Rainwater Tank 1100 Litre £1498.00now£50.00@B&Q smaller one also avail for same price

squack

yes the frustration argument is weak. they are clutching at straws:money:

Lynsey

taxiphil wrote: »

It's laughable and outrageous for B&Q to claim that their own defective online ordering system, which was known by B&Q to be faulty for months if not years beforehand, was a "supervening event that was not caused by the actions of the Defendant".............

...............Shame on you, Claire Frampton. Solicitors are not supposed to mislead/coerce the other party by knowingly misquoting or misapplying the law. I wonder what the Law Society would have to say about this? I'm within an inch of reporting you to them.

Too right, B&Q are negligent - they knew the state of their T&C's and for some reason failed to update them. Look at the new one's.

PM me the details taxiphil and I'll report them myself, fully agree with the scare tactics.

Stick to the facts - a "legally binding" contract was formed and since breached - simple.

Many thanks taxiphil.

Lynsey

Lynsey

............just a thought, but last Saturday when I put on my Lotto numbers I made an error and the numbers I should have put on actually came up and I should have got the jackpot. I put this down to a "supervening event" as the bad head I had was unforeseen and affected my judgement.
Do you think I have a case??
If yes, I will willingly drop my claim for the water butts.

Lynsey

Pocoyo

Lynsey wrote: »

............just a thought, but last Saturday when I put on my Lotto numbers I made an error and the numbers I should have put on actually came up and I should have got the jackpot. I put this down to a "supervening event" as the bad head I had was unforeseen and affected my judgement.
Do you think I have a case??
If yes, I will willingly drop my claim for the water butts.

Lynsey

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Has anyone received a court date yet?

N20Y1D

Have a question regarding the allocation questionairre, what should i do about section G (my case is a dishwasher related one) ? Leave it blank?

Allocation questionairre:

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And does the rest of it look ok, also unsure over H, do i have to pay a fee now??

justpoppingin

taxiphil wrote: »

Shame on you, Claire Frampton. Solicitors are not supposed to mislead/coerce the other party by knowingly misquoting or misapplying the law. I wonder what the Law Society would have to say about this? I'm within an inch of reporting you to them.

In public, the Law Society would, at best and after considerable time, slap the offending solicitor on the wrist.

In private, they'd acknowledge that it was a brave attempt at salvaging a terminally holed ship. Professionals don't mind losing to other professionals, after all they get paid whatever. But they hate losing to amateurs.

Lynsey

justpoppingin wrote: »

Professionals don't mind losing to other professionals, after all they get paid whatever. But they hate losing to amateurs.

Nothing to fear for us if this is their defence and if defended in court BP's reputation would be ridiculed if losing to a "small fry".

Exactly, their best bet is loss limitation. Show their skills at negotiation, which should have been B&Q's first step knowing the wording of their T&C's.

Lynsey

taxiphil

From the Solicitors' Code of Conduct (published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority):

Rule 10.01 states:

You must not use your position to take unfair advantage of anyone either for your own benefit or for another person’s benefit.

The guidance to Rule 10 states:

Particular care should be taken when you are dealing with a person who does not have legal representation. You need to find a balance between fulfilling your obligations to your client and not taking unfair advantage of another person. To an extent, therefore, 10.01 limits your duty to act in the best interests of your client. For example, your duty may be limited where an unrepresented opponent provides badly drawn documentation. In the circumstances you should suggest the opponent finds legal representation. If the opponent does not do so, you need to ensure that a balance is maintained between doing your best for the client and not taking unfair advantage of the opponent's lack of legal knowledge and drafting skills.

Bond Pearce and Claire Frampton take note.

frugalfran

Just found this TONIGHT on the diy.com web-site - what more proof do they need that their IT dept is just not up to it! And they have the nerve to argue the problem was out of their control - out of control more likely

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/templates/content_lookup.jsp?content=/content/knowledge/how_to/water_butt/water_butt.jsp
Underground storage tanks

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frugalfran

Shall we take bets on how long it takes them to take it down?