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[JCKST1]

Hello,



I am looking for some advice if possible. I own a UK VAT registered company and one part of my company imports from abroad (Still with in EU). There is nothing wrong with this in a legal manner but the UK distributors are not best pleased, however there is nothing they can do and I am getting better prices so I suppose that's business at the end of the day. I try to keep it hidden were I get my products from abroad as I know if the distributors find out they can cause me some problems.



Anyway, here is the actual problem. I split up with my girlfriend two weeks a go, long term relationship but a messy break up. she has now threatened to call the UK suppliers and tell them that I am importing from abroad and basically drop me in it with the information she knows.


Surely there is some law preventing her doing this? If so can anyone on here offer some advice please?


Also check out this thread, I think cancelling the direct debit to HER phone put her in this mood lol!:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[bobfett]

JCKST1 said:

Hello,

the UK distributors are not best pleased, however there is nothing they can do [...] if the distributors find out they can cause me some problems.

?

[JCKST1]

Nothing they can do legally, I can still keep importing so that will never stop.
However they would just make it a bit more difficult regarding sales, warranty etc. Nothing really to worry about.

Sorry about that as well. Read that my self and wondered what I had wrote. Think its the anger building in my head. Furious with this bullsh*t.

[marshalla]

JCKST1 said:

Surely there is some law preventing her doing this? If so can anyone on here offer some advice please?

None at all, AFAIK - unless she was your employee and you managed to get some sort of enforceable confidentiality clause in the contract which persists beyond termination.

[tenpenceshort]

What sort of threat is it? Is she saying "let me have/ you do etc. or I will tell on you"? That would potentially be blackmail.

[JCKST1]

Nightmare.
She is not the brightest bulb so lets hope some legal words and empty threats will stop her! LOL

[JCKST1]

No its more of, 'You have done this to me (Cancelling DD for phone)' so I will do this to you. Very immature.

[3Dee]

JCKST1 said:

Hello,

Surely there is some law preventing her doing this? If so can anyone on here offer some advice please?

I very much doubt if there is any legislation you can hang your hat on... but it depends of whether you conversation with her amounted to blackmail, however I doubt it..

I am sure BV or other legals will come and confirm or otherwise soon...

[JCKST1]

Thanks guys.
She has been down the blackmail route beforehand.

I really can not be bothered with this at all, I just want her to stop all contact with me. Huge pain in the arse.

[3Dee]

MY SHOULDER...

JCKST1 said:

Thanks guys.
She has been down the blackmail route beforehand.

I really can not be bothered with this at all, I just want her to stop all contact with me. Huge pain in the arse.

So, you haven't posted up those private naughty photos of her on faceplant and witter yet have you.... and please don't share with the collective here will you?

I... didn't say that ^! t'WAS THE PARROT ON MY SHOULDER...

[Shaw Tarse]

Consult a lawyer rather than keep posting on the internet?

[JCKST1]

I posted on here as I seem to get sound advice, such as the phone contract. That is now sorted and maybe someone on here can say yes or no 100% to this mater.

I will see a solicitor if someone can at least give me some hope that I have a leg to stand on.

[Durzel]

JCKST1 said:

Thanks guys.
She has been down the blackmail route beforehand.

I really can not be bothered with this at all, I just want her to stop all contact with me. Huge pain in the arse.

Ignore her?

It sounds like you're having a dialogue with her, judging by this and the previous thread. Who is she going to threaten if you ignore her phone calls, etc? What benefit do you possibly get by engaging with her given what you clearly already know about her state of mind?

Also to echo bobfett's post - I'm also confused as to how the UK distributors are already "not best pleased" about something they don't even know about yet?

[bobfett]

I was more referring to the "there is nothing they can do, but they could cause me some problems".

[gpo746]

Is it manure you import
I am just starting to get a big whiff of bullst that's all ?

[Devil2575]

It sounds to me like there is something they can do otherwise you wouldn't be asking. Are you under cutting the sole official UK distributor?

[JCKST1]

Yes I undercut. There is nothing they can do under EU laws and basically they just left it in the end, the only thing they can do is make things difficult in terms of warranty and sales as mentioned above. My EX may some more info which she could probably tell them, again this wont stop me but would just put up another hurdle.
This is really beside the point anyway.

I am wanting to know if there is anything I can do to stop her even getting this far.

[ging84]

the story is full of holes
first the UK distributor are not pleased but there is nothing they can do
so 1, they know and 2, there is nothing you can do
then it's a secret and if they find out they can make thing difficult, basically the exact opposite

chances are if anyone was to take action to stop you buying elsewhere in the EU that would not be particularly legal as it is meant to be a free market in EU.

I've got to wonder though, what kind of line of business do you have to be in where there is a realistic chance of anyone giving a st when someone phones up to say hi i thought i'd let you know my ex boy friend sells the products you distribute, but buys them from someone else who's cheaper.

[dacouch]

ging84 said:

the story is full of holes
first the UK distributor are not pleased but there is nothing they can do
so 1, they know and 2, there is nothing you can do
then it's a secret and if they find out they can make thing difficult, basically the exact opposite

chances are if anyone was to take action to stop you buying elsewhere in the EU that would not be particularly legal as it is meant to be a free market in EU.

I've got to wonder though, what kind of line of business do you have to be in where there is a realistic chance of anyone giving a st when someone phones up to say hi i thought i'd let you know my ex boy friend sells the products you distribute, but buys them from someone else who's cheaper.

Class A

[Durzel]

Bottom line is you can't stop her picking up the telephone and ringing someone and telling them something, especially if you're not privy to the conversation anyway.

I can't imagine why you think it would be even possible to stop her doing this. You don't have a contractual relationship with either party.

That said, are they likely to entertain her gossip? Unless you are doing something illegitimate there's no point worrying over something you can't control.