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    • Honestly you are all amazing on this site, thank you so much for your help and time. ill keep an eye out and only return when i receive a claim letter for sure also, i updated my address with amex and tsb before i even missed payments. the initial address was my family home but i dont reside there. to avoid a bombardment of letters there i have now updated my address, will they send all threats etc to the new address? Or old address?   do you reccomend i send both tsb and amex my update in address via a letter?
    • Your point 4 deals with that and puts them to strict proof .....but realistically they are not in a position to state that within their particulars they were not the creditor at the time of default but naturally assume the OC would have...so always worth challenging and if you get a DJ who knows his onions on the day may ask for further evidence from the OC internal accounts system. 
    • I see, shame, I think if a claim is 'someone was served' then proof of that should be mandatory. Appreciate your input into the WS whenever you get chance, thanks in advance
    • Paper trail off the original creditor often confirms the default and issue of a notice...not having or being able to disclose the actual copy or being able to produce a copy less so. Creditors are not compelled to keep copies of the actual default notice so you will in most cases get a reconstituted version but must contain accurate figures/dates/format.     .    
    • Including Default Notice Andy? Ok, I think this is the best I can do.. it all makes sense with references to their WS. They have included exhibits that dates don't match the WS about them, small but still.. if you're going to reference letters giving dates, then the exhibits should be correct, no? I know I redacted them too much, but one of the dates differs to the WS by a few months. IN THE ******** County Court Claim No. [***] BETWEEN: LC Asset 2 S.A.R.L CLAIMANT AND [***] DEFENDANT ************ _________________________ ________ WITNESS STATEMENT OF [***] _________________________ ________ I, [***], being the Defendant in this case will state as follows; I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in this claim. 1. I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much-reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already written off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimant’s witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2. The Claim relates to an alleged Credit Card agreement between the Defendant and Bank of Scotland plc. Save insofar of any admittance it is accepted that the Defendant has had contractual agreements with Bank of Scotland plc in the past, the Defendant is unaware as to what alleged debt the Claimant refers. 3. The Defendant requested a copy of the CCA on the 24/12/2022 along with the standard fee of £1.00 postal order, to which the defendant received a reply from the Claimant dated 06/02/2023. To this date, the Claimant has failed to disclose a valid agreement and proof as per their claim that this is enforceable, that Default Notice and Notice of Assignment were sent to and received by the Defendant, on which their claim relies. The Claimant is put to strict proof to verify and confirm that the exhibit *** is a true copy of the agreement and are the true Terms and Conditions as issued at the time of inception of the online application and execution of the agreement. 4. Point 3 is noted. The Claimant pleads that a default notice has been served upon the defendant as evidenced by Exhibit [***]. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 5. Point 6 is noted and disputed. The Defendant cannot recall ever having received the notice of assignment as evidenced in the exhibit marked ***. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 6. Point 11 is noted and disputed. See 3. 7. Point 12 is noted, the Defendant doesn’t recall receiving contact where documentation is provided as per the Claimants obligations under CCA. In addition, the Claimant pleads letters were sent on dates given, yet those are not the letters evidenced in their exhibits *** 8. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 9. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 24/12/2022. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. Conclusion 10. Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. I can only assume as this was due to the Claimant not having any enforceable documentation and issuing a claim in hope of an undefended default judgment.   Statement of Truth I, ********, the Defendant, believe the facts stated within this Witness Statement to be true. I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in it’s truth. Signed: _________________________ _______ Dated: _____________________
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Hi I hope someone can help on this issue,

 

Recently my Dad was rushed into hospital and I took a few days off work to be by his side etc..

 

The company I work for are now requesting confirmation that he was in hospital.

 

They have already rang the hospital to verify this but were denied any info on the grounds of DPA.

 

Now they are requesting some form of documentation to state he was taken in.

 

A, is a company allowed to request this info?

 

B, If A is yes any ideas as to what I could provide to prove the fact?

 

C, If I cant provide any documentation are they allowed to withhold wages?

 

Kind Regards

GonadsAndStrife

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Hello G&S, welcome to the forum.

 

I expect others who know more than me will be along later, but I do remember see this before on the forum. Are you saying you took the days as Compassionate Leave? Because I don't think an employer is obliged to pay you for an absence when it's not you that's ill. So it might be unreasonable for them to check the facts before they pay you, I'm not sure.

 

I don't know offhand how you might prove it, but someone will. Another option would be to take the days as holiday.

 

Could you tell us a bit more please?

 

I hope your Dad's OK now.

 

My best, HB

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A) If they've reasonable grounds to suspect he wasn't, and therefore you were off work without good reason, then yes.

 

B) I think your best bet would be to ask your Dad to ask his GP/Consultant for a letter confirming his hospital stay. That might cost money, some GP's think it an expensive do to write a short note. If it will cost anything, I think it reasonable that your ER stand the cost.

 

C) Er, don't know. That would depend on the specifics of the situation. What are they witholding? Generally, an ER is on shaky ground witholding pay unless there's contractual or statutory provision that enables them to do so.

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Taking time off for a dependant

 

Letting your employer know about taking time off

 

You can take time off regardless of your length of service. If you do need time off you should let your employer know as soon as you can, although you don't have to do it in writing or provide evidence.

If you return to work before you have had the chance to contact your employer, you must still tell them why you were absent.

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What to do if you have problems

 

It's unfair to refuse you reasonable time off to deal with an unexpected event involving a dependant. It's also unfair to dismiss or penalise you, eg not giving you promotion or training.

If you are dismissed, made redundant or penalised because of the right, or if you are refused reasonable time off, you can complain to an Employment Tribunal. If your complaint is successful they may make an order for you to receive compensation, be re-employed or re-instated.

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If you are an 'employee', you have the right to unpaid time off work to deal with emergencies involving a 'dependant' – this could be your husband, wife, partner, child, parent, or anyone living in your household as a member of the family. A dependant may also be anyone who reasonably relies on you for help in an emergency, for example an elderly neighbour living alone who falls and breaks a leg and you are the closest on hand.

 

Seems pretty straight forward to me HB.

 

Also agree with papa re: getting a signed statement from Dad.

Type it up for him and ask him to sign/print it.

 

Would also reiterate to employer that hospital cannot give out Dad's details

due to DPA and patient confidentiallity rules. I assume employer will be registered

in their own right with respect to the DPA so should reasonably understand the

implications of breaching it.

 

Hope it goes well. Best wishes, Dave.

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Hi

 

Love the name by the way! I can totally relate to your situation some employers have NO compassion.... i have had to take lots of time off work after my dad having mega heart surgery and i mean MEGA! Trying to look after both parents is a full time job at the min but i thank my lucky stars that i still have them both but as a result of taking time off i have been made redunadant/sacked......know where your coming from..... some people will help on here others will not if you need a chat pm me xxx

Hope it all works out

Jan

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Hi

 

Love the name by the way! I can totally relate to your situation some employers have NO compassion.... i have had to take lots of time off work after my dad having mega heart surgery and i mean MEGA! Trying to look after both parents is a full time job at the min but i thank my lucky stars that i still have them both but as a result of taking time off i have been made redunadant/sacked......know where your coming from..... some people will help on here others will not if you need a chat pm me xxx

Hope it all works out

Jan

 

Janb this is awful. There may be justification of the employers actions but you may also have been unfairly dismissed. In the Tribunal in my wife's case we had an allegation of Associated Discrimination. This is when an able person associated with the needs of a disabled person is discriminated against. Obviously the criteria is specific to the circumstances and, unfortunately, it is not fully encompassing to protect Carers but there is some protection. Have you consulted a solicitor about this?

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i have spoke to a solicitor but was about as much use an an ashtray on a motorbike........have now come to a compromise with my boss so upwards and onwards for now x

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