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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 04:14
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Sime darby engineering says yet to be served suit by UAE firm
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Sime Darby Engineering Sdn Bhd (SDE) says a suit filed by Abu Dhabi-based energy firm, Emirates International Energy Services (Emas), exists though it has yet to be served on the company.
In a statement issued on the website by its parent company, Sime Darby Bhd, last night, Sime Darby Engineering said it was not aware of the basis and grounds of the claims in the suit.
The company said it intends to challenge the suit once it is served and, based on legal advice from its solicitors in Dubai, it will exercise all its rights within the full ambit of the law.
Bernama, quoting reports in the United Arab Emirates' "The National" daily Monday, reported that Emas had filed a lawsuit against Sime Darby Engineering, stemming from a dispute over tender bids.
The newspaper had said that the Malaysian company was accused of backing out of seven large-scale projects "to help other unnamed foreign companies win tenders".
It cited a letter enclosed with the court file, in which Emas claimed that the withdrawal from bids had been made at "critical times and last moments, the matter of which raised doubts about our company and defamed our reputation".
The report mentioned that SDE bid for projects in the oil and gas sector in the Gulf nation through Emas.
Emas was reported to be asking for nearly US$200 million (RM610 million) in payments and damages in the lawsuit filed at the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court.
According to the daily, SDE had rejected the allegations, claiming that it was under no obligation to accept or decline projects in accordance with any deadlines.
-- BERNAMA
In a statement issued on the website by its parent company, Sime Darby Bhd, last night, Sime Darby Engineering said it was not aware of the basis and grounds of the claims in the suit.
The company said it intends to challenge the suit once it is served and, based on legal advice from its solicitors in Dubai, it will exercise all its rights within the full ambit of the law.
Bernama, quoting reports in the United Arab Emirates' "The National" daily Monday, reported that Emas had filed a lawsuit against Sime Darby Engineering, stemming from a dispute over tender bids.
The newspaper had said that the Malaysian company was accused of backing out of seven large-scale projects "to help other unnamed foreign companies win tenders".
It cited a letter enclosed with the court file, in which Emas claimed that the withdrawal from bids had been made at "critical times and last moments, the matter of which raised doubts about our company and defamed our reputation".
The report mentioned that SDE bid for projects in the oil and gas sector in the Gulf nation through Emas.
Emas was reported to be asking for nearly US$200 million (RM610 million) in payments and damages in the lawsuit filed at the Abu Dhabi Commercial Court.
According to the daily, SDE had rejected the allegations, claiming that it was under no obligation to accept or decline projects in accordance with any deadlines.
-- BERNAMA
