Dwayne E. Fernander
Partner at Graham Thompson Attorneys, Bahamas
Bio; https://grahamthompson.com/professionals/dwayne-fernander/
See email below, as he advised client of $100,000 fees to correct their own negligent as an extortion. $100K payment or else; ” Conflict of Interest”.
From: “Fernander, Dwayne” <def@gtclaw.com>
Date: Dec 30, 2014 6:06 PM
Subject: FW: Iva Priscilla Dean v Ocean Point Estates Limited
To: “pkogan@koganprober.com” <pkogan@koganprober.com>
Cc: “Adams, Robert” <rka@gtclaw.com>, “Wells, Andrew” <agw@gtclaw.com>, “Whitehead, Judy” <jaw@gtclaw.com>
Dear Mr. Kogan,
This email follows our teleconference (Kogan/ Adams, Fernander) earlier this afternoon with you concerning the matter. Attached is a draft Defence on behalf of Ocean Point Estates Limited for your review and comments.
As discussed with you, the deadline for filing the Defence is tomorrow. We reached out to the Plaintiff’s Attorneys to obtain an extension of time for filing to next week but were unsuccessful. Therefore, we would be grateful if we could receive your feedback on the draft Defence by 10:00 tomorrow so that we could finalise it and have the same filed and served on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys tomorrow to avoid a default judgment being entered against the company.
Also, as discussed, we confirm that our budget for the conduct of the matter is as follows:
1st Phase
Attending to all preliminary matters and to making a striking out application, $25,000.00
2nd Phase
In the event the Court declines to strike out the matter, fees for trial preparation and attending trial are likely to be in the region of $75,000.00. However, should we have to engage the services of a handwriting expert fees are likely to increase to $100,000. We look forward to hearing from you tomorrow.
Kind regards,
Dwayne