounts. The nature of the potential litigation is not something that is the 1st time in the DRC given there is a lot of PRECEDENT LEGAL CASES already + Dept of Justice USA & SFO , UK have done international investigations into the country's mining deals etc. CASE IN ITSELF SHOULD BE MORE SIMPLE as the co does not have to prove up a new case as if it has never happened before in that country. SO, BARRING TECHNICAL error, it should take some 2 years if it goes all the way, give and take, from other cases. RRR would at the very least have to signal the other party that it is WILLING TO SETTLE as that is a PRE-REQUISITE BEFORE the co can take an international tribunal case forward. ONLY IF THE OTHER PARTY WILL NOT SETTLE, only then can any co take and initiate the filing of the writ. ALL 101.
Mr Bell, Chairman's qualification is MA & LLB, the latter of which is a LAW DEGREE. Mr Bell, at the very least would have to signal to the other party that his door is open to discussion relating to the matter and proffer an amicable tone. As th