Chris,
I had a bad experience with a used car purchase 18 months ago and went
the route of the small claims court. The dealer did pay up when he saw
I was serious; he was obviously trying it on and getting a few months
free credit as a minimum.
Remember that the small claims court system is set up so that lawyers
need not be hired and the judge listens to both sides of the story
(with evidence). The whole system seems to be set up with an unusually
common sense approach. There's clearly something wrong with the story
that the claimant has given your son, so I wouldn't hesitate to tell
him to take a flying jump...
James
On 22 Feb 2008, at 09:02, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
> You didn't forget, Chris, and that is just my point - the buyer is
> in a very
> weak position, beacuse (practically) he can't sue.
>
> --
> Piers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Chris Barker
> Sent: 22 February 2008 05:29
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: OT: in the UK, who is responsible for goods
> damaged in
> transit?
>
>
> Thanks for replying, Piers. I might have forgotten to mention that
> the
> claimant is in Northern Ireland.
>
> Chris
>
> On 21 Feb 2008, at 22:06, Piers Hemy wrote:
>
>>
>> You have already received sage advice, Chris, but I would just take
>> up
>> your closing words. The Samll Claims procedure will only help if the
>> case is (claimant and respondent are) within England & Wales (yes,
>> Scotland
>> *is* a
>> separate jurisdiction, always has been). In this insrance, I think
>> the final words from your son might have to be "no, you have left it
>> too late, and if you ain't satisfied, sue me."
>>
>
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