By Sujin Thomas

THE latest salvo in a spat between a group of disgruntled Singapore Flyer tenants and the management of the attraction was fired yesterday.

The tenants' lawyer has sent a letter requesting financial and other documents related to the Flyer.

The process, known as discovery, will help the tenants decide on a potential course of legal action, said their lawyer, Mr Navinder Singh of Navin & Co.

Among the 12 items demanded are a consultant's report on the Dec 23 breakdown and all documents relating to any company or members of the public making claims against the Flyer.

The latest step was taken after the Flyer management rejected a Feb 5 demand by the tenants for compensation to make up for a lack of business during the month-long breakdown.

But cracks are appearing in the coalition of tenants: Initially, there were 14 in the group - the Flyer has 30 - but six have dropped out for various reasons.

Last night, the Flyer's management dismissed the latest action as 'baseless'. It cited the decision by several tenants to pull out of the action as proof of its commitment to helping them, adding that some shop owners had also apologised for taking part in it.

The Flyer has until next Monday to reply to the latest request. Mr Singh said: 'If they do not accede to our request, my clients will consider making an application to the court to compel discovery.'

It is understood that the Flyer had earlier offered a 12 1/2-day rental rebate to all tenants, in addition to a nine-day rent waiver from Dec 23 to Dec 31.

All the tenants not involved in the current action have accepted the offer. Of the six that dropped out, five have said 'yes' and one is still in talks with the management. The eight that are continuing with the action have rejected it.

This article was first published in The Straits Times.