son has my savings

uk1

Sailtheworld said:

masonic said:

uk1 said:
Virtually no threats of litigation result in the need to trouble the court but sometimes a letter from a solicitor solves the problem - if no other approach has worked.

Bringing discussion back to the topic of moneysaving, the OP could save herself ~£100 in solicitor fees by composing and sending a letter warning she will take him to court if he doesn't return the money and send this recorded delivery to either him or his solicitor. She has mentioned getting some help with a letter from the CAB, so may already have done this. Since the son has already engaged a solicitor in this matter it is likely he is prepared for the consequences.

Although not clear it seems a fair assumption .......

The son will have a far better idea .......

If she has ......

I rather suspect .....

but it has the look of......
It's probably not a good idea ......

if someone ......

This thread reminds me of GCSE English. Write a thousand words about two lines in Lord of the Flies.

Compound presumptions.

QED

Sailtheworld

uk1 said:

Sailtheworld said:

masonic said:

uk1 said:
Virtually no threats of litigation result in the need to trouble the court but sometimes a letter from a solicitor solves the problem - if no other approach has worked.

Bringing discussion back to the topic of moneysaving, the OP could save herself ~£100 in solicitor fees by composing and sending a letter warning she will take him to court if he doesn't return the money and send this recorded delivery to either him or his solicitor. She has mentioned getting some help with a letter from the CAB, so may already have done this. Since the son has already engaged a solicitor in this matter it is likely he is prepared for the consequences.

Although not clear it seems a fair assumption .......

The son will have a far better idea .......

If she has ......

I rather suspect .....

but it has the look of......
It's probably not a good idea ......

if someone ......

This thread reminds me of GCSE English. Write a thousand words about two lines in Lord of the Flies.

Compound presumptions.

QED

When faced with insufficient information any advice on next steps is going to need qualifying. i.e. if this is the case then this might be a suitable course of action. Suggesting a course of action as drastic as taking legal action without such qualification is negligent.

uk1

Sailtheworld said:

uk1 said:

Sailtheworld said:

masonic said:

uk1 said:
Virtually no threats of litigation result in the need to trouble the court but sometimes a letter from a solicitor solves the problem - if no other approach has worked.

Bringing discussion back to the topic of moneysaving, the OP could save herself ~£100 in solicitor fees by composing and sending a letter warning she will take him to court if he doesn't return the money and send this recorded delivery to either him or his solicitor. She has mentioned getting some help with a letter from the CAB, so may already have done this. Since the son has already engaged a solicitor in this matter it is likely he is prepared for the consequences.

Although not clear it seems a fair assumption .......

The son will have a far better idea .......

If she has ......

I rather suspect .....

but it has the look of......
It's probably not a good idea ......

if someone ......

This thread reminds me of GCSE English. Write a thousand words about two lines in Lord of the Flies.

Compound presumptions.

QED

When faced with insufficient information any advice on next steps is going to need qualifying. i.e. if this is the case then this might be a suitable course of action. Suggesting a course of action as drastic as taking legal action without such qualification is negligent.

I actually didn't say "take legal action" but suggested consulting a solicitor.  Most understand that that they are not the same - in fact in 99% of the cases it avoids "legal action".

I'm following a poster on another thread and "ignoring" you and ask you do the same with me.

Sailtheworld

uk1 said:

Sailtheworld said:

uk1 said:

Sailtheworld said:

masonic said:

uk1 said:
Virtually no threats of litigation result in the need to trouble the court but sometimes a letter from a solicitor solves the problem - if no other approach has worked.

Bringing discussion back to the topic of moneysaving, the OP could save herself ~£100 in solicitor fees by composing and sending a letter warning she will take him to court if he doesn't return the money and send this recorded delivery to either him or his solicitor. She has mentioned getting some help with a letter from the CAB, so may already have done this. Since the son has already engaged a solicitor in this matter it is likely he is prepared for the consequences.

Although not clear it seems a fair assumption .......

The son will have a far better idea .......

If she has ......

I rather suspect .....

but it has the look of......
It's probably not a good idea ......

if someone ......

This thread reminds me of GCSE English. Write a thousand words about two lines in Lord of the Flies.

Compound presumptions.

QED

When faced with insufficient information any advice on next steps is going to need qualifying. i.e. if this is the case then this might be a suitable course of action. Suggesting a course of action as drastic as taking legal action without such qualification is negligent.

I actually didn't say "take legal action" but suggested consulting a solicitor.  Most understand that that they are not the same - in fact in 99% of the cases it avoids litigation.

I'm following a poster on another thread and "ignoring" you and ask you do the same with me.

Those judges you talked about who are really good at determining the truth of the matter aren't to be found in a solicitors office.

Sailtheworld

uk1 said:

bundoran said:

uk1 said:

 You cannot take court action unless you have tried everything to avoid it and solicitors know this and will never do so.  If you go to court without trying to reswolve it before, then you will probably lose.  Solicitors efforts are to AVOID court action.

Your assertions here are complete nonsense.

You can take court action whenever you like.

Taking court action before trying to resolve an issue in other ways will have no effect on whether you win or lose.

You win or lose depending on the strength of the evidence you are putting forward, and the strength of the defence that is put forward. It may well prejudice your attempts to recover your costs from the other side if you haven't tried other available

avenues of resolution, but it won't affect whether you win the case or not.

If you read the documents required to issue a summons it is made clear to claimants that they should do all they can to try and resolve the issue before issuing a claim.  This includes the use of efforts to reslve, arbitration etc.   If they fail to do so then they  accepts the risks. 

It need be nothing more than mother sending a letter to the son providing details of the claim she's making, explaining her position and giving them a chance to respond.

Not many things are are clear from the OP but they've gone beyond this stage.