Is it worth taking legal action for £500 or below?

I have in the past received many requests from prospective clients and/or ongoing clients about taking legal action for something that has a value of £500.  Instructing a professional to do it is not cost-effective as you generally throw good money after bad, i.e. a solicitor could cost you around £80 per hour + depending on where you are in the country.  It’s not only obtaining judgment which is key, but it’s also looking at enforcing the debt too. 

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Through The Looking Glass: When Debt Breeds Fear

Sitting in between my Clients; ‘Mrs’ on the left and ‘Mr’ on the right. Whilst talking, every so often ‘Mr’ would look over his shoulder, past the Mercedes on his driveway and out into the street. The same pattern would continue throughout through the meeting. Eventually I couldn’t help but agitatedly ask – “Why do…

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Why Signing On The Dotted Line Could Cost You

B….t or B…….t As you can see one gap is bigger than the other….I let you fill in gaps 😊 Put quite simply, UK politics has never experienced a gap like last couple of months. There’s a tendency to leave things right up until the last month for individuals of any party to agree to…

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