This was an action for payment arising from a contract entered into by the parties in 2007. The pursuer (a Venezuelan national) and defender (a US citizen domiciled in Aberdeen) were both resident in Venezuela and employed by Shell Venezuela S.A at the relevant time. The defender’s employment benefits included an allowance to exchange local currency (Bolivares) for US Dollars, while the pursuer had no such entitlement. The defender offered to assist the pursuer with currency exchange and in 2006 ...
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