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Are the number of court cases tailing off?

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  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    Half_way wrote: »
    agreed , and over 7640 should ask for refunds in the morning , I think repercussions will happen , I am suprised in that the union was not involved/quote]
    It has all the hallmarks of a sleepwalk case, where those who may have beeen able to shine a light on it may not have been fully aware.

    A poster on the prankster blog has said this


    One of the issues is the Government will not step in until something gives somewhere that in turn causes outrage, such as a PPC going after someone with mental health issues, or any other issues that results in loss of life.

    wheres your report Mrs May?[/QUOTE]

    here comments were just made to the mirror/times/telegraph to passify people , there was never any intention , and is still not , to upset companies like this

    forget the UK giverment they will fo nothing , however the welsh , they hate the english https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigo_Park_Services_UK_Limited and even hate the french more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardian_(company)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A9dit_Agricole

    be careful parking your 2cv in wales now

    hopefully they will be booted out after brexitt,
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
  • Much smaller scale, but I've helped on 3 cases concerning the Admiral staff car park in Swansea. The staff do pay for their permits (£50 pcm). The Admiral contract does say spaces can't be guaranteed, but the expectation is clearly that enough spaces are available (and all the tickets related to permits falling off the windscreen, not to parking out of the lines).
    In all three cases I wrote LBCs to Admiral and they got the proceedings withdrawn.
    There might be a similar thing to be done here. Suing the trust for recovery of losses - although that WOULDN'T apply to an unreasonable costs order because the NHS trust can't be responsible for unreasonable behaviour by a lay rep.
    Although a practising Solicitor, my posts here are NOT legal advice, but are personal opinion based on limited facts provided anonymously by forum users. I accept no liability for the accuracy of any such posts and users are advised that, if they wish to obtain formal legal advice specific to their case, they must seek instruct and pay a solicitor.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,367 Forumite
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    Fallen asleep on this (original post objective!).

    Today (19/07/17)

    28/6

    :)

    As an aside - there's one case annotated 'Disposal'. Can anyone 'court savvy' be able to explain what this means?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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  • Umkomaas
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    As an aside - there's one case annotated 'Disposal'. Can anyone 'court savvy' be able to explain what this means?
    Taken my own advice to those asking Qs without doing some preliminary research - Google search!

    If understand what I've read, it's seemingly where a defendant accepts liability and the court disposal case is to assess costs.

    Am I correct?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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  • Coupon-mad
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    Think so, but I am as much in the dark about that as you, U!
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  • Umkomaas
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    21/07/17

    32/8
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,367 Forumite
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    25/07

    26/10. Over a third of cases are 'set-asides' - pretty appalling situation.

    Clerkenwell Court very busy today with 9 cases.
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,237 Forumite
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    Umkomaas wrote: »
    Clerkenwell Court very busy today with 9 cases.

    That court is always overbooked, not just with parking cases. Even the staff who work there call it 'Clerkenhell'.

    If your case is listed for 10:00am, you might, if you're lucky, get into court by 12:00.

    If it's listed for 12:00, no chance, the Usher will tell everyone to go away and come back after lunch at 2:00pm.

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
  • I have no idea what "disposal" means! Did you ever find out?
    Although a practising Solicitor, my posts here are NOT legal advice, but are personal opinion based on limited facts provided anonymously by forum users. I accept no liability for the accuracy of any such posts and users are advised that, if they wish to obtain formal legal advice specific to their case, they must seek instruct and pay a solicitor.
  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,237 Forumite
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    I have no idea what "disposal" means! Did you ever find out?

    CPR Practice Direction 26:

    5.1 Part of the court’s duty of active case management is the summary disposal of issues which do not need full investigation and trial (rule 1.4(2)(c)),
    5.2 The court’s powers to make orders to dispose of issues in that way include:
    (a) under rule 3.4, striking out a statement of case, or part of a statement of case, and
    (b) under Part 24, giving summary judgment where a claimant or a defendant has no reasonable prospect of success.
    The court may use these powers on an application or on its own initiative. Practice Direction 24 contains further information.

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
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