One for a legal eagle

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Fri 24 Jun 2005 15:57
One for a legal eagle - artful dodger {P}
Yesterday I was at a pre-trial hearing for a claim I am making in the small claims court (non motoring). I am not a legal person but the defendant (part of a public company) is using a highly qualified specialist legal firm based in a very expensive part of London. This does not worry me as I feel my claim is very fair and justified.

During the meeting with the judge he mentioned a case that he thought had gone to appeal about a claim for interest and bank charges. It involved a motorist being forced to have a repair done to her car. She could not afford this and had to borrow the money. Later it was found the repair was unnecessary. She was able to reclaim the cost of the repair AND the interest and charges for the loan. Unfortunately he could not remember the details of the case.

Do you know what the case was? I
Is there a somewhere on the Internet that I can access details to check if this is relevant to my own claim.

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Fri 24 Jun 2005 21:58
One for a legal eagle - David Horn
I believe that even if you lose the judge can only award "fair" legal costs to the other side.
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