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We may be forced to change the venue (where have we heard that before) of our consumer groups base for the test case.
The IDRC have decided that as we represent consumer groups it is not appropriate for us to hold a meeting for the duration to run alongside such a high profile case and have more or less cancelled our booking as the room ,the only one available ,was on the same floor as the retiring rooms for both parties.
This is from their terms and conditions
We are still negotiating with the IDRC and as one of the OFT's key stakeholders, we are in constant contact with them.
As a backup we do have a conference facility with wi-fi access reserved at a nearby venue, approx 3 mins from the IDRC.
The IDRC are now considering making a live feed available in a retiring room at the venue as an overspill for press and public.This appears to cater for 15-20 people, although it is unclear how they would allocate places.
We are planning on having a member present everyday to report on progress, this way they have a base to work from.
Stephen Hone from Penalty Charges will be joining us, so will Tom Brennan. Martin Lewis and Bob Egerton have been invited to join us. We are inviting other media and consumer figures to build as much interest in the test case as possible.
We plan to use the room as a media and analysis base. We will have a laptop link to Legal Beagles - Consumer Rights Forum giving you all live updates of progress. We are hoping to interview press and public members who have been in court to try and get feedback on progress.
We will endeavour to keep you updated.
The IDRC have decided that as we represent consumer groups it is not appropriate for us to hold a meeting for the duration to run alongside such a high profile case and have more or less cancelled our booking as the room ,the only one available ,was on the same floor as the retiring rooms for both parties.
This is from their terms and conditions
Disruption of business: IDRC shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the conduct of the Client's business whilst on the Premises is not disrupted or interfered with by any other user of the Premises. IDRC reserves the right to terminate any room hire, without compensation or refund to the Client, if the Client or those invited onto the Premises by the Client conduct themselves in a manner likely to cause a nuisance to, or to disrupt the business of, other users of the Premises.
As a backup we do have a conference facility with wi-fi access reserved at a nearby venue, approx 3 mins from the IDRC.
The IDRC are now considering making a live feed available in a retiring room at the venue as an overspill for press and public.This appears to cater for 15-20 people, although it is unclear how they would allocate places.
We are planning on having a member present everyday to report on progress, this way they have a base to work from.
Stephen Hone from Penalty Charges will be joining us, so will Tom Brennan. Martin Lewis and Bob Egerton have been invited to join us. We are inviting other media and consumer figures to build as much interest in the test case as possible.
We plan to use the room as a media and analysis base. We will have a laptop link to Legal Beagles - Consumer Rights Forum giving you all live updates of progress. We are hoping to interview press and public members who have been in court to try and get feedback on progress.
We will endeavour to keep you updated.
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