RE: Jesus13 Nov 2023 07:53
Yes I've read the AMENDED particulars of claim OSF. You only refer to the particulars of claim. Yes, I've seen how the company is portrayed as dragging it's feet in the same through it's share registrars, Link. Yes, I can read how the company did nothing. Yes I can read how Q&M tried desperately to settle it over 3 years and even obtained an offer of indemnity insurance, but the company did nothing, so they had no other recourse than to issue the High Court proceedings. Yes, I've read how they lost out on being able to sell their shares, particularly at the sp highs, and how they claim for the share certificates to be reinstated, and for any other damages as the court thinks fit which if they win on the first argument of the certificates not being replaced when they might have been, then damages should follow, but I've pointed all of this out before when IKN didn't realise also. The Judge hasn't thrown the case out at first instance, so he clearly thinks there is a case to be answered. The company have done nothing to settle it, they could easily reinstate the certificates and at least that would earn them a feather in their cap, but they've not done so, at this low an sp, would it be any skin off their nose to reinstate them? No. But Q&M will definitely want damages, so I suspect that is why the company is still trying to defend it because they don't want to end up with colossal damages awarded against them, as there is no other reason not to settle it,plus they will have the claimants legal costs to pay in full as well. You tell me why they haven't just acquiesced and now reinstated the certificates? Anyhow, that aside, I suspect they will have been advised by their counsel that their chances of winning the case are slim, and my own view is, that is why they are not bothered about the Gowlings WUP. They've had three High Court cases against them, so far they've not won any, they've settled one, and paid out the claimants but not their own lawyers, they are trying to argue the Q&M one but imo are on very shaky ground, what if they were your share certificates that were lost? you would hope they would be replaced quickly and certainly in a timely manner so you could sell if you wanted to. Q& M are no different other than it didn't suit the company to have them sell the shares en masse and thus create panic. And now we have the Gowlings case, and that case is about as dire as you can get when you don't even pay your own lawyer who brokered a settlement for you on one of your other cases! all my views of course.