Juritzen Publishing lost the case as Interpress had brought against the publisher in Oslo District Court and must pay over 6.5 million. NOK Interpress.
the verdict from the Oslo District Court states that “Juritzen Publishing Co. ordered to pay to Interpress Norway AS 6,525,875 kroner.” Juritzen Publishing imposed also legal costs of 185,800 crowns.
– This was a real loss, I must admit. The referee has neither taken into account some of our documentation, but instead opted to give Interpress fully upheld even though they only have presented evidence that they have 100% return policy for ca. half of the conflict is about. The referee has not put forward a legal established that Interpress suddenly shall have the right to receive a cash settlement instead of books, such practice has been for nine years. I have to let a lawyer review the verdict, but my immediate perception is that the judge is based on beliefs, not law. I see it as likely that we are going to appeal the ruling, says Arve Juritzen in a comment to VG.
– Well-written and well-founded
However, it is no lawyer Øystein Myre Slowed law firm BA-HR, which represents Interpress in this case, agrees.
– We consider the verdict as well-written and well-founded. The court has not expressed doubts, and we perceive nor that the case raises some dubious question, he says in a comment to VG.
– We are happy that we won the case, although we would like to been matter besides, says Ida Håvik, Head of communications at Reitan Convenience aS, which owns Interpress, VG.
During the main proceedings in the Oslo District Court Monday last week told Arve Juritzen that imprint his Juritzen Publishing, could not afford to engage a lawyer. Therefore he called selvprosederende the matter as Interpress has brought against Juritzen Publishing.
During the trial, warned Arve Juritzen that a conviction could result in bankruptcy for Juritzen Publishing. Now after the judgment is ready, he has this to say:
– We are ordered to pay nearly seven million to Interpress within two weeks. The money we have not – and it knows Interpress. But we choose to appeal, is not the judgment enforceable either, says Arve Juritzen VG.
– Do not want that Juritzen go bankrupt
– We have previously offered Juritzen Publishing settlement of 2 million over three years. Now he is ordered to pay NOK 6.5 million plus legal costs in two weeks. We do not desire that Juritzen publishers will go bankrupt, and our previous offer still stands, says Ida Håvik in Reitan Convenience AS.
The requirement of the distribution company Interpress against Juritzen Publishing was at 6.5 million NOK, which had its basis in a dispute about the right to return books worth NOK 6.5 million.
– Winner Interpress matter today, they lose. Then go Juritzen Publishing bankruptcy, stated Arve Juritzen in his keynote speech in Oslo District Court.
Interpress delivers magazines to including Starbucks, Shell and Statoil in Norway and demanded that Juritzen Publishing pay them too close to 100,000 books they have not sold.
also read: Juritzen fear bankruptcy – sets without a lawyer
Interpress Norway is wholly owned by Reitan Convenience Norway, Magnus Reitan Chairman. The distributor sold the publisher’s books through 2014, while a liquidation of book sales came in the new year 2015. Thereafter, the parties negotiated the return last year.
DO NOT HAVE MONEY: – We are ordered to pay nearly seven million to Interpress within two weeks. The money we have not – and it knows Interpress, says Arve Juritzen.
– Magnus Reitan has been able to do many steps to succeed, sending instead the bill to Norwegian publisher. This applies not only to us, but more small and medium sized publishers have concluded agreements on the return policy. We’re going to go bankrupt if they were to gain support for its claim, said Arve Juritzen in an interview with VG few days before the main negotiations in Oslo District Court.
– This is a business divorce, claims lawyer Øystein Myre Slowed , representing Interpress, in his keynote speech.
Background: Juritzen sued for 6.5 million
He further claimed that it is bad for the book industry and the go bad for Juritzen publishers.
Juritzen: Offered a settlement of 1.5 million
– Juritzen terminates the part of the agreement would Do not like. It’s as if I should go to the bank and terminate refund part of the agreement for a loan, said Slowed.
Interpress attorney concluded his opening statement by referring to a settlement offer from Interpress at 2 million – on følgendse conditions : NOK 500,000 immediately and 1.5 million over three years.
in his closing post told Juritzen that he in turn had tried to get Interpress meeting by offering them 1.5 million in a settlement .
– But they were not interested, hit Juritzen fixed during the main proceedings in the Oslo District Court.
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