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    • Thank-you dx, What you have written is certainly helpful to my understanding. The only thing I would say, what I found to be most worrying and led me to start this discussion is, I believe the judge did not merely admonish the defendant in the case in question, but used that point to dismiss the case in the claimants favour. To me, and I don't have your experience or knowledge, that is somewhat troubling. Again, the caveat being that we don't know exactly what went on but I think we can infer the reason for the judgement. Thank-you for your feedback. EDIT: I guess that the case I refer to is only one case and it may never happen again and the strategy not to appeal is still the best strategy even in this event, but I really did find the outcome of that case, not only extremely annoying but also worrying. Let's hope other judges are not quite so narrow minded and don't get fixated on one particular issue as FTMDave alluded to.
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    • the claimant in their WS can refer to whatever previous CC judgements they like, as we do in our WS's, but CC judgements do not set a legal precedence. however, they do often refer to judgements like Bevis, those cases do created a precedence as they were court of appeal rulings. as for if the defendant, prior to the raising of a claim, dobbed themselves in as the driver in writing during any appeal to the PPC, i don't think we've seen one case whereby the claimant referred to such in their WS.. ?? but they certainly typically include said appeal letters in their exhibits. i certainly dont think it's a good idea to 'remind' them of such at the defence stage, even if the defendant did admit such in a written appeal. i would further go as far to say, that could be even more damaging to the whole case than a judge admonishing a defendant for not appealing to the PPC in the 1st place. it sort of blows the defendant out the water before the judge reads anything else. dx  
    • Hi LFI, Your knowledge in this area is greater than I could possibly hope to have and as such I appreciate your feedback. I'm not sure that I agree the reason why a barrister would say that, only to get new customers, I'm sure he must have had professional experience in this area that qualifies him to make that point. 🙂 In your point 1 you mention: 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver. I understand the point you are making but I was referring to when the keeper is also the driver and admits it later and only in this circumstance, but I understand what you are saying. I take on board the issues you raise in point 2. Is it possible that a PPC (claimant) could refer back to the case above as proof that the motorist should have appealed, like they refer back to other cases? Thanks once again for the feedback.
    • Well barristers would say that in the hope that motorists would go to them for advice -obviously paid advice.  The problem with appealing is at least twofold. 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver.  And in a lot of cases the last thing the keeper wants when they are also the driver is that the parking company knows that. It makes it so much easier for them as the majority  of Judges do not accept that the keeper and the driver are the same person for obvious reasons. Often they are not the same person especially when it is a family car where the husband, wife and children are all insured to drive the same car. On top of that  just about every person who has a valid insurance policy is able to drive another person's vehicle. So there are many possibilities and it should be up to the parking company to prove it to some extent.  Most parking company's do not accept appeals under virtually any circumstances. But insist that you carry on and appeal to their so called impartial jury who are often anything but impartial. By turning down that second appeal, many motorists pay up because they don't know enough about PoFA to argue with those decisions which brings us to the second problem. 2] the major parking companies are mostly unscrupulous, lying cheating scrotes. So when you appeal and your reasons look as if they would have merit in Court, they then go about  concocting a Witness Statement to debunk that challenge. We feel that by leaving what we think are the strongest arguments to our Member's Witness Statements, it leaves insufficient time to be thwarted with their lies etc. And when the motorists defence is good enough to win, it should win regardless of when it is first produced.   
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I am by no means an expert on these matters but

 

 

I have been through similar myself so I know how you are feeling,

 

 

what they did not count on with me was that I had written evidence,

 

 

recorded evidence and witness statements when the charge against me for GM was brought.

 

 

I was out of the disciplinary in 5 minutes after showing up 2 senior managers as well as HR.

 

 

Anyway, this is not about me.

 

 

All I can advise is that you take either a responsible friend or colleague along for morale support or a trade union rep.

 

 

If they refuse this they are bang in trouble. Good luck

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Hi AF

 

Welcome to CAG

 

Could any of your conduct in full ot in part be considered an Informal Grievance before you consider lodging a Formal Grievance with the company?

 

Were you contacting other Co - Workers to gather information for your Formal Grievance rather then doing anything to undermine the company?

 

Could your conversation with the director be considered an attempt by you

to informally 'talk things through as your upset about the proposal'? i.e. an Informal Grievance

 

Have you got a Co - Worker you can take to the Hearing?

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Well, Atticus, it does sound like you question things. A lot. And when unhappy with the answer you got, you asked people to change the process so you could keep tabs on things - which doesn't seem to be your remit. Nor are decisions about who to employ.

 

The problem with bullying is that the person feeling bullied won't want to tell you to your face, and asking them if they feel bullied is in fact an act of bullying. They certainly wouldn't tell you they had given statements if they feared the wrong end of your tongue as a result.

 

So there may, in fact, be some merit in these charges, going on what you have writen alone.

 

Have you considered that you may be wrong? If you are, but refuse to see that you are, it all adds to the view of you as "obstructive."

Never assume anyone on the internet is who they say they are. Only rely on advice from insured professionals you have paid for!

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Yes, you do have the right to see the evidence being used against you, notes of the meeting, statements etc. If the hearing has to be posted then that shouldn't be an issue. Send them an email, don't request them over the phone. That way you have proof that you requested the info.

 

http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/l/g/Discipline-and-grievances-Acas-guide.pdf

 

Hi. I am not intending to issue a grievance against the company. I contacted my co workers because I thought that the information my director had been given regarding extra work coming in to the department to be incorrect. This has subsequently been shown to be true. Although I resigned from the union some years ago, the union rep has agreed to attend the hearing with me.

 

Can I request that notes from the initial meeting (taken by HR) and evidence of their investigation and witness statements in relation to the charges of bullying be issued to me prior to the Disciplinary Hearing? Can they refuse this request?

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He has worked there for 35 years, there is nothing wrong with questioning things, if he's questioning things that shouldn't come as a surprise. I'm sure he's seen a lot of change in those years and questioned decisions in the past.

 

Well, Atticus, it does sound like you question things. A lot. And when unhappy with the answer you got, you asked people to change the process so you could keep tabs on things - which doesn't seem to be your remit. Nor are decisions about who to employ.

 

The problem with bullying is that the person feeling bullied won't want to tell you to your face, and asking them if they feel bullied is in fact an act of bullying. They certainly wouldn't tell you they had given statements if they feared the wrong end of your tongue as a result.

 

So there may, in fact, be some merit in these charges, going on what you have writen alone.

 

Have you considered that you may be wrong? If you are, but refuse to see that you are, it all adds to the view of you as "obstructive."

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He has worked there for 35 years, there is nothing wrong with questioning things, if he's questioning things that shouldn't come as a surprise. I'm sure he's seen a lot of change in those years and questioned decisions in the past.

 

Maybe, maybe not. Neither you nor I work in that office!

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Simple question - can you honesty not see how that can be interpretted as "difficult" by management?

Never assume anyone on the internet is who they say they are. Only rely on advice from insured professionals you have paid for!

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by the way - you have a right to see witness statements "where appropriate". An example of where it would not be appropriate would be where a witness has requested the document not be shared because they are frightened.

Never assume anyone on the internet is who they say they are. Only rely on advice from insured professionals you have paid for!

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