Dear sir / madam Please accept my apologies for the delay in providing feedback to you and also this format of doing so which is slightly unorthodox but is due to the large number of reports the Solicitors Regulation Authority has received about these circumstances. A number of individuals have received claim forms issued by Debt Enforcement & Action Ltd and signed by “M Shwarts, solicitor”. Upon making enquiries as to the identity of “M Shwarts”, you have been informed that there was not a solicitor on the Roll of England & Wales of this name. I can confirm that enquiries have been ongoing to establish whether the “M. SHWARTS” noted on the court application documents is a solicitor or not as there are several qualified solicitors of the name ‘M Schwartz’ (and other slight variations of spelling) that could be employed or instructed by Debt Enforcement & Action Ltd. In the first instance the enquiries were to establish if the spelling on the claim forms is the correct spelling of the solicitor’s name or whether it is a misspelling that has been repeated by the use of a template document. These enquiries were crucial as I needed to establish whether this matter should be dealt with under the Solicitors Code of Conduct (if the individual is a solicitor) or whether the matter should be treated as a criminal investigation under Solicitors Act 1974 ss. 20-21 and s.24 or s.14 Legal Services Act 2007. I can now confirm that I received a response from Civil Enforcement Ltd, the parent company of Debt Enforcement & Action Ltd, which confirmed that the solicitor in question is Michael SCHWARTZ, SRA id 118966. I can confirm that this person is a solicitor currently on the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales and does hold a current Practising Certificate. Furthermore Civil Enforcement Ltd has informed me that they have written to the Court informing them that there was a spelling error on the claims documents issued by referring to the solicitor as “SHWARTS”. As such I will be today referring the reports that the SRA has received regarding these issued claim forms for consideration of any breaches of the SRA Code of Conduct.
I hope you find this update informative. Should you have any additional enquiries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate to email report@sra.org.uk.
Prankster Note
It is interesting that Civil Enforcement Ltd have confirmed they are the parent company of DEAL. This releationship was always suspected, but it is useful to have it confirmed.
The Prankster suggests that anyone with any further information for the SRA to investigate gets in touch at the email address supplied. The SRA might want to investigate
- whether Mr Schwartz actually invoiced DEAL £50 as claimed
- why Mr Schwartz is claiming any monies were owed to CEL when the contract with the Co-op is with Creative
- why the claim form states that the Co-op were aware that the debt had been reassigned to DEAL when the Co-op state they were not aware
- why Mr Schwartz is claiming the full charge is owed to DEAL when they were only assigned 87.5% of the debt
- why the claim as to the nature of the contract is not consistent with signage in place at the time of the event all the car parks car parks
- why Mr Schwartz has no idea if the charge is for trespass, breach of contract or contractual charge
- why Mr Schwartz is claiming the charge might be for trespass when CEL are not the landowner and therefore have no standing
Happy Parking
The Parking Prankster
Why he has not complied with practice direction 22, specifically 3.7 & 3.9
ReplyDeleteWhy he has not complied with practice direction 22, specifically 3.7 & 3.9
ReplyDeleteIf everybody that gets a parking invoice requests their information under the data protection act they will not reply. I've sent 2 requests been longer than 40 days so I've reported them to trading standards and the ICO. they will now be investigated.
ReplyDeleteAdmitted as a solicitor: 15/03/79
ReplyDeleteHe was admitted as a solicitor in 1979....36 yrs ago. Assuming he was 25 on admission he's now 61.
One explanation might be that he's possibly [semi]-retired and maybe he was willing to 'loan out' his name for a few quid???? Didn't another old bloke who was 70+ do that for another PPC??
From another forum last November...seems to confirm he's not going to be too worried about the toothless SRA taking action...
ReplyDeleteno he isnt, he is an 80 year old retired Rabbi according to companies house.
A little bit of digging has led to a result regarding Mr Schwartz business.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/Michael...row-Middlesex/ ( previously at Darryl Ingram and Co )
Looks a very decent chap.
PS Just wondering why he omitted to enter his " Name of Claimant's solicitor's firm" , as required in the Statement of Truth on Form N1
http://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/Michael-Schwartz-Crime-Solicitor-Harrow-Middlesex/
DeleteA little bit of digging has led to a result regarding Mr Schwartz business.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/Michael...row-Middlesex/ ( previously at Darryl Ingram and Co )
Looks a very decent chap.
PS Just wondering why he omitted to enter his " Name of Claimant's solicitor's firm" , as required in the Statement of Truth on Form N1
Er...my money is on the 83 yr old rabbi
ReplyDeleteI sent a letter to the county court questioning the validity of Shwars' credentials. Today I received a copy of DEAL's DQ from the court, along with a copy of a letter sent by the district judge to DEAL which asks them "can you please confirm the name of the firm employing the person who has signed the claimant for-this is not stated". I look forward to seeing the reply.
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