WATCH: Lovell Says PM “Calling a Bluff” Over Lawsuit Threats in Alfa Nero Dispute
Caretaker for the All-Saints West constituency, Harold Lovell, has dismissed Prime Minister Gaston Browne’s threat to pursue legal action, claiming the prime minister is merely “calling a bluff” and will never sue.
Prime Minister Browne recently announced plans to initiate legal proceedings against the United States–based law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner, seeking exemplary damages over what he alleges are defamatory statements linked to his involvement in the Alfa Nero superyacht matter.
According to Browne, the law firm failed to comply with a pre-action request issued by his legal team at Rika Bird & Associates in late November. Instead, he claims the firm committed “a further act of defamation,” prompting his decision to escalate the dispute to the courts.
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