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1/ So, a collection of cryptic tweets from LK telling us to âjoin the dotsâ have accompanied this article. Iâm sure heâs way more informed than me, & I hope his tweets do mean he has some certainty over the status of this process, because otherwise itâs very unfair on fans... https://twitter.com/liamjkennedy23/status/1321030543350386693">https://twitter.com/liamjkenn...
2/ Iâm going to take the article with a pinch of salt & tell you what I do know. First, it seems to be related to a fans just giving page that I & others strongly advised against donating to, as the basis of it was unclear, & itâd be strange for lawyers to work that way.
3/ second, anyone can send a letter before action. It is not âserving papersâ in that it is not a summons or a full case. It is the very first step in civil proceeding. Some might say itâs a chancers warning shot - when I was freelance Iâd send them to solicitors where my invoice
4/ was overdue, for example. I just wanted them to pay up (I never intended to take them to court). You are literally required by the civil procedure rules to engage in pre action mediation before you can demand a court hears your case.
5/ this article gives no details on the legal basis for breach of anti competition laws, whilst I accept they might wish to keep technical legal arguments confidential, id expect more detail than there is, other wise you risk the other side ignoring it as merit less.
6/ LK says there are strict timeframes.A letter before action can stipulate a response time, for acknowledging, but little else. This is not going to end up in court in a few weeks, by any stretch -a tribunal is the last phase the process/hearings/disclosure-even if it had merit.
7/ the Silk/QC, likely engaged âbar directâ meaning you cut out the solicitor. They often charge a fixed fee, here for a letter - it is not indicative of long term prospects of success etc. Brick court are a decent chambers, I donât know this Silk, or his reputation internally.
8/ Of course applying pressure to the PL for some long overdue answers and transparency about what the hell happened with the takeover is a good thing, & no doubt weâll get some more dots to join soon, but I honestly donât think this letter alone will be the breakthrough. X
9/ the letter has since been disclosed. Asking for a response by 3 November is optimistic. Can we read anything into it being retweeted by NDM and Staveleyâs husband? Well the former loves to mess with fans with tweets & the latter obviously was pissed of with the PLâs decision..
