Have you ever taken a dealer to court ....... and lost!
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Different subject, but we had a guy who took us to court for unfair redundancy (unfair dismissal) we offered him £10,000 to settle out of court, he wanted £70,000 we then offered £12,000 on the day of the hearing he again refused, we lost the case on a small technicality and he was awarded £450 by the judges!!!
colinrob said:
Different subject, but we had a guy who took us to court for unfair redundancy (unfair dismissal) we offered him £10,000 to settle out of court, he wanted £70,000 we then offered £12,000 on the day of the hearing he again refused, we lost the case on a small technicality and he was awarded £450 by the judges!!!
Result for you then ? I bet he was miffed ?
different tale, but same lines:
many years ago a lady worked for me. Permanently on the sick, screwing the system. He sister, a copper was the same. her father, builder, the same. the entire family were a nightmare. Professionally employed, but professionally on the take is a good way to describe them.
The WPC successfully had a pay out for breaking her wrist whilst on duty. Got something like £40k (in about 1998) and left the force.
By chance I was reading a copy of "legal advisor" kicking around at work a year or so later.
The WPC went after the force for even more compo. Judge reviewed it, decided the original award was far too generous and slashed it, at least by 50% from memory.
couldn't have happened to a nice family.
many years ago a lady worked for me. Permanently on the sick, screwing the system. He sister, a copper was the same. her father, builder, the same. the entire family were a nightmare. Professionally employed, but professionally on the take is a good way to describe them.
The WPC successfully had a pay out for breaking her wrist whilst on duty. Got something like £40k (in about 1998) and left the force.
By chance I was reading a copy of "legal advisor" kicking around at work a year or so later.
The WPC went after the force for even more compo. Judge reviewed it, decided the original award was far too generous and slashed it, at least by 50% from memory.
couldn't have happened to a nice family.
A friend (yes, a friend, not a 'friend') took a dealer to court.... and lost.
It was many years ago but the story went something like this:
My friend bought a car and there was something wrong with it. Supplying dealer refused to acknowledge/rectify the fault (can't remember which). The problem was rectified at another garage and my friend sued the supplying dealer for the cost of the repairs.
She lost the case on the basis that the garage which undertook the repairs was not proven to be independent - i.e. they could have been related to my friend. Therefore, as the possibility of bias existed, the case was lost.
(the details here might not be 100% accurate, but you get the gist)
It was many years ago but the story went something like this:
My friend bought a car and there was something wrong with it. Supplying dealer refused to acknowledge/rectify the fault (can't remember which). The problem was rectified at another garage and my friend sued the supplying dealer for the cost of the repairs.
She lost the case on the basis that the garage which undertook the repairs was not proven to be independent - i.e. they could have been related to my friend. Therefore, as the possibility of bias existed, the case was lost.
(the details here might not be 100% accurate, but you get the gist)
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