Corporate Crackdown: One Company Faces Trade & Business Licence Allegation. The Other Faces Allegations Of Failure To Pay Wages

By Alric Lindsay

Two local commercial entities faced regulatory questions in the Summary Court today, October 27, 2026, as Crown Counsel from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions tackled local trade and business compliance and labour standard frameworks.

In the first matter, Pure Air Ltd. appeared to answer a single criminal count of failing to comply with a condition or restriction of a Trade & Business Licence. Mr. Kountz was present in court as the designated corporate representative.

The case list also refers to an individual named Robert E. Nowack, however, attorney Jeremy Durston launched immediate procedural objections, informing Magistrate McFarlane that Mr. Nowack had never been properly served with his personal court summons. During a detailed discussion by counsel, it was noted that Mr. Nowack is currently seeking separate legal advice. To resolve any ambiguity regarding the target of the litigation, DPP Crown Counsel formally confirmed in open court that the criminal charge is brought strictly against the corporate entity, Pure Air Ltd, rather than Mr. Nowack.

Turning to the substance of the charge—which stems from alleged unauthorized operations at an Elgin Avenue facility—the defence argued that the prosecution’s file was heavily flawed.  Attorney Durston pointed out that the Trade & Business Licencing Board maintains six distinct categories of restrictions under its framework, and Pure Air Ltd. has been left completely in the dark as to which specific category they are alleged to have breached. To allow the Crown time to supply the necessary particulars and resolve the service issues, Magistrate McFarlane granted a one-month adjournment to December 1, 2026.

Moments later, commercial entity Cooling Cayman Limited made its corporate appearance to face a sweeping five-count prosecution alleging severe statutory labour violations. The company stands charged with four criminal counts of failure to pay wages alongside a single count of making unlawful deductions from employee paycheques.

Mr. Irvine appeared in court as the formal representative on behalf of the company, sitting alongside defence attorney Natasha Bodden. Seeking to resolve the underlying financial disputes administratively, Bodden successfully secured a short-term adjournment. She informed the bench that the defence is actively seeking an open window to hold discussions with the Crown in an effort to settle the outstanding financial amounts out of court and secure a formal withdrawal of all five criminal counts. Magistrate McFarlane recorded the corporate intervention and pushed the case to November 17, 2026, to allow those negotiations to conclude.