3.3In 2018 en 2019 zijn RPCR en partij CWM acht overeenkomsten aangegaan. Die overeenkomsten zijn steeds in hetzelfde format gegoten, waarbij een groot aantal bepalingen gelijkluidend is en RPCR als “lender” wordt aangeduid en partij CWM als “borrower”. Eén van die overeenkomsten, gedateerd 8 juli 2018, luidt onder meer als volgt:
“Loan Agreement”
(…)
Period of Loan
This loan shall endure for a period of 15 days calculated from the Funding.
Loan Amount:
The loan amount is (…) and the interest after 15 days is (…)
Loan Details and requirements:
This loan is being executed for the purpose of financing the sale and purchase of approx. 80MT Drained Lead Acid Battery Scrap (…)
Collateral:
Borrower to provide collateral in the form of first securities lien on all scrap metals being purchased at borrower’s facility at Zeelandia located on the island of Curacao. During the contract period of 15 days any shipment from this facility during must be discussed between (…Hof: partijen).
Dispute Resolution
Where any dispute arises among the Parties as to the performance or interpretation of this Deed, the Parties will resolve the dispute in the following manner:
First, the Party raising the dispute must notify immediately the other Party of the dispute, providing a reasonable amount of information about the nature of the dispute.
Second, the Parties will meet as soon as possible, in person or by video conferencing, and attempt to resolve the dispute by discussion.
Third, if such negotiation fails, the Parties will refer the dispute to a mutually acceptable mediator, as soon as possible, to be resolved in accordance with an accepted code of mediation practice, and if they are unable to agree on a mediator then a relevant officer of the Institute of Mediators and Arbitrators in Florida USA or a similar body must be requested to select a mediator for the Parties.
Fourth, except for urgent injunctions, only after steps (1) to (3) have been followed may a Party resort to litigation. (…) “.