Parking Eye lose again in court

spacey2012

The simple explanation ?
Someone called the lawyer and told them not to bother turning up and they fell for it instead of not checking with the court.

I suppose it is simple, you would have to be simple, very simple indeed not to check the validity of some random call.

Yeah I bet...

MrRusty

Smell of fish.

spacey2012

Hot_Bring wrote: »

I actually agree with Spacey here. I struggle to believe that a professional barrister ( probably earning in excess of £500k a year ) would take a random call and accept its contents unquestioningly. He's a barrister and his job is to question everything.

A barrister would have most likely sat on hundreds of criminal trials, from gangs to fraudsters.
They check everything direct with source, if they did not and could be cobbled with a simple funny phone call they would not be a barrister for very long.

I do hope they Judge has requested the police investigate.

bazster

So some of you are suggesting that this barrister has lied to the court about this 'phone call! I'd be very, very careful if I were you.

HO87

4consumerrights wrote: »

Hopefully they will trace the person responsible for this debacle.

PRANKSTER /BARGEPOLE ET AL WILL BE LIVID

Absolutely.

Justice delayed is justice denied. Either there is some major conspiracy - which I'm not prepared to bend my mind around or some small-minded idiot, overawed by the thought that PE had engaged a QC - which is what was being bandied about - (David Altaras is not a QC) and that his presence would "swing it" against the forums decided that he'd make a phone call. Small minded idiot indeed.

Hot_Bring

bazster wrote: »

So some of you are suggesting that this barrister has lied to the court about this 'phone call! I'd be very, very careful if I were you.

Nope, I'm not suggesting for a minute the call didn't take place.

spacey2012

bazster wrote: »

So some of you are suggesting that this barrister has lied to the court about this 'phone call! I'd be very, very careful if I were you.

Now your losing it, go have a cup of tea.

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

I would assume that someone called the chambers and spoke to a secretary, claiming to be either the clerk of the court or a named person within Parking Eye out from the solicitor's office. Message taken, seems entirely normal and plausible, no need to check.

I'm guessing they thought that it would be treated as uncontested, without thinking that this would be spotted and turn into a contempt of court matter. Judge is likely to give a severe sentence.

The person involved would best come forward, apologise and look to minimise their time inside. If they wait to be caught, they will get much more severe treatment.

bazster

spacey2012 wrote: »

Now your losing it, go have a cup of tea.

So are you saying there was a 'phone call or there was not?

bazster

Hot_Bring wrote: »

Nope, I'm not suggesting for a minute the call didn't take place.

In that case what are you suggesting?