Litigation
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Need a Litigation Lawyer or McKenzie Friend?
We handle all aspects of dispute resolution, exploring the best solution for the client. We aim for a swift and cost-effective result.
Our clients include companies and individuals. We handle contractual disputes, arbitration, mediation, insurance and property litigation and judicial reviews. If you are being blackmailed phone Rodney Hylton-Potts in strict confidence.
We help with complaints to the Financial Services Authority and the Insurance Ombudsman.
We handle construction disputes and claims against professionals including solicitors.
We can help you with neighbours disputes, and planning matters.
We are particularly good in disputes involving public houses.
Rodney can be your McKenzie friend or handle your arbitration.
Court Appearances
We take you through the strength and weaknesses of your case to prepare you for hearing. We will guide you and be by your side every step of the way, and will assist you to give your evidence clearly and effectively. Better than solicitors.
We even advise you on what to wear in Court.
“We work with touch, approachable, businesslike barristers, providing excellent value for money, goals we ourselves emulate” – Rodney Hylton-Potts
Negligence or Overcharging
If your solicitor, doctor, hospital, architect, quantity surveyor, civil engineer or other expert has been negligent or have overcharged, look no further. We are not afraid to take on solicitors. We relish it.
Let down by your solicitor?
Sloppy slow expensive solicitors – if you feel let down by your solicitor come no further. We were set up in 1999 as a cheaper, quicker and better alternative.
We receive numerous complaints from people all over the country that solicitors:
1. Are too expensive
2. Are sloppy and slow
3. Do not return calls
4. Are negligent
But above all do not look after the interests of their clients.
It does not matter whether the case is just starting or half way through or nearing trial. It is not too late to change advisers. We are very used to getting up to speed very quickly.
Also we can advise you on whether you have a claim against your solicitor, to get a refund of fees or even better compensation for your losses, and we can help you with the strain and stresses.
If your solicitor has been negligent, or has overcharged, look no further.
We can give you a free initial opinion on whether the claim is worth pursuing, and for a fixed fee such as £195 or £250, including VAT, draft the appropriate tough legal letters and the Court proceedings, and getting everything ready to get you your entitlement.
We can arrange other experts to support your case.
Rodney Hylton-Potts did not get his nickname from his clients ‘Rottweiler’ by being touchy feely. Get him on your side now.
Telephone Rodney Hylton-Potts 020 7301 8111 or email law@rhplaw.co.uk 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
More Information
Cheaper and better than solicitors. For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
We offer a fast and efficient service and are committed to a high level of client satisfaction.
Buy to let.
If you have rented out property in the last 14 years, you can recover agents charges in many cases, following a recent High Court ruling.
Agents are not allowed to charge commission where a tenant continues to occupy the property after a lease expires, or where a tenant buys.
If you feel that you fall into this category, please email us and we shall be happy to look at your case and advise you free of charge.
Heard any of these excuses before? Rodney Hylton-Potts can help you – Contact us today – 020 7381 8111
Do you have rent arrears?
We can help beat off, or at least delay your landlord
If you have fallen into arrears with your rent, the landlord serve a notice and then take you to Court to get you out.
There is often a way you can stay rent free, and even profitably.
If it is your home, the landlord is obliged to place the deposit for rent and dilapidations you have paid into a government scheme. Many egged on by dodgy estate agents do not do so.
This is your way out.
If you have received a notice, eviction or possession proceedings, contact the experts. We may be able to turn things around, and we will certainly fight your corner.
Consult the experts. For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk
Litigation News
Fired London Bankers Overcome Bonus Backlash in U.K. Courtrooms – Bloomberg
Consult the experts. For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk
Litigation claims online
If you want to issue a claim online this page tells you how.
https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome
and this is the ‘quick start’ guide
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/docs/onlineservices/mcol_quickstart_guide.pdf
If you need help with the claim, or a defence consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
How to turn the tables if you owe money
If one of your creditors under pressure to chase debts, fails to take note of harassment legislation it could lead to fines and even imprisonment, and you can turn this to your advantage.
There is a thin line between good business acumen and harassment. The courts are prepared to award damages if they feel that a debtor has been harassed in the race to secure debts. Undoubtedly, economic uncertainties will test tempers but if this leads to individuals in a business behaving inappropriately, a harassment claim is a real possibility. Whether it is a customer claiming damages for harassment against a big corporation or one businessman suing another for causing anxiety and distress, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is increasingly being used as a tool in a debt recovery matters.
If businesses fail to consider the harassment legislation in all of this, they may end up paying money out to you rather than getting it in.
Threatening behaviour
In a badly handled debt recovery action, British Gas sent Ms Ferguson threatening bills and letters. Such threats included legal proceedings and, threats to report her to credit rating agencies.
Ms Ferguson decided to take a stand and sued British Gas, saying that its behaviour amounted to unlawful harassment contrary to the Protection from Harassment Act. She claimed £5,000 for distress and anxiety and £5,000 for financial loss because of the time she had lost and expenses she had incurred in dealing with British Gas.
The Court of Appeal agreed with Ms Ferguson that the behaviour could amount to harassment and that it was strongly arguable that it did.
Oppressive and unacceptable
In S&D Property Investments Ltd v Nisbet, the case started off as a straightforward debt recovery action in the sum of £111,579, said to be due from Mr Nisbet relating to monies lent.
Mr Nisbet counterclaimed damages for harassment by Mr French, a director and shareholder in S&D. He maintained that S&D was also liable for Mr French’s behaviour.
The judge accepted that Mr French’s initial frequent and insistent chasing of the debt was not harassment but, when he made reference to being tempted to beat Mr Nisbet, this was oppressive and unacceptable and amounted to harassment. Judges are more streetwise than you may think. They know what ‘paying a visit’ means.
The court also had little trouble accepting that Mr French calling at Mr Nisbet’s house on two occasions and shouting abuse amounted to harassment).
This case shows that oppressive and unacceptable behaviour in seeking to recover a debt can backfire and result in the payment of compensation for distress, anxiety and financial loss. Mr Nesbit got £7,000 damages
When seeking to make a recovery of a debt, a business can end up actually paying out compensation under the Protection from Harassment Act or, indeed, being subjected to a fine or prison sentence of up to six months.
The moral of the tale
If someone is getting ‘heavy’ with you, note it all on a spreadsheet which we can e-mail you free of charge. And then brief the expert Rodney ‘The Rottweiler’
We have had cases where the whole debt has been written off.
Do not get mad get even.
For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Keeping a Chronology of Important Dates
In any dispute, a good tactic is to prepare and keep up-to-date chronology of important dates, events and cross-reference in the documents.
We can e-mail you this template free of charge.
Later a Judge might say “How do I know this is accurate?”. You reply that on legal advice you recorded the event on your computer, in the spreadsheet, that very same day.
This works.
For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Utility companies’ incompetence – claim for your time
We have all been angry and frustrated when a utility, or energy company, like British Gas is incompetent and you lose out, but now you can bring a claim.
If your time is wasted e.g. you are self employed, and you have lost time and money, due to problems take them to court.
Log every phone call, letter and time off work. We at Hylton-Potts can send you a spreadsheet free of charge if you e-mail us. Companies should realise that their customers’ time is just as valuable as their own.
If you want compensation contact the experts -
For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Contempt of Court – HOW TO GET EVEN IF YOUR OPPONENT LIES
Anyone who has lost, or even won, a matrimonial or litigation case because the opponent has lied, carries a sense of grievance. The police do not want to know. The judge goes on to the next case, but you know your opponent lied and want to prove it.
We can help you get even legally and cost effectively.
Proceedings for contempt of court is the answer.
Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against a person if he make a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth, or gives dishonest oral evidence
Contempt proceedings can only be dealt with in the High Court. Proceedings that are being dealt with in the Principal Registry or a county court must therefore be transferred, but this can be done quickly and cheaply.
To be successful in contempt of court proceedings, the dishonest statement must be obvious. It must be proved to the criminal standard of proof, beyond reasonable doubt, and the victim has to move quickly.
If the witness is found to be in contempt of court, he could face up to two years imprisonment or an unlimited fine.
This is a really useful weapon.
To learn more consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Legal Aid
We specialise in helping people who cannot get Legal Aid, or where none is available.
Legal aid solicitors are usually free. They are often dedicated and compassionate, but quite clueless and inexperienced, and just sit there.
Whether you come to us or not, what you probably need somebody who is a specialist, and very streetwise.
It is like the difference between a Harley Street specialist and the local crowded GP’s surgery. The prisons are full of people on legal aid.
Also increasingly Legal Aid has been withdrawn from key areas, and our fixed fee, no nonsense, no bullshit approach may appeal to you.
We are better and cheaper than Solicitors.
If you think we might be the Lawyers for you please contact us – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
As far back as 1988 Rodney Hylton-Potts was congratulated by a High Court judge, with the speed with which he conducted litigation – click here to view.
Family provision for an adult child
The majority of parents with children will wish to ensure that their property ultimately benefits the next generation. Most parents want to be ‘fair’, which usually means each child taking an equal share. Sometimes, however, a parent wants to give one child a greater share than his siblings, or excludes one or all of the children altogether.
The Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Ilott v Mitson is important.
When Mrs Jackson died in 2004, she had been long estranged from her daughter, Mrs Ilott, aged 50. Mrs Ilott was not mentioned in the will, which left the estate to charity. Mrs Jackson left a letter to her executors explaining why she was leaving nothing to her estranged daughter. Nevertheless, Mrs Ilott (who was living on state benefits) claimed ‘reasonable provision’ from the estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975.
The county court judge agreed that Mrs Jackson’s will did not make reasonable provision for her daughter and awarded her £50,000 – a little over ten per cent of the estate. The Court of Appeal held that the judge had applied the correct test, and that they would not interfere with his decision.
Importantly, the Court of Appeal did not rule that it will always, or normally, be reasonable for a parent to provide by will for their adult child, any more than the previous landmark cases ruled that it is always, or normally, reasonable for a parent to leave him or her nothing.
The Court of Appeal also noted that parliament deliberately included children over 21 among the categories of individuals entitled to claim under the 1975 Act, even if not financially dependent on the deceased.
This decision undoubtedly poses problems for a testator who wants to leave his child little or nothing from his estate. One useful strategy is to make a will containing a modest legacy for the child together with a forfeiture clause. This will not prevent the child claiming under the 1975 Act but makes his risks significantly higher. It means if they make a claim and fail, they get nothing.
Objectively, is reduced (or no) provision for this child in this will reasonable? Has he or she already received significant lifetime gifts? Does he have other financial resources available?
International estates
Estates with an international dimension often raise issues as to whether the children of the deceased have a legal right to inherit notwithstanding the terms of the will and the intentions of the deceased. In some foreign jurisdictions, it is impossible to completely disinherit children.
One such estate came before the High Court in May 2011: Morris v Davies.
The claimant was the executor of a British citizen who lived in Belgium and France from 2001 until his death in 2008. He sought probate of the deceased’s will; various family members opposed this, claiming that the deceased was domiciled in Belgium, that Belgian compulsory inheritance rules applied, that the will was invalid, and that Belgian intestacy rules operated. At a case management conference the Master directed that the question of the deceased’s domicile be tried as a preliminary issue. A trial in the Belgian court was scheduled before the hearing on domicile.
The executor obtained an anti-suit injunction precluding the defendants from proceeding in either Belgium or France before the preliminary issue had been heard in England.
He said;
- The foreign court’s findings would be relevant only after the English court had determined the issue of domicile, and there would still need to be a trial of that issue in England
- it would not deprive the defendants of any legitimate advantages in the foreign proceedings; and
- it would protect the process of the English court from misuse.
The judge,, concluded that “the wide-ranging nature of the Belgian proceedings at present seem to me to be designed at the very least to enable… the second defendant to reduce to her own possession and for her own benefit some of the deceased’s assets in advance of the hearing of the preliminary issue in England… Given that the present defendants had submitted to the hearing of that issue and had allowed costs to be incurred, in my judgment such conduct is vexations and oppressive.”
If you have a problem or an issue, in relation to drafting a will which does not provide for your children equally, or if you are a child whose parent has died, without giving you equal provision with your siblings, contact the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Late Payment of Commercial Debt
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have adopted a new directive aimed at tackling late payment for goods and services in business to business contracts within the European Union.
Despite a previous directive dating back to 2000, late payment remains a significant problem in commercial transactions, with a particularly negative effect being felt by small and medium sized businesses already hit by the economic downturn. So what is being done to make debt recovery easier?
The new directive includes a number of provisions intended to encourage prompt payment:
- A creditor is entitled to statutory interest for late payment from the day after the date or period for payment specified in the contract.
- The period for payment should generally not exceed 60 days.
- If a date or period for payment is not specified in the contract, the creditor is entitled to interest for late payment 30 days after the date of the request for payment or the date of receipt of the goods or services.
- The creditor is also entitled to compensation for costs.
Main Provisions
EU countries shall ensure that if the date or period for payment is not fixed in the contract, the creditor is entitled to interest for late payment upon the expiry of any of the following time-limits:
- 30 calendar days following the date of receipt by the debtor of the invoice or an equivalent request for payment ;
- if the date of the receipt of the invoice or the equivalent request for payment is uncertain, 30 calendar days after the date of receipt of the goods or services.
In addition, countries shall ensure that:
- the maximum duration of the procedure of acceptance or verification does not exceed 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of the goods or services, unless otherwise expressly agreed in the contract and provided it is not grossly unfair to the creditor;
- the period for payment fixed in the contract does not exceed 60 calendar days, unless otherwise expressly agreed in the contract and provided it is not grossly unfair to the creditor.
Compensation
When interest for late payment does become payable in commercial transactions, the creditor is entitled to obtain a minimum fixed amount of EUR 40. This fixed sum is payable without the necessity of a reminder and as compensation for the creditor’s own recovery costs. In addition the creditor will be entitled to obtain reasonable compensation from the debtor for any recovery costs exceeding that fixed sum and incurred due to the debtor’s late payment. This could include expenses incurred, inter alia, in instructing a lawyer or employing a debt collection agency.
Public Authorities
In commercial transactions where the debtor is a public authority and a certain time period has expired, the creditor is entitled to charge interest, without the necessity of a reminder, where the following conditions are satisfied:
- the period for payment does not exceed any of the following time-limits: i) 30 calendar days following the date of receipt by the debtor of the invoice or an equivalent request for payment; ii) if the date of receipt of the invoice or the equivalent request for payment is uncertain, 30 calendar days after the date of the receipt of the goods or services;
- the date of receipt of the invoice is not subject to a contractual agreement between debtor and creditor.
- Countries may extend the time-limits up to a maximum of 60 calendar days for:
- any public authority which carries out economic activities of an industrial or commercial nature by offering goods or services on the market and which is subject as a public undertaking to the transparency requirements laid down in Commission Directive 2006/111/EC;
- public entities providing healthcare which are duly recognised for that purpose.
Unfair Contract Terms
The Directive should prohibit abuse of freedom of contract to the disadvantage of the creditor.
Where a term in a contract or a practice relating to the date or period for payment, the rate of interest for late payment or the compensation for recovery costs is not justified on the grounds of the terms granted to the debtor, or it mainly serves the purpose of procuring the debtor additional liquidity at the expense of the creditor, it may be regarded as constituting such an abuse. For that purpose, any contract term or practice grossly deviating from good commercial practice, contrary to good faith and fair dealing, should be regarded as unfair to the creditor.
For example the follow contract terms are likely to be considered ‘grossly unfair’:
- exclusion of the right to charge interest
- the exclusion of the right to compensation for recovery costs
Transparency
Member States shall ensure transparency about the rights and obligations stemming from this Directive, for example by making publicly available the applicable rate of statutory interest for late payment.
Payment Schedules & Claims
Where instalments are not paid by the agreed date, interest and compensation provided for in this Directive shall be calculated solely on the basis of overdue amounts.
To ensure parties can enforce full payment each country’s shall also certify that an enforceable title can be obtained, including through an expedited procedure and irrespective of the amount of the debt. They shall carry out this duty in accordance with their respective national laws, regulations and administrative provisions.
Changes under the new directive
Payment period
- Parties may still specify payment periods in their contracts, but they must not be “grossly unfair” (see below). The maximum potential period for payment is 60 days, although this can be extended by express agreement and any longer than 60 days seems likely to fall foul of the “grossly unfair” test.
- If the contract is silent then a 30-day payment period from date of receipt of invoice is applied.
- Where the buyer is in the public sector the maximum payment period is reduced to 30 days from either the date of invoice or delivery (whichever is earlier). This can be extended by each member state in national law to 60 days in healthcare or where the public authority carries out economic activities of an industrial or commercial nature.
- There is also some wording in the directive which suggests payment periods are deferred where there is an acceptance process. It will be interesting to see how this will be implemented.
Rate of interest for late payment
- In the UK the default interest rate will be the Bank of England base rate plus 8%.
- In the Eurozone the default interest rate will be the European Central Bank plus 8%.
- Parties can agree a lower rate of interest but only to the extent that it is not “grossly unfair”.
- Parties cannot agree to no interest at all being due for late payment – that will be deemed to be “grossly unfair”.
Compensation for recovery costs
- A creditor is entitled to recover a minimum fixed sum of €40 as compensation for its recovery costs.
- A creditor may also recover reasonable compensation from the debtor for any recovery costs. This can include expenses incurred in instructing a lawyer or employing a debt collecting agency.
“Grossly unfair”
- If a contract term or practice related to payments, the interest rate, the period of payment or compensation recovery costs is “grossly unfair” to the creditor then it is unenforceable.
- The directive hints that payment terms longer than 60 days are probably grossly unfair.
- Excluding entirely a right to interest or compensation for recovery is automatically unenforceable.
- The criteria for considering if the provision is “grossly unfair” includes:
- Gross deviation from good commercial practice
- Nature of product or service;
- Whether the debtor has an objective reason to justify deviation
- If you are owed money consult the experts
Rodney did not get his nickname ‘Rottweiler’ by being touchy-feely – contact the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Judicial review
Claimant-friendly judicial reviews
Parties to judicial review proceedings should take heed of recent decisions on the importance of the pre-action protocol or face the consequences.
What should happen when a defendant in a judicial review reconsiders its decision?
In R (Bahta) v SSHD , the Court of Appeal considered costs following consent orders in judicial reviews which were resolved without a hearing because the claimants had been granted what they wanted by the defendant.
The Court said that it was not acceptable for a public authority defendant to fail properly to respond to an adequately formulated letter of claim under the pre-action protocol. In the absence of an adequate response, if the claimant commences proceedings and then obtains the relief sought, or substantially similar relief, it should be awarded its costs. If a concession was properly due it should normally be made at the pre-action stage.
The judge said that the starting point is that a successful claimant is entitled to its costs. Where relief is granted, a defendant bears the burden of justifying a departure from the general rule that the unsuccessful party pays. The burden would be a heavy one where the defendant did not comply with the pre-action protocol when the claimant did.
The court said that judges should not be tempted too readily to adopt a fallback position. They should make a reasonable and proportionate attempt to analyse the situation, including the merits, and determine what order for costs was just and appropriate.
The court concluded that the time for judging the position was the date at which the application for costs was determined, but that consideration should be given to the whole sequence of events in relation to the litigation and the conduct of the parties throughout.
Where a defendant agrees that it will reconsider its decision and proposes a consent order, should that not bring an end to the proceedings? There was some authority which suggested that it was appropriate to stay the proceedings to allow them to be reinitiated against the new decision.
The result is to require parties to comply closely with the normal requirements of litigation. Both claimants and defendants should follow the pre-action protocol. Defendants must address challenges at the pre-action stage and indicate a willingness to settle at that stage, where appropriate. Neither claimants nor defendants should seek to play the system.
The importance of Bahta should not be underestimated. It signals a change in practice which is likely to have an effect on which JRs are brought and which are fought. It shifts the process a little further towards helping claimants, which means more JRs will be brought.
If you want advice on bringing all help in drafting applications for judicial review consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
How to combat copycat rip-offs
I run a boutique fashion house. I have been plagued by copycat manufacturers, making counterfeits of my products. I have tried stopping them to no avail. But the situation is getting more serious, as the copycats are getting better and are finding reputable outlets in which to sell their bags in the UK. I have tried alerting the outlets, but they have been slow to respond. What legal remedies do I have?
Infringement by copycat manufacturers is rife. The solution is to follow a dual strategy – tackling the source and the outlets.
Provided you have registered rights, you can place a “watch” notice with UK Customs, along with information to identify counterfeits, to stop them entering the UK.
Should counterfeit goods be detained by Customs, you will be able to initiate court proceedings against the importer.
To target the outlets, a lawyer should write to inform them of the copycat goods on the market, and notify them that you will take legal action against any sale of such items. If the outlets continue to sell the items, you should consider taking action against at least one, to deter others.
If you have a problem with people copy your goods consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Enforcing partner restrictive covenants
Many partners on the move are shocked to find that the post-retirement restrictive covenants in their partnership or LLP agreement – which to them appear oppressive – have a reasonable chance of being enforceable against them and certainly are far more likely to be binding on them than if they were employees.
Professional partnerships’ restrictive covenants tend to be for a period of 12 to 24 months (in contrast to employees where three to 12 months is more typical). They usually prevent the departing partner from soliciting, canvassing or doing business with the firm’s clients, and from soliciting other partners or defined employee categories. Some go further and include a geographic non-competition clause; others aim to prevent team moves.
As with all restrictive covenants (partner and employee alike), the starting point is that they are void on the grounds of public policy unless they are, broadly speaking,
(1) reasonable in scope, length and duration;
(2) protect a legitimate business interest such as trade secrets, client relations, or the stability of the workforce;
If you need help drafting a valid clause, or advice on enforcing or defending a claim arising out of a restrictive covenant, consult the experts. We offer highly competitive fixed fees – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
Equal pay victory opens the way for ex-employees
Thousands of female former council employees can bring equal pay claims dating back up to six years as a result of a Court of Appeal ruling.
Birmingham City Council failed to persuade appeal judges to strike out a claim by a group of 174 women, who wanted their claims to be heard at the High Court rather than at an employment tribunal.
They left their employer more than six months ago, barring them from bringing their claims to an employment tribunal and instead sued for breach of contract in the High Court.
Cleaners, cooks, catering and care staff are seeking compensation for bonuses paid to male staff in similar grade jobs, such as rubbish collection.
So if you are a female employee, and were paid less than the male equivalent, in the last six years, we can help at highly competitive fixed fees.
Consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.
We can advise on Judicial Reviews. If you are dissatisfied with the decisions of Utility Regulators, or Ombudsman, including the Parliamentary and Healthcare Ombudsman, and Health Services Commission we can help – Consult the experts – For more information or a free legal opinion telephone 020-7381-8111 (24 hour service) or email law@rhplaw.co.uk.




