Philip Nam, Director of White Collar Legal gives a short presentation on the basics of contract law dealing with offer and acceptance, certainty, consideration, intention to create legal relations, privity of contract and varying a contract.
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Money Claim Online – The Rules on Particulars of Claim and How to Avoid Headaches
Philip Nam of White Collar Legal gives a presentation on Money Claim Online (MCOL), the rules on Particulars of Claim and how to avoid headaches. A real life example of a case is given where a barrister used MCOL to sue a solicitor for money and the barrister lost...
Successful Case for our client against National Law Firm
Here at White Collar Legal we pride ourselves on giving our clients the best possible service and advice. This has been demonstrated by one of our client’s recent successful cases against a well-known national firm of solicitors, whereby we were able to claim back...
The Facts about Court Fees to start a Claim in the County Court
Philip Nam of White Collar Legal gives the facts on how much it costs to start a claim in the County Court (which in some cases is known as the Small Claims Court)
Guide to the Small Claims Court and European Small Claims Procedure
Philip Nam of White Collar Legal gives a guide to the Small Claims Procedure and the European Small Claims Procedure including how to start claims, attendance at hearings and cost recovery.
There is no Special Treatment for People who Act for Themselves
In the past week, we have represented a claimant in a fast track trial and also defended a claim brought by a claimant in a small claims hearing. In both cases, the claimants (one being our client and the other being our opponent) were represented by solicitors at the...
Another Consumer Case Won by White Collar Legal
We are happy to report another success for a consumer (C) in relation to a case where the trader (T) had failed to comply with The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and the Consumer Rights Act 2015. C had contacted...
Successful Set Aside Judgment and Costs for Litigant in Person
We were recently instructed by a director of a small company who was being sued by his former employers for breach of non-solicitation and non-competition covenants. Our client had initially used an academic lawyer to assist but following judgment being entered for...
Are you a Litigant in Person? A view from a solicitor and what we can do to help
Below is an Article published in Lexology from Pete Gardner of Spratt Endicott Solicitors regarding Litigants in Person. The link to the article is http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=68d16b66-5658-4a0d-9871-16047d6902ab The article is quite pertinent with...
The Competition and Markets Authority Report on Legal Services – An Insight into Paralegal Law Firms for Consumers and Small Businesses
On 15th December 2016, the CMA published its study and report into the legal services sector and concluded that there is not enough information available on price, quality and service to help those who need legal support choose the best option. If you have had the...
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