Aug/090
Making a claim quickly
If someone owes you money and you cannot settle things in any other way, you may decide to issue a claim through the county court. People also issue claims for other reasons, including:
- Bad workmanship
- Damage to their property
- Road traffic accidents
- Personal injury
- Goods not supplied
- Faulty goods
County courts deal with all these types of claim. You will sometimes hear people talk about the ’small claims court’. What they really mean is the special procedure for handling smaller claims in a county court.
Going to court should always be the last resort. There are now a number of other ways of sorting out complaints, disputes and legal problems without court action, including arbitration, mediation and ombudsmen schemes These are often called alternative dispute resolution (ADR) schemes.
Court rules require you to think about whether alternative dispute resolution is a better way to reach an agreement before going to court.
Some claims can be made online using the recommended Reclaim Now service by clicking here…
There are time restrictions for issuing claims. If you have delayed issuing proceedings for any reason, you may wish to seek legal advice before issuing your claim.
Jul/090
Steven Gerrard Charged With Affray - CCTV Footage
Liverpool Crown Court heard today that Marcus McGee was on the receiving end of a ‘boxer’ style attack. The 34 year old was repeatedly punched by Gerrards friends before Gerrard himself joined in and threw a ’succession of well aimed uppercuts’ in his direction.
David Turner QC, prosecuting, said: “there was “no doubt” Mr Gerrard struck Mr McGee and said the issue for the jury to decide was whether he was acting in self-defence. We do not say that Mr Gerrard is normally an arrogant man, we don’t say that he is a bully. What we do say is that that night he just lost his self-control and joined in an attack which should never have taken place. He let himself down.”
The trial concludes with Gerrard cleared of affray.
CCTV Footage of the incident…
Jun/090
Accident Claims Compensation Tops £2.5m
Over £2.5 million in compensation was paid out relating to incidents on Edinburgh’s roads and pavements over the past decade.
Figures released on 8th June 2009 show that a pothole in Edinburgh is reported almost every 5 minutes which suggests that the council needs to drastically improve the condition of its surfaces or face losing much more in compensation claims long-term.
The breakdown for claims were 2.3m for accidents on unsafe pavements and £250,000 for claims relating to the the scottish capital’s roads.
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