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It's really a question of whether the glass was strong enough to withstand the use for which it was intended or not. Did it break because it was too brittle because of a latent manufacturing defect, or was the glass perfectly fine and you broke it by accident? If the former, you would be...

It is difficult to advise without having seen the documents. The question is whether a provision requiring you to pay back the fees has been incorporated in your employment contract - either from the oral agreement you had or from this letter. I note that the wording in the letter is poorly...

By the way, if you get to the stage of drafting your particulars of claim and issuing proceedings, your cause of action is a contractual debt claim. Include as an attachment any written documents (chat logs) that you consider to form the written contract. If the contract was oral, set out...

Write a letter compliant with paragraph 6 of the pre-action protocol first and ask him for a letter of response within 14 days: https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/pd_pre-action_conduct Refer to the pre-action protocol in the letter and say you will issue without...

Sorry to hear that. I'm getting married next month and I can imagine your pain. Do you have a written contract or at least an exchange of written correspondence setting out the agreement? If so, is there a choice of law or jurisdiction clause? NZ law is not that different to English law in...

In addition to what's been said, as an employee you rank higher than unsecured creditors (but still below any secured creditors like a mortgagee) in an insolvent liquidation up to a statutory limit and you should put your claim in with any insolvency practitioner appointed.

I know it's industry dependent, but for another comparison to make you feel better my fiancee is a London hospital doctor (nearly five years qualified, first year specialist registrar) and she works an average of 50-80 hours a week, with no lunch break and no overtime, for around £50k a year...

My current work shirts are all from Hilditch & Key, Emmett, Arthur et Fox and Harvie & Hudson. Suit rotation is 2 x TM Lewin, Harrods own brand, Ede & Ravenscroft, Benjamin, Ralph Lauren Black Label and Aquascutum.

I work in a London law firm and typically work from around 9am - 7.30pm with about 20 minutes for lunch. Some days it's much later (11pm - 2am a couple of times a month for example) but some days I can leave early, i.e., 6pm - 6.30pm or so. My contracted hours are 9.30am - 5.30pm with an hour...

Does he live on the premises? Has she got exclusive occupation of a room with shared common areas? What's the exact setup? Is there a deposit at stake? If she has a tenancy rather than a licence to occupy (up to a court to decide ultimately but answers to the above would assist) without a...

Definitely use a HCEO. I have used Sherforce and Burlington in the past and they're ok. If he has commercial premises in London you may well have a good chance. You could also consider other enforcement options if that doesn't work. A statutory demand could work well as its over £750. You may...

Don't get a suit jacket to wear with anything other than the matching trousers. The orphaned suit jacket look is not a strong one By all means get an odd navy jacket, i.e., a sportscoat. If jeans will be what you wear with it, make sure it's one with lots of casual details, e.g. patch...

In your reply you can invite them to withdraw their threat or sue them for a wrongful threat under the TMA 98. I'd have to check which section. Might be s14 or thereabouts.

You'll almost certainly be better off as a sole trader for that amount rather than incorporating. You'll also need to do a tax return, declare the income and pay income tax on it (unless it is not taxable for some reason - which sounds unlikely). Not to do so would be concealing income...

Do it as decently as possible...not a nice thing for anyone involved. Maybe also imagine yourself giving evidence to a neutral panel at an employment tribunal in two months' time to explain what you did. Was it done properly? The disciplinary process followed and sufficient warnings given, etc?

Hah, it depends. I wouldn't fancy taking them on on an employment tribunal, but professional negligence isn't bad actually (hence why a lot of people try it on). They are insured and if your claim has merit, in most cases the insurer will settle. Much better than suing some uninsured...

There are quite a lot of character and credit checks before you join the roll. Any kind of dishonesty, even a caution, will permanently exclude you from joining the profession. Like other regulated professions, solicitors are held to a higher standard than unregulated people. Not sure how...

An advantage of going to a solicitors' firm is you (or the beneficiaries) can sue them on their PI insurance if they get it wrong. And they are less likely to in the first place. How much is this company quoting you? Are they regulated by the SRA?

Don't get into a tit-for-tat revenge mentality. You should try to protect your interests, which probably does not include getting into more legal hassle and stress than you need. I don't think the email chain matters. But that's interesting if they haven't protected your deposit. It could...

Good to know, thanks. I'll switch when everyone else does then...