I'm not RLP but I've realised that this is about Boots not TK Maxx. The TK Maxx one just happened a little while ago but the Boots one happened years ago. My solicitor had the papers so I just assumed it would be the TK Maxx one. Does anyone know why Boots are doing this now? And can they?

Attached sealed notice of issue sealed claim form.pdf

I will post them as soon I can figure out how to actually scan and add them on.....

My solicitor told me he sent me the papers on Fri, so they should be here by tomorrow at the latest. I asked him about what you have all said and he said that TK Maxx have already applied to the court for damages and that I need to make a decision about the case this week. I don't appreciate the slurs against my solicitor. He is a genuine bloke and helping me as a friend. He also said that the cases shown online on RLP's website are public record and hardly likely to be made up. I'll post the claim forms when I get them but I think I'm just going to pay.

Thank you for all your comments. I called my solicitor and told him what you have all said. He said that the claim is not against RLP but against TK Maxx and that if I want to deny liability then there is a chance that the case will go to the fast track instead of the small claims court where I will have to pay TK Maxx costs if I lose. He said that once he has submitted my defence the court will give him a date for the hearing when we find out which court it is in. I asked him why I didn't get the forms and he said because he is my solicitor and that everything has to go to him. He also said that he is acting pro bono so I won't have to pay any solicitor costs but that the amount would be higher. I know he's (the solicitor) not trying to [problem] me because he's a friend of a friend. He said that they have offered to close the case if I pay £100.00 and he thinks I should pay because otherwise it will be more. He is going to send me a copy of the claim. Really don't know what to do...

He said that I have to give my defence by next week. He said that I can say that because I'm on benefits, I can't afford to pay, and that I need my car to take my grandmother to and from her hospital appointments. I haven't got any documents, but I don't know what documents my solicitor has.

Hello, i am worried about court because I have received a letter from RLP saying that if they take me to court it will cost loads more. I have been to see a solicitor and he said to pay because if I keep denying it and they have proof and take me to court I will have to pay their court costs which can be in the thousands. I'm really reluctant to pay though because they sent my grandmother a letter and it was only when I showed them a copy of her passport to show that she is 67 years old that they said they would suspend the case but that if she did it again they would reopen the case! I know I did wrong but all she did was point to the items and it was me who took them. I took full responsibility and they still wrote to her. I hate them and they disgust me. If I thought they would take me to court then I would pay because I can’t afford to pay thousands. My solicitor has said that the claim has been issued. Not sure what this means, but really would like to find out if they will actually take me to court.