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Complaining to the FCA about BW Legal - please do!

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  • Berkeley_knows
    Berkeley_knows Posts: 5 Forumite
    Many thanks for the reaction to my post, However I am sticking to my guns on this one, as I stated County Courts do not send old issue documents, this is not a mistake by the courts, It is a mistake for BW Legal to think they would get away with it. I will get back to the forum with any updates but for now it's up to BW Legal.
  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    Berkeley_knows wrote: »
    Many thanks for the reaction to my post, However I am sticking to my guns on this one, as I stated County Courts do not send old issue documents, this is not a mistake by the courts, It is a mistake for BW Legal to think they would get away with it. I will get back to the forum with any updates but for now it's up to BW Legal.

    So the claim number is invalid and not showing up on the MCOL portal?
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    Berkeley_knows wrote: »
    Many thanks for the reaction to my post, However I am sticking to my guns on this one, as I stated County Courts do not send old issue documents, this is not a mistake by the courts, It is a mistake for BW Legal to think they would get away with it. I will get back to the forum with any updates but for now it's up to BW Legal.
    Just so you know...

    I predict the next 'fake' County Court form you receive will look like this:
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  • Le_Kirk
    Le_Kirk Posts: 26,429 Forumite
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    We've had several posters recently saying that they have received "fake" real court papers because they looked like photocopies, which of course they are because Northampton CCBC photocopy blank real ones!
  • Snakes_Belly
    Snakes_Belly Posts: 3,725 Forumite
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    My understanding is that under the FCA if a claim is in dispute then it should not be chased by debt collectors but referred back to the PPC.

    Nolite te bast--des carborundorum.
  • Johno100
    Johno100 Posts: 5,259 Forumite
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    Snakes_Belly wrote: »
    My understanding is that under the FCA if a claim is in dispute then it should not be chased by debt collectors but referred back to the PPC.

    But BW Legal are acting for the PPC as their solicitors pursuing a debt not as debt collectors so I don't quite get your point.
  • Loadsofchildren123
    Loadsofchildren123 Posts: 2,504 Forumite
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    Berkeley_knows wrote: »
    Many thanks for the reaction to my post, However I am sticking to my guns on this one, as I stated County Courts do not send old issue documents, this is not a mistake by the courts, It is a mistake for BW Legal to think they would get away with it. I will get back to the forum with any updates but for now it's up to BW Legal.

    The MCOL claim forms do look fake. They are different to the normal ones issued manually at other county courts. However, they are real. Why on earth wouldn't you just look it up online, to make doubly sure it's fake? Even if only to prove us lot wrong?
    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.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    I bet they are real. You will be stuck with a ccj if you insist on this approach.
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