by EWAN LAMB
As the weatherman continued to predict snow showers for many parts of the country today, the boss of the Avocet group of "revolutionary fuel" businesses was promising a veritable blizzard of legal actions against critics and 'naysayers', including the proprietor of Not Just Sheep & Rugby.
It looks as though lawyers acting for the fledgling Gennfros Ltd., set up to take forward the development of the long awaited avocet fuel additive, will be even busier than the law firms employed by Avocet chairman Martin Frost to protect the interests of Avocet Infinite [now in liquidation] and its successor Avocet Natural Capital, apparently soon to be dissolved.
Mr Frost may not be a director of Gennfros. But in a hard hitting diatribe issued yesterday on notepaper also containing the name of company secretary and barrister Eirlys Lloyd, he outlined a list of targets for upcoming legal action.
Although Mr Frost and fellow Avocet director Dr Bob Jennings have said in the past that Gennfros would be run by Lancashire accountant Paul Newsham, a detailed account of the new company's arrangements and prospects was circulated by Mr Frost today.
In it he wrote: "Apart from cash, Gennfros Limited’s main asset is its intellectual property which centers upon patent families of which those that relate to methanol are perceived to be worth some £150 million. Gennfros Limited’s liabilities are well governed investment and trade creditors. Later this week – and just to Gennfros Ltd shareholders – a summary business plan (which shall include shareholder sale & purchase mechanisms) to Gennfros Limited shareholders."
After pointing out that ICI first secured the patent rights for the avocet additive in 1964, Mr Frost asserts that this means claims by the Orr family, residents of Berwickshire, that they hold the avocet intellectual property origination are "preposterous".
Aileen Orr and other family members have denied making any such claims. Mr Frost has also accused the Orrs of repeatedly badmouthing him and the Avocet businesses.
But Mrs Orr told Not Just Sheep & Rugby today: "It appears the only one bad mouthing on a daily basis is Martin Frost. However, his threats are being taken seriously and are now with the appropriate authorities.”
According to Mr Frost's 'circular': "Upon pain of potential contempt and imprisonment Aileen Orr, Andrew Orr, and John Orr will be forced in the New Year to confess and admit their falsehoods. ANC Plc (Avocet Natural Capital) will then proceed to sell Avocet IP Limited and Gennfros Ltd.’s new investors will proceed with Gennfros Ltd share acquisitions.
"Naturally, Gennfros Limited expects to obtain significant damage awards against the Orr family along with fellow conspirators found in Mr. W. Chisholm [the retired journalist who controls this blog] and [Avocet] forum poster ‘FDF’. Yes: Gennfros legal advisors note that along with Aileen Orr, ‘FDF’ and Chisholm have pushed their inaccurate bad mouthing too far encapsulating the fabricated Orr Border prism."
Bill Chisholm commented: "Yet again Mr Frost levels general threats of legal action against the blog without detail or specification. Our articles have never carried comment concerning Mr Frost's activities and have concentrated on reporting facts and statements made by others, including by Mr Frost himself. It's called journalism".
It appears from Mr Frost's latest email that Mrs Lloyd is also involved in promoting legal action against the Orrs.
He states: "Over the next few days, I shall share with ANC Plc shareholders some of the dirty work perfected by the bad Orr family, noting that along with productions and exhibits that these form the basis of both further criminal & civil procedures. Note: as barrister, Mrs. Eirlys Lloyd writes with over 50 pages of productions to Scotland’s Crown Office:
‘I am writing this as I am becoming increasingly concerned not only by the repeated falsehoods expressed by Mrs. Aileen Orr but also by her ability to convince so many, despite very obvious inconsistencies, of the truth of her statements both verbal and written. As one knows, in communications, the persistent repetition of a falsehood, may eventually be seen as the truth.’
But the 'hit list' of targets for litigation does not end there although the names will have a familiar ring for regular readers of these columns.
The communication adds that the following documents are to be published: "Detailed legal claims against Mr. Neal Thomson (who in conjunction with his old firm Edwin Thompson) executed fabricated documents to Avocet’s disadvantage." [Mr Thomson is listed as one of many creditors of Avocet.]
"Detailed legal claims against Mr. Sandy Jeffrey on how Mr. Jeffrey appears to have converted over £400,000 of Avocet cattle to his personal advantage." [Mr Jeffrey is a highly respected Borders livestock agent who also features among Avocet's creditors].
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