Shop taking civil action

pulliptears

jamespir wrote: »

and if your niece hangs reound with people who shop lift then she deserves whats coming to her

The Niece is NOT GUILTY of anything, as confirmed by the Police. Why should she be made to pay for something her friend did? Something which in all likely hood she had no idea was even happening.

4743hudsonj

jamespir wrote: »

tescos take civil action if youre caught steal from them it says in there doorway so i think they could

and if your niece hangs reound with people who shop lift then she deserves whats coming to her

Thats a little harsh! what if the niece was oblivious to her friends theft?

Andy_L

Conspiray or !!!!-up? Have the shop just sent it to the wrong person & the paperwork should have gone to your niece's friend

pulliptears

Andy_L wrote: »

Conspiray or !!!!-up? Have the shop just sent it to the wrong person & the paperwork should have gone to your niece's friend

If you have a read of my link a bit further up this is all too common of late. I've heard stories of people receiving these "Invoices" from Boots for simply spraying deoderant (something I dont do I add). :eek:

Karrie2129

As she is 16 I believe she is still classed as a juvenile (under 17) and you can't serve civil recovery on a minor.

simmoshouse

My niece was oblivious that her friend was stealing and i think she will be more careful on who she selects to go shopping with in future. The frustration is that the girl concerned comes from a wealthy family and is pretty spoiled so didnt even need to do it for £15 worth of stuff!

We have replied now and basically told them to get stuffed, albeit using some legal based wording. I dont expect to hear more but if i do i will both issue them with an invoice for the time and anguish etc, for the same amount that they are claiming, and also remind that my niece is 16 and therefore has no legal obligation to pay as this is not a necessity!

Thanks again all (other than maybe jamespir who was a little harsh on my niece!)

voiceofreason

jamespir wrote: »

tescos take civil action if youre caught steal from them it says in there doorway so i think they could

and if your niece hangs reound with people who shop lift then she deserves whats coming to her

You, sir, are clearly a weapons-grade pr*ck.

Vomityspice

Simply write back to the shop and point out that under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 21 , your niece is a defined as a child in 21.1(2).

They CANNOT take her to court.

They really should know this..... or do you think they actually do, but hope you don't?

KeithP

Vomityspice wrote: »

Simply write back to the shop and point out that under the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) 21 , your niece is a defined as a child in 21.1(2).

They CANNOT take her to court.

They really should know this..... or do you think they actually do, but hope you don't?

From the OP, it sounds like the shop have written to the mother.
Could it be that the mother is facing potential legal action?
Is that even possible?

Debt_Free_Chick

This sounds like a variation of the private parking companies issuing "fines" and then threatening county court action!

As civil action, the store would have to demonstrate actual financial loss caused by something the niece did. A complete try-on in my view - just bullying tactics to scare you into paying them something you don't legally owe!