The bank guarantee request maybe have been a standard request...

The bank guarantee request maybe have been a standard request base on the timelines for case management. So the request for deposit of costs would be standard - and only removed if both parties agreed.

The request for $750k may have helped ADO cause at the mediation discussions.

if they have agreed a mutually beneficial outcome on Friday or over the weekend - then the agreed terms would need to be thrashed out in detail Monday / Tuesday.

let’s hope this is the case and this cloud hanging over the company’s head blow away.