Tuesday 4 June 2019

Invasion Win Court Case Against Philip Crabb

Hi Campers,

Some of you may have been aware of the existence of two rival Camp Thailands, the Invasion version and the Philip Crabb version. This must have been very confusing for potential campers, particularly as Mr Crabb was claiming that his was the "original" one and was even using the same logo as Invasion (see below).  In fact, I mentioned this state of affairs in my post of 6 October 2017, and gave my opinion at the time that the genuine one was the Invasion one, which Mr Crabb had merely somehow managed to muscle his way into. Moreover, I pointed out that Mr Crabb had never been anything more than a provider of sub-standard TEFL courses, which I'm sure still remains true today.

Invasion Logo

Anyway, I'm pleased to say that they have finally resolved the issue through a legal battle in court earlier this year, which Invasion won handsomely.  Mr Crabb is now no longer allowed to use the Camp Thailand logo or the word "original" for any of his businesses. Apparently, he had also deliberately spread misinformation in an attempt to ruin Invasion, and was forced to admit to this in a signed statement.

This is indeed good news and is a great step forward for all concerned. It also throws a lot of light on what happened back in 2017. I mentioned at the time that Mr Crabb had his own agenda and was probably trying to exploit the confusion of that period for his own ends, i.e. to gain control of Camp Thailand. In fact, many of the problems of the time were generated by Mr Crabb himself.  For example, I remember how he tried to charge campers a second time for their certificates and claimed he couldn't pay his own employees (a long-standing tradition in the world of Philip Crabb, going right back to his Island TEFL days, when he used the name of Philip Dunne).

So what does this mean going forward? The important point is that Philip Crabb is now completely out of the equation, and this gives Invasion the chance to fully re-establish their reputation. In view of the damaging effect of the events of the Philip Crabb era, Invasion must seize this opportunity by the horns and make it a point of honour to maintain ethical and professional standards at all times in all circumstances. If they do so, the events of the past will fade into distant memory.

Invasion have a new operations manager in place, Thomas Chudley, and he seems to be doing an excellent job in moving things forward. So let's wish Invasion the best of luck. And, of course, please do submit your reviews!

Happy camping!
EFL Greg