Attorney General Anand Ramlogan announced on Tuesday that the government is going ahead with a civil fraud case against Calder Hart, the former executive chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad & Tobago (UDeCOTT).
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"Today, I am pleased to announce that after one and half years of intense investigations and a lot of probing, we have filed the first civil fraud case against Mr. John Calder Hart," Ramlogan told local media.
The legal action is in connection with the still incomplete Brian Lara Stadium Project and Hart's close connection to CH Construction.
Ramlogan said based on the findings of the Uff commission of enquiry into UDeCOTT and the construction sector the Government believes it has more than enough grievances to begin civil action against Hart.
He noted that a pre-action protocol letter was sent to Hart on October 17 last year. He said Hart's attorney responded in a letter dated November 12th saying that Hart was not in a position to give "a considered response" to the allegations against him.
Ramlogan said since there is no further correspondence from Hart's attorney on the matter the Government will take action.
He explained the legal action.
The Hart case is among several civil matters the Government is considering as it is currently looking into improper practices undertaken by the boards of eteck, UTT and T&TEC.
Read related archive story: Manning tells House: “Lock me up too. Look me here, lock me up! Not Calder Hart."
The legal action is in connection with the still incomplete Brian Lara Stadium Project and Hart's close connection to CH Construction.
Ramlogan said based on the findings of the Uff commission of enquiry into UDeCOTT and the construction sector the Government believes it has more than enough grievances to begin civil action against Hart.
He noted that a pre-action protocol letter was sent to Hart on October 17 last year. He said Hart's attorney responded in a letter dated November 12th saying that Hart was not in a position to give "a considered response" to the allegations against him.
Ramlogan said since there is no further correspondence from Hart's attorney on the matter the Government will take action.
He explained the legal action.
"Mr. Hart is being sued firstly for the construction failure, the mismanagement of that project, and secondly for his breach in fiduciary duty to the Board and the Company that is UDeCOTT, and thirdly he is being sued in connection with concealing his alleged family connections with CH Development Construction Limited who had successfully bid for the Ministry of Legal Affairs Tower."
Ramlogan said the Government is seeking compensation of over $100 million for the three projects.
"The damages we are seeking, in the first instance, with respect to the failure to ensure that the advanced failures bonds were not renewed upon their expiry and allowed to lapse, is in the vicinity of $65,680,978.88," he said.
Ramlogan said the Government is seeking compensation of over $100 million for the three projects.
"The damages we are seeking, in the first instance, with respect to the failure to ensure that the advanced failures bonds were not renewed upon their expiry and allowed to lapse, is in the vicinity of $65,680,978.88," he said.
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He added, "The damages at large for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty would be the cost to complete that Brian Lara Stadium."
The Hart case is among several civil matters the Government is considering as it is currently looking into improper practices undertaken by the boards of eteck, UTT and T&TEC.
Read related archive story: Manning tells House: “Lock me up too. Look me here, lock me up! Not Calder Hart."
1 comment:
But that picture is not the Brian Lara Stadium...it is the Guyana National Stadium (in Guyana).
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