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    • Oh I see! thats confusing, for some reason the terms and conditions that Evri posted in that threads witness statement are slightly different than the t&cs on packlinks website. Their one says enter into a contract with the transport agency, but the website one says enter into a contract with paclink. via website: (c) Each User will enter into a contract with Packlink for the delivery of its Goods through the chosen Transport Agency. via evri witness statement in that thread: (c) Each User shall then enter into its own contract with the chosen Transport Agency. Packlink does not have any control over, and disclaims all liability that may arise in contracts between a User and a Transport Agency I read your post at #251, so I should use the second one (and changing the screenshot in the court bundle), since I am saying I have a contract with Evri? Is that correct EDIT: Oh I understand the rest of your conversation. you're saying if I was to do this i would have to fully adjust my ws to use the consumer rights act instead of rights of third parties. In that case should I just edit the terms and stick with the third parties plan?. And potentially if needed just bring up the CRA in the hearing, as you guys did in that thread  
    • First, those are the wrong terms,  read posts 240-250 of the thread ive linked to Second donough v stevenson should be more expanded. You should make refernece to the three fold duty of care test as well. Use below as guidance: The Defendant failed its duty of care to the Claimant. As found in Donoghue v Stevenson negligence is distinct and separate to any breach of contract. Furthermore, as held in the same case there need not be a contract between the Claimant and the Defendant for a duty to be established, which in the case of the Claimant on this occasion is the Defendant’s duty of care to the Claimant’s parcel whilst it is in their possession. By losing the Claimant’s parcel the Defendant has acted negligently and breached this duty of care. As such the Claimant avers that even if it is found that the Defendant not be liable in other ways, by means of breach of contract, should the court find there is no contract between Claimant and Defendant, the Claimant would still have rise to a claim on the grounds of the Defendant’s negligence and breach of duty of care to his parcel whilst it was in the Defendant’s possession, as there need not be a contract to give rise to a claim for breach of duty of care.  The court’s attention is further drawn to Caparo Industries plc v Dickman (1990), 2 AC 605 in which a three fold test was used to determine if a duty of care existed. The test required that: (i) Harm must be a reasonably foreseeable result of the defendant’s conduct; (ii) A relationship of proximity must exist and (iii) It must be fair, just and reasonable to impose liability.  
    • Thank you. here's the changes I made 1) removed indexed statement of truth 2) added donough v Stevenson in paragraph 40, just under the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 paragraph about reasonable care and skill. i'm assuming this is a good place for it? 3) reworded paragraph 16 (now paragraph 12), and moved the t&cs paragraphs below it then. unless I understood you wrong it seems to fit well. or did you want me to remove the t&cs paragraphs entirely? attached is the updated draft, and thanks again for the help. WS and court bundle-1 fourth draft redacted.pdf
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Ok not sure I have the right forum, but I couldn't see where else to put this. My dad died a few years ago and me and my half brother were left everything in the will. Now, the will was never found (I'm pretty sure my dad's partner at the time found it and made sure it was never seen) now, before my dad died, him and his partner were living apart, but not long after the death, his partner and my half. Brother moved in without consulting me, there was a verbal agreement at the time that when my half brother reached 18, the property would be sold and myself and my half brother would split 50/50. Now he is 18, and my dad's ex will not move out to let anyone value e property at all. She really is making things as difficult as possible when I really have been amicable in everything. I don't think I have been unreasonable. When the property could have been rented out and we would have both profited from that....this was flatly refused at the time as well. What rights do I have and can I have someone value the property even when she refuses to let anyone in?? Any help appreciated as this is really beginning to drain is now and we don't know where to turn.

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You need proper legal advice on this as you will almost certainly have to go through the courts to resolve this.

 

If you can't afford to pay a solicitor and don't qualify for legal aid, you may be able to find one that will offer a free initial interview. Alternatively, see if there is a law centre in your area.

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Youve had good advice already. You really need specialist legal advice here, and thats something we just cant give :(

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Sorry really madwoman . I didn't mean to sound ungrateful, I just wondered if there was anyone who may have some knowledge of this area. As far as I know, we are on the land registry as the new owners. I will have to double check, I'm working so not entitled to free legal advice and my dad's partner has never worked, I assume she's not entitled to legal aid for this as it's not criminal?? Would seem very unfair if that were not the case as I would be penalised for working and they jus helped themselves and moved in.

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I would reiterate that you need proper legal advice. Even if a forum member were prepared to comment on your situation, given the potentially serious ramifications, it would be very unwise to rely on advice given on a consumer forum in this case.

 

If you can't afford a solicitor you could try Citizen's Advice who may be able to direct you to a law centre or similar.

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It's a long shot but you could try phoning around the local solicitors to see if they have a copy of your fathers will.

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There are a few different aspects to this:

 

  • You say you and your half brother were left shares in the will. Do you know who wrote it or where it came from? It may be possible to track down a copy. Refer to https://www.gov.uk/find-persons-will.
  • Do you know who was granted probate? Who dealt with the estate? In whose names is the house registered?
  • Was your Dad married to his Partner? If his estate was dealt with under intestacy then the married ex-partner would be entitled to a significant chunk of the estate, with you and your half-brother sharing the rest.
  • A verbal agreement about who owns the property is likely not enforceable, agreements about interests in land must be in signed writing.

Its not possible to give any clear answers to this unless you do some more digging to find out what happened with probate and who is registered as owner of the property.

Are you trying to kick out an 18 year old just because they have turned 18?

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There are a few different aspects to this:

 

  • You say you and your half brother were left shares in the will. Do you know who wrote it or where it came from? It may be possible to track down a copy. Refer to https://www.gov.uk/find-persons-will.
  • Do you know who was granted probate? Who dealt with the estate? In whose names is the house registered?
  • Was your Dad married to his Partner? If his estate was dealt with under intestacy then the married ex-partner would be entitled to a significant chunk of the estate, with you and your half-brother sharing the rest.
  • A verbal agreement about who owns the property is likely not enforceable, agreements about interests in land must be in signed writing.

Its not possible to give any clear answers to this unless you do some more digging to find out what happened with probate and who is registered as owner of the property.

Are you trying to kick out an 18 year old just because they have turned 18?

 

Hi sorry for the late reply, (family and work)

 

Firstly, there was a will. But mysteriously that has vanished. So the names in the will were myself and my half brother.

They werent married, they were seperated and not living together. She moved in the day after my dad passed without asking me.

And ive tried to be fair in every way, its been ten years, ive suggested everything so that this can be settled amicably yet she will not let anyone near the property. Surely this isnt right, i own half the property. So no im not trying to kick out an 18 year old (hes 20 now) and the executor of the will is still his mum and has not been changed to my half brothers. After speaking with the solicitor that is dealing with the estate they will send out the paper work for myself and her to sign so that the property will be changed to our names. But have also informed me that she can refuse to sign it. Suerly this cant be right.

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This is a difficult case. I assume the house is registered in the name of the executor. Your claim to own half of the property seems to be based on (1) a will which cannot be found or (2) a verbal agreement which happened more than 10 years ago. You would struggle to prove the first point in a court room unless you have decent evidence of what the will said. The verbal agreement will be unenforceable in principle as agreements relating to land must be in writing.

 

The first thing to check is how the solicitor is dealing with the estate and on what basis. What does the solicitor think the terms of the will are? You need to think about what exactly the paperwork says and what it is meant to achieve.

 

The executor has a responsibility to carry out the terms of the will. If it is what the will stated, the house should have been put into the names of its correct owners 10 years ago. If the executor refuses to cooperate you would need to bring a court claim against her. That would be very difficult if you have no proof of the terms of the will.

 

You really must make every effort to track down a copy of the will. As per the link I posted it may have been filed with the authorities. If your Dad used solicitora they may have a copy.

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Hi

 

The solicitor said that if no will is found, then the estate immediately goes to myself and my half brother. That was not in question according to them, as we are my fathers direct offspring. Im assuming the will was never submitted anywhere and was drawn up (he always said that his will was in a unit in the house for some reason) i believe the solicitors did try and trace a will but could not find one.

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That's right provided the partner was not married to your dad. Refer to http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/england/relationships_e/relationships_death_and_wills_e/who_can_inherit_if_there_is_no_will___the_rules_of_intestacy.htm

 

 

The bit I am struggling to get my head round is whether probate was granted and why it has taken 10 years for the executor to do anything. But I guess we are where we are.

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