A legal challenge filed against the Community-Based Environmental Protection and Enhancement Programme (CEPEP) by a contractor has collapsed, less than 24 hours after it was filed in the High Court.

Stephen Samuel’s Contractors Ltd, which had moved urgently to reverse CEPEP’s decision to terminate its contract, withdrew its claim form, statement of case, and application for injunctive relief on Friday one day after launching the action.

The company’s attorneys, led by St Clair O’Neil and Senior Counsel Larry Lalla, had served a pre-action protocol letter on CEPEP CEO Keith Eddy on July 3, calling for the immediate rescission of a termination notice dated June 27. The letter gave CEPEP until 3 p.m. that same day to respond or face court action.