The Canadian company "Eviana Health Corporation" (EHC) is suing Montenegro Bio Science (MBS) from Podgorica and "Ramel" from Nikšić for compensation of 200 euros for the failed joint construction of a plant for growing hemp in Cetinje. Two Montenegrin companies requested that the lawsuit be dismissed as unfounded, with which the third defendant, the Capital of Cetinje, agreed.
That is the epilogue of yesterday's final presentation in the Commercial Court, while the judge will rule in this dispute Nina Jovovic bring later.
The company EHC launched a lawsuit against the company MBS, "Ramel" and Prijestonica, regarding the construction of a plant for growing industrial hemp and extracting CBD oil from its flower in the halls of the former factory "Obod" in Cetinje. Domestic companies gave up on this job, which is why EHC claims that it was cheated and is demanding compensation of 200 euros, out of a total of 300 euros that it paid as a bank guarantee for this job on behalf of all three companies. He is also asking the court to oblige the Capital City of Cetinje to terminate the lease agreement with the consortium.
At the hearing, the executive directors of the companies MBS and "Ramel" were heard. Nikola Perovic i Marinko Radulović.
Perović said that he approached the company "Ramel" as a business partner in order to fulfill the conditions of the tender, which would give that company jobs related to weak and strong electricity and would not bear the costs or risks, if the project is not realized. He added that the banks did not want to issue a guarantee to EHC or open an account, after which he did so at Prva banka, which issued him a guarantee and opened an account, while cash collateral was requested as security for a grant of 300 thousand euros. As he said, after all the steps, the investor "ND Group" withdrew from the market due to the coronavirus pandemic, and there was no question as to whether it should provide money to EHC
He added that they kept the project "alive" in the hope that the situation would improve and that the president of the EHC Board of Directors Avram Adiges claimed that he could find an investor himself, which took several more months.
Lawyer EHC Velibor Marković said in the complaint that this company has the right to compensation because it suffered damage after MBS and "Ramel" left the consortium, which ceased to exist.
During his testimony, Radulović said that he helped these companies win the tender and that Ramel's participation was without further obligations.
"I didn't sign anything, except for the contract on the consortium. I consider that I am damaged because I did not have a share in the business, and now there is a lawsuit against my company for the payment of compensation," he added.
During his testimony, Marković pointed out that according to the regulations, the members of the consortium are responsible not only for the assumed obligations, but also for all other obligations from the real estate lease contract. He requested that the lawsuit be accepted and if there is no joint and several obligation, MBS and "Ramel" oblige to pay 100 thousand euros each to the Canadian company.
Lawyer of Montenegrin companies Philip Jovovich he asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed as unfounded, while the lawyer of Prijestonica expressed himself in the same way Nikola Radunović.
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