Bermudian Government Fails To Defend Contract Action
The Bermudian government was dealt a slap in the face by the island's Supreme
Court last week when it failed to file a defence against a damages claim for
breach of contract over airport news programming. Hardell Group, which had a
contract for the supply of multi-media services at the airport, was granted
a judgment in default against Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb and Transport
Minister Ewart Brown, pictured. The writ was filed by Hardell in October, asserting that Dr. Brown tried to
remove the company from their legal position at the Airport, putting Bermuda
Airport Advertising there in their place – Airport Advertising is run by
Walton Brown, who is related to Dr. Brown. The company also asserted that $200,000
worth of their technical equipment was removed from the Airport by Airport staff. According to the Royal Gazette, a hearing in the New Year to assess damages
could leave the Government up to US$4m out of pocket. Richard Horseman, who
represents Hardell, told The Royal Gazette the Attorney General's office was
notified on December 11 that the time allowed to mount a defence against the
legal action was about to lapse, but that five days after the December 18 deadline,
Government still had not put up a legal defence. .
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