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Making a court claim to multiple ltd companies

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  • Sandtree
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    loveka said:
    The fast track is costly and sometimes judges don't even award you all your costs even of you win.
    There is no track of the court system where you are guaranteed to get all your fees paid if you win; the law gives judges discretion and even in multi-track the costs must be both reasonable and proportionate... you cannot spend £1m in legal fees to try and reclaim £30k of losses and expect to get an award of £1.03m 
  • loveka said:
    I am in a very similar situation to you in that I bought a caravan which is not fit for purpose.  I have lost about 17k.
    I bought it from a limited company and I have been advised by a consumer law specialist solicitor that there is no point pursuing it through the courts. Even if ( and it is actually when as I am 100% sure I would) I won I would not be able to actually get the money or costs as they would simply close the business down to avoid paying. So I would be throwing even more money away.

    The fast track is costly and sometimes judges don't even award you all your costs even of you win.

    It is a hard pill to swallow and I'm feeling pretty low about it. The law really is an !!!!!!.
    Very sorry to read this. 
    Unless you've been affected by a rogue caravan dealer, its hard to understand i think. There is no legislation,  no Ombudsman unless you still have outstanding finance, and solicitors won't touch it because the chance of being paid is minimal to say the least. 

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