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Milarky

Please see my comment at 10.25

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1517661

BOS_Kicked

You say in your article that the banks could still appeal to the Lords though on the BBC website it states

'Master of the Rolls Sir Anthony Clarke said the banks could not appeal against the decision in the House of Lords.'

Who is correct?

Former_MSE_Dan

Hi BOS_Kicked

Yep we saw that. A few MSE staff were in the court and have clarified this for us.

The Master of the Rolls refused permission for the banks to appeal to the House of Lords, but the law still allows banks to appeal DIRECTLY to the Lords.

Hope this helps

Dan

marcharrison1979

A great result that has somewhat restored my faith in the British legal system. It's just a shame it has taken so long. The fact that the banks can manipulate the law to drag this out as long as it has is worrying though. I'm not sure if the result would be the same if the case went to the House of Lords though. I'm sure many of the "Lords" have good personal friends which have 'interests' in protecting the banks. As far as getting my £1000's back, i'm not gonna hold my breath, it all seems too good to be true.

lizbob

marcharrison1979 wrote: »

A great result that has somewhat restored my faith in the British legal system. It's just a shame it has taken so long. The fact that the banks can manipulate the law to drag this out as long as it has is worrying though. I'm not sure if the result would be the same if the case went to the House of Lords though. I'm sure many of the "Lords" have good personal friends which have 'interests' in protecting the banks. As far as getting my £1000's back, i'm not gonna hold my breath, it all seems too good to be true.

ok but if the common man (you and me) can percieve this potential for corruption within the house of lords, surely it is also percievable by people who have the power to highlight it/stop it? therefore it would be extremely foolish and risky for the lords to do anything other that act honourably as their position dictates.

Tozer

marcharrison1979 wrote: »

A great result that has somewhat restored my faith in the British legal system. It's just a shame it has taken so long. The fact that the banks can manipulate the law to drag this out as long as it has is worrying though. I'm not sure if the result would be the same if the case went to the House of Lords though. I'm sure many of the "Lords" have good personal friends which have 'interests' in protecting the banks. As far as getting my £1000's back, i'm not gonna hold my breath, it all seems too good to be true.

Absolute bull.

You are accusing the Judges in the UK's highest courts of being corrupt. They are not.

If the HL gives leave to appeal (which I think it may well do given the issue is of such high public importance) then the Law Lords will decide it entirely on principles of English law which apply.

arigney

I want to take this chance to thank Martin MSE as he has worked so hard to make sure that the media recognise how wrong the banks have been treating all of us. Keep up the good work Martin.

I think that we are nearly there and I hope that the banks will decide to do the right thing now, otherwise they might have to explian to us all how much it really costs to bounce a DD or a Cheque.

With regards to the post above, I do not trust that the house of Lords will act to protect the consumer, they are wealthy and do not understand what it is like in the real world of bills and bank charges, indeed many of the Lords may be connected to the banks and will not kick away the ladder they are standing on. I think there is more chance the the banks will decided that the bad publicity of dragging this out more is not worth it...

MrLeeLee

marcharrison1979 wrote: »

I'm sure many of the "Lords" have good personal friends which have 'interests' in protecting the banks. As far as getting my £1000's back, i'm not gonna hold my breath, it all seems too good to be true.

These are exactly my thoughts. (you've put it a lot better than i could though!)

I am trying to get my bank charges back from HSBC, because i am currently facing financial difficulties due to being disabled and just losing my job.

Am i the only one who thinks the banks will challenge this decision and get a nudge nudge wink wink benefit of the doubt from the high 'powers that be'

The banks are already in the dog poo (for want of a better phrase) surely having to pay millions to people for unfair bank charges will send our country into melt down? I mean its pretty close already!

Maybe I’m just being too negative! It is after all… our money they have unlawfully took!

Tozer

MrLeeLee wrote: »

These are exactly my thoughts. (you've put it a lot better than i could though!)

I am trying to get my bank charges back from HSBC, because i am currently facing financial difficulties due to being disabled and just losing my job.

Am i the only one who thinks the banks will challenge this decision and get a nudge nudge wink wink benefit of the doubt from the high 'powers that be'

The banks are already in the dog poo (for want of a better phrase) surely having to pay millions to people for unfair bank charges will send our country into melt down? I mean its pretty close already!

Maybe I’m just being too negative! It is after all… our money they have unlawfully took!

Can you name one example of when a sitting of 3 (or possibly 5) House of Lords Judges (or Appeal Court Judges for that matter) have ever been influenced by issues other than the evidence and legal principles?

marcharrison1979

Very good point Lizbob. I'm just being skeptical, there's a lot of money at stake here and it could come from the pockets of some very influential people. This must surely go down as being the biggest compensation case in British history, and with the banks crying that their hard done by and the government seemingly doing everything it can to help them, i am worried.