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EWS turns to high court for clarity on UK Royal Mail contract
UK freight train company EWS has launched High Court proceedings against Royal Mail, which is to axe all overnight mail train services.
EWS has confirmed that papers filed with the London High Court at the end of September have asked a judge to ‘clarify’ some disputed clauses relating to ‘service performance’ in the 10-year contract with Royal Mail.
A spokesperson for EWS said: ‘We are seeking clarification by the court of an issue relating to Royal Mail’s interpretation and of performance criteria.’
Read MorePostwatch comment on UK Mail and Royal Mail agreement
Peter Carr, chairman of postal watchdog Postwatch, said: “It is good news that UK Mail and Royal Mail have reached an outline agreement – we hope that this will result in a full agreement by the end of January. “However, the regulator was due to announce a decision in just two days’ time and this would set a standard for other companies wishing to compete in the UK postal market.
It is important that Postcomm publishes this information as planned so that other operators can proceed now to make decisions on market entry. More than one competitor is needed to provide choice to customers.”
EWS turns to High Court for clarity on Royal Mail contract
UK freight train company EWS has launched High Court proceedings against Royal Mail, which is to axe all overnight mail train services. EWS has confirmed that papers filed with the London High Court at the end of September have asked a judge to ‘clarify’ some disputed clauses relating to ‘service performance’ in the 10-year contract with Royal Mail. A spokesperson for EWS said: ‘We are seeking clarification by the court of an issue relating to Royal Mail’s interpretation and of performance criteria.’ In June, the state-owned post office revealed that it was terminating a 10-year contract, signed in 1996, that is worth GBP50m ($87.44m) a year in revenues to EWS.
Read MoreSearch for new DMA leader to begin in January
A search committee has been formed to find a replacement for H. Robert Wientzen, who announced plans to retire yesterday (16th December) as president/CEO of the Direct Marketing Association.
The committee consists of seven current and former members of the DMA’s board of directors and is led by past chairman Michael P. Sherman, vice chairman of Crosstown Traders Inc. They are working on what criteria to seek in a replacement and will have that done by early January, at which point a search firm will be named.
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