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Parking Eye Lose in Court Again

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  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    As we all know, decisions in the County Court do not set a precedent, but at the rate ParkingEye are going they will achieve the same effect by p*****g off at least one judge in every County Court in the land.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • Ivor_Pecheque
    Ivor_Pecheque Posts: 745 Forumite
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    edited 29 March 2014 at 8:34AM
    The LPC rep in our case, rather surprisingly, didn't seem to grasp the concepts of parking / contract law.

    Thankfully, the Judge did :-)
    Illegitimi non carborundum:)
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    spacey2012 wrote: »
    It is always a good idea to ask who at court is representing the actual landowner in the case.
    Given the stupidity of the lawyers they send from the agency of unemployable lawyers they will problly pipe up " I am" at which you can ask can they prove right of audience by way of documentation, contract or other.
    By now, they are about "in it" as far as they can get.


    You have lost me there, Suely if a solicitor has rights of audience, he has right of audience? Why is whom he is representing pertinent?
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • da_rule
    da_rule Posts: 3,618 Forumite
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    You have lost me there, Suely if a solicitor has rights of audience, he has right of audience? Why is whom he is representing pertinent?

    I assumed he meant standing rather than actual right of audience, i.e. is the legal rep actually authorised by the land owner to appear on his behalf.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    The_Deep wrote: »
    You have lost me there, Suely if a solicitor has rights of audience, he has right of audience? Why is whom he is representing pertinent?

    Because you can't just rock up at a court and claim to be representing someone if you haven't been instructed by that party. LPC Law = instructed by ParkingEye. Not instructed by landowner.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    I think that you have the wrong end of the stick there, from my reading, right of audience pertains to the solicitor not the client.

    I would be inclined not to raise this in front of a judge.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    If a lawyer or advocate claims in court to be representing a party who he clearly is not representing then I would have though that should most certainly be brought to the judge's attention. Whether the term "right of audience" is used would seem of minor significance.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Whether the term "right of audience" is used would seem of minor significance.

    That of course depends on how much value you put on accuracy.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
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    Or how much value you put on pedantry.
    Je suis Charlie.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    There is no pedantry here, only an internet lawyer mis-advising others about how to conduct themselves in a court of law.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
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