Not answering was unintentional. I can prove that the work was completed through testimony from others in the United States. The consultancy was the declared reason to CBP on entry All payments are shown in my accounts and will be declared. I have not, but will now advise his solicitor of the reason for the payments. Also, I believe his solicitor is being lied to by his client.

Thanks for that advice. The one thing that sticks out for me is that he is saying that he transferred £500 on 4 occasions. He can prove payments but not the amounts he says. The transfer were for either £1000 or £1500. I'm wondering how he is going to explain the figures. I was in the USA acting as a consultant, which is allowed under terms of a B1 visa. I was being paid in the UK and the amount paid to me in cash in the US I call expenses. This is, of course, declarable.

Dear Sir, I have received the Statutory Demand issued by you regarding an alleged loan made to me by your client Mr Maurice Barker. I believe this to be a malicious allegation by your client and I deny that any such loan was made to me. To enable me to file a defence I require specific information regarding the alleged loan to be provided forthwith. Given that this matter is now the subject of legal proceedings, you are obliged to disclose under the Civil Procedure Rules, the information and documents detailed below. The information must be furnished by 24th of April 2012, which gives you 7 days to provide what has been requested. If you fail to comply, this will be reported to the Court, a copy of this letter will be provided as evidence to the same and an Order enforcing your compliance will be sought. 1. A true copy of an executed loan agreement and any terms and conditions that applied to the alleged loan at the time the loan from your client was made. 2. All records you hold on me relevant to this case, including but not limited to: a. A genuine copy of any loan agreement, or proof that you have a legal right to this money. b. Transcriptions of all telephone conversations recorded and any notes made in relation to telephone conversations with me in relation to the alleged loan by you, or by your client. c. A genuine copy of any notice of fair use of my data as required by the Data Protection Act 1998 d. A list of third party persons or agencies to whom you have disclosed my personal data and a summary of the nature of the information you have disclosed. e. Any other documents you seek to rely on in court. I will require this information within the next 7 days. I must advise you that if the information is not forthcoming, it will be reported to the Court that you are trying to frustrate proceedings and denying me the opportunity to file a defence on this serious matter.

Payments were made in two ways. In September £1000 was paid to my wife into a UK bank account from his personal account and the USD equivalent of £1000 was paid to me in the US in cash. In October, November and December £1500 was paid to my wife from his personal bank account and the USD equivalent of £1000 was paid to me in the US in cash. In January he paid £1500 to my wife's account and the USD equivalent of £500 (the reason I left) There were NEVER any amounts of £500 paid. As for offsetting... This is a guy who does not track anything the way it should be tracked. I was never asked for an invoice

I denied there was any loan and I asked them to produce an executed loan agreement or any other evidence that was a loan.

Yes. It came though and was served by hand from the solicitor Form 6.1

I originally went for one month. At the end that month I was asked to continue. I told him that that wasn't possible on the money he was paying as I had other commitments. He said that he would increase by £500 per month. That means he paid me £500 per month more for October, November and December. When he paid me at the end of January, it was £500 short. I asked why and he told me the business couldn't support it. I said goodbye. Apparently he has dome similar things before.

I originally went for one month. At the end that month I was asked to continue. I told him that that wasn't possible on the money he was paying as I had other commitments. He said that he would increase by £500 per month. That means he paid me £500 per month more for October, November and December. When he paid me at the end of January, it was £500 short. I asked why and he told me the business couldn't support it. I said goodbye. Apparently he has dome similar things before.

Here they are: ========== A loan made to the debtor by the creditor at £500 per calendar month for four months. A loan was paid by Natwest Bank Account number xxxxxxxxx (Sort Code xx xx xx) which is in the name of the debtor's wif Mrs xxxxxx The loan is repayable on demand at law. Despite written requests that the loan be repaid and telephone messages left by the creditor's solicitorfor the debtor to date no repayment has been forthcoming. Interest at 8% per annum is claimed on the loan from 31 January 2012 at the rate of 44 pence per day x 70 days = £30.80 and continuing at a rate of 44 pence per day until payment is received. =========== I responded to this by asserting that there is NO loan and asking the idiot's solicitor to produce an executed loan agreement and any other documents pertaining to the loan This is what I received in return: (my comments in CAPITALS) ======== Dear Sir, Our Client - XXXXXXXXXXXX We refer to your letter of the 17 April. We note that you assert that the loan was not made to you. You do not give any particulars in support of the alleged defence. Please provide full particulars of the facts and matters relied on so that we can properly consider those with our client. (WTF??? THERE IS NO LOAN, ERGO NO PARTICULARS) We not that you ask for disclosure of documents. Please identify with full particulars any documents you say exist. (??? THAT'S THE POINT. I AM SAYING THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTS THAT EXIST BECAUSE THERE IS NO LOAN) Please provide particulars of any legal authority in support of specific disclosure at this stage. ================ The solicitor obviously thinks I am an idiot.

Spme background. I ****ed him off by not agreeing with him. I went out to the states to as an informal consultancy as an expert to implement some procedures in a ne business he was setting up there.This guy is a bully who, when people don't agree with him, turns on them. He has a track record of rewriting history to suit his own purposes. The SD is an attempt to screw up a business I have in the United States. Thing is, I have a lot of crap I can throw back at him, but I decided to take the moral high ground. Because I don't respond to his lawyer's kitchen sink letters he does things like this. I can't see how it can go anywhere, because there was no loan therefore he has no proof.

The work was on an informal basis. There were no invoices issued nor is there any loan paperwork (because it wasn't a loan). It boils down to his word against mine.

Hers one I did some work for someone for an agreed monthly sum. This went on for 6 months then he decided to reduce to amount. I didn't agree and walked away. He then called me and told me that the monies previously paid to me where in fact a loan. There is no written agreement to either confirm or disprove this. I told him to get stuffed. I received a wishy washy letter from a solicitor which, on legal advice, I ignored. Today I received a notice of intention to serve a statutory demand on me for the sum of £2,000. It is a spurious claim for which no evidence can possibly exist. The problem I have is I am in the process of applying for a US residence visa and any hint of bankruptcy can prejudice this application and I pretty much think that the timing of the statutory demand is intended to do this. My question is this. If there is no evidence that this money is a loan (which it wasn't) surely the burden of proof is on the claimant. The way I see it, this doesn't need a solicitor to complete 6.4 and 6.5 Has anyone got any advice for me.