A long running legal dispute between an SRA-regulated solicitor and the peer-to-peer lending platform Open Access Finance Ltd has settled, the mouseinthecourt can exclusively report.
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Solicitor makes even more “scandalous allegations”, High Court told, as it’s ruled he doesn’t have to pay security for costs
An SRA-regulated solicitor, who had previously told a court that this humble blogger had attacked him outside a court building leaving him “close to death“, has deployed further “scandalous allegations” in a signed witness statement, the High Court has been told. Examples of the “baseless assertions and commentary“, said to be in a recent witnessContinue reading “Solicitor makes even more “scandalous allegations”, High Court told, as it’s ruled he doesn’t have to pay security for costs”
Solicitor sent “disgraceful and inexcusable” communications in £40k property dispute, court finds
SRA-regulated solicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne has been told he must sell a block of flats in North Wales after the existing leaseholders were not offered the chance to buy the building first, the county court has ruled. The judge has also reported Milne “to the Solicitors Regulation Authority for consideration and, if appropriate, investigation” afterContinue reading “Solicitor sent “disgraceful and inexcusable” communications in £40k property dispute, court finds”
Solicitor made “scandalous allegations” of attack by blogger which were “palpably untrue”, court told
SRA-regulated solicitor Andrew Milne claimed in a signed witness statement that not only did the defendants in a high court case he’s personally pursuing arrange for him to be attacked and left “close to death” — but that it was this humble blogger that did it!
Unbolted: Milne claim timetabled for trial
A High Court claim against a peer-to-peer lending company and 612 participants in the underlying loans has been given a timetable for trial following a one day hearing.
Unbolted: Application to join corporate P2P lenders to claim fails
In 2016, Mr Andrew Jonathan Milne, described in court papers as “an experienced practising solicitor in the City of London”, took out a series of crowd funded loans facilitated by the peer-to-peer lender Open Access Finance Ltd trading as Unbolted. Behind these loans were 612 ‘unique lenders’ within which at least 604 were ordinary membersContinue reading “Unbolted: Application to join corporate P2P lenders to claim fails”
Unbolted: Court refuses to take “treacherous shortcut” across minefield without a map
In 2016, Mr Andrew Jonathan Milne, described in court papers as “an experienced practising solicitor in the City of London”, took out a series of crowd funded loans facilitated by Open Access Finance Ltd t/a Unbolted. Behind these loans were 612 ‘unique lenders’ within which at least 604 were ordinary members of the public. AContinue reading “Unbolted: Court refuses to take “treacherous shortcut” across minefield without a map”
Court considers ‘pollution’ of a P2P loan agreement
This hearing was an application by the Peer-to-Peer lending platform Open Access Finance Ltd (T/A Unbolted) for determination of a Preliminary Issue prior to trial. The issue concerned the consequences resulting from the potential status of eight so-called corporate lenders who had participated (along with some 600 individual retail investors) in lending some £148k toContinue reading “Court considers ‘pollution’ of a P2P loan agreement”
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