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Mr Angry · 08-04-2007, 19:35

Tom is running a very risky strategy, for whatever reason, and I'm not sure he'll get the result he's hoping for. As has already been evidenced, now tens of thousands of times, the banks have no wish whatsoever to go to court to defend their cost structures. He's a young recently qualified barrister who is looking to make a name for himself by forcing the bank into the court using a side issue of "damages" as leverage.

On that basis I'm not 100% sure he'll succeed. I am, however, 100% sure if he loses the banks will use the precedent to enforce their stance that they believe their charges are "fair" (not legal mind you, but "fair").

Fingers crossed that this Friday 13th doesn't become an inadvertent landmark ruling for the banks.

08-04-2007, 19:35	#577
Mr Angry Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 4,785	Re: Reclaim Your Bank And Card Charges Tom is running a very risky strategy, for whatever reason, and I'm not sure he'll get the result he's hoping for. As has already been evidenced, now tens of thousands of times, the banks have no wish whatsoever to go to court to defend their cost structures. He's a young recently qualified barrister who is looking to make a name for himself by forcing the bank into the court using a side issue of "damages" as leverage. On that basis I'm not 100% sure he'll succeed. I am, however, 100% sure if he loses the banks will use the precedent to enforce their stance that they believe their charges are "fair" (not legal mind you, but "fair"). Fingers crossed that this Friday 13th doesn't become an inadvertent landmark ruling for the banks.