Dealing With Rlp

[bluebottle]

After consulting with Richard Dunstan at CAB, it appears that the best way of dealing with RLP and their speculative invoicing is to lodge complaints with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against RLP, Jackie Lambert and their solitary in-house solicitor Vanessa Willett.

It has also come to light that a subsidiary of RLP has been set up - Cireco - whose activities have echoes of the illegal database maintained by the Economic League. Such databases are a matter for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Anyone who is currently being bombarded with letters containing threatening and/or defamatory content by RLP should submit a formal complaint to the SRA by downloading a complaint form from their website at SRA | Protecting consumers, regulating solicitors | Solicitors Regulation Authority including RLP, Jackie Lambert and Vanessa Willett as the subjects of the complaint.

There are serious concerns about RLP's speculative invoicing and it would appear that the nature of RLP's business should be registered under the Legal Services Act 2007 and that Jackie Lambert should be registered under the Act as the owner or manager of a business required to register under the Act. Vanessa Willett, as a solicitor, is believed to be in breach of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct as regards her work with RLP.

[Curlyben]

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The whole speculative invoice has come under the spot light from a different angle as well.
The "copyright" chasing law firm ACS:Law and the wonderful Andrew Crossley was recently hammered for similar sharp practices.

SDT suspends ACS:Law founder for two years | News | The Lawyer

So it's fresh in the SRA's psyche..

[bluebottle]

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The whole speculative invoice has come under the spot light from a different angle as well.
The "copyright" chasing law firm ACS:Law and the wonderful Andrew Crossley was recently hammered for similar sharp practices.

SDT suspends ACS:Law founder for two years | News | The Lawyer

So it's fresh in the SRA's psyche..

That's not all, CB. If the little rat hadn't pleaded poverty, the Information Commissioner was minded to fine him £200,000. He could have fined Crossley the maximum £500,000.

[teaboy2]

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So I take it that Richard didn't know about Cireco then Bluebottle?

[Guest]

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After consulting with Richard Dunstan at CAB, it appears that the best way of dealing with RLP and their speculative invoicing is to lodge complaints with the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) against RLP, Jackie Lambert and their solitary in-house solicitor Vanessa Willett.

It has also come to light that a subsidiary of RLP has been set up - Cireco - whose activities have echoes of the illegal database maintained by the Economic League. Such databases are a matter for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).

Anyone who is currently being bombarded with letters containing threatening and/or defamatory content by RLP should submit a formal complaint to the SRA by downloading a complaint form from their website at SRA | Protecting consumers, regulating solicitors | Solicitors Regulation Authority including RLP, Jackie Lambert and Vanessa Willett as the subjects of the complaint.

There are serious concerns about RLP's speculative invoicing and it would appear that the nature of RLP's business should be registered under the Legal Services Act 2007 and that Jackie Lambert should be registered under the Act as the owner or manager of a business required to register under the Act. Vanessa Willett, as a solicitor, is believed to be in breach of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct as regards her work with RLP.

I agree with what is said here, however i wonder as to the content of this complaint.
Wont they just say that they are acting on behalf of their client and on their instruction.
It is for a court to decide if the claim is valid.
Just trying to clarify the issues

Peter

[teaboy2]

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Peter

Didn't ACS Law also say they were acting on behalf of their cleint!

Also Cireco appear to not be registered with the ICO, yet it is them thats processing the database of ALLEGED dishonested people, as they are only alleged to be then Cireco are not processing ACCURATE data but, infact, inaccurate data!

[Guest]

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Hi
I believe part of the charge was conflict of unterest with the instructing party.
Anyway
What i am asking is, what precisley do we put in these letters of complain to the SRA.

Which rules have been compromised. You cannot just say that you have recieved a claim you do not agree with.

If we are advising people to make complaint should we not akso be advising how to draft it so that it makes legal sense.

Peter

[Seychelles]

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Hi
I believe part of the charge was conflict of unterest with the instructing party.
Anyway
What i am asking is, what precisley do we put in these letters of complain to the SRA.

Which rules have been compromised. You cannot just say that you have recieved a claim you do not agree with.

If we are advising people to make complaint should we not akso be advising how to draft it so that it makes legal sense.

Peter

I think that would help lots of people including myself, I'm not even sure if I have downloaded the correct form! I'm ready to send my complaint just not sure what to say
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I agree with what is said here, however i wonder as to the content of this complaint.
Wont they just say that they are acting on behalf of their client and on their instruction.
It is for a court to decide if the claim is valid.
Just trying to clarify the issues

Peter

Forgive me for asking, has anyone reported them to any of the organisations listed in these posts?

[bluebottle]

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So I take it that Richard didn't know about Cireco then Bluebottle?

Apparently he's known about Cireco for some time.

[bluebottle]

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I think that would help lots of people including myself, I'm not even sure if I have downloaded the correct form! I'm ready to send my complaint just not sure what to say
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Forgive me for asking, has anyone reported them to any of the organisations listed in these posts?

CAB have active complaints being investigated by the SRA against RLP's in-house solicitor Vanessa Willett.

Producing a template for complaints to the SRA would be a good idea. However, it would depend on which part of the Solicitors' Code of Practice had been breached that would determine the content of the template. Also, complaints have to be on the SRA complaint form, which is downloaded from the SRA website.

Having reviewed the matter, a complaint to the SRA is, in my considered judgement, not appropriate at this stage. I am drafting two letters for the OP to send to RLP and Tesco.

[bluebottle]

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Hi
I believe part of the charge was conflict of unterest with the instructing party.
Anyway
What i am asking is, what precisley do we put in these letters of complain to the SRA.

Which rules have been compromised. You cannot just say that you have recieved a claim you do not agree with.

If we are advising people to make complaint should we not akso be advising how to draft it so that it makes legal sense.

Peter

My gut-feeling, Peter, is that RLP's speculative invoicing, in a lot of cases, is tantamount to, if not, amounting to Fraud and Blackmail, which are criminal matters. The reason I think they try it on with civil law is because they know themselves a Justice would throw their case out on the grounds of insufficient evidence or no case to answer.

[Guest]

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My gut-feeling, Peter, is that RLP's speculative invoicing, in a lot of cases, is tantamount to, if not, amounting to Fraud and Blackmail, which are criminal matters. The reason I think they try it on with civil law is because they know themselves a Justice would throw their case out on the grounds of insufficient evidence or no case to answer.

i agree, but the question remains. THe advice was to complain to the SRA

Which aspects of the solicitors code have they breached, do you advise claimimg that their behaviour is tantamount to fraud and blackmail?

Peter