The hand-down can be watched live or later on demand, and a PDF can be downloaded from the Supreme Court web site.
Both parties counsels will already know the verdict, but are barred from telling anyone. A vigilant observer in Chorley may be able to guess the answer depending on whether the pubs run dry, or whether or not a number of boastful posts appear on parking forums, as happened after the Court of Appeal verdict.
Although a large number of people are hoping the judgment will add clarity to whether arbitrary penalties will henceforth be allowed in law, this was also hoped for in the Court of Appeal verdict - as everyone knows, this did not happen.
Happy Parking
The Parking Prankster
Given the way that Beavis has been handled so far, I'd prepare for the worst rather than hoping for the best.
ReplyDeleteI don't sense any great excitement from Mr Beavis or his QC judging by their tweets...
ReplyDeleteHis QC will have the draft judgment, but there is a strict embargo on revealing any information. He's not even allowed to tell Barry until 24 hours before hand down. And if he wishes to remain in the legal profession, he certainly won't be giving any hints on Twitter.
DeleteI thought it was accepted practice in cases of this type that solicitors could buy a throwaway phone and get associates to make hoax calls without fear of retribution?
Deletelike!
DeleteAlso, you can still earn good money if you get kicked out of the legal profession. Simply loan a rubber stamp of your signature to a parking weasel and collect £50 every time it is used.
DeleteOr, even more lucrative, submit court claims on behalf of clients, and still collect your fee even when they lose the case with your hopeless paperwork. Maybe even consider starting your own trade association, to give you a steady stream of gullible clients.
Deletei think parking eye have been greatly mis-understood.how dare people have a go at them.....even parasites have feelings .....lol......hope judgement causes them to go bankcrupt
ReplyDeleteThen the extra income from the parking charge could be used to help you spell?
Deletespelling has nothing to do with it parking eye are scum and i hope they lose
DeleteI predict a fudge. Barry will have to pay more than he wanted too, but less than PE wanted. Both sides will claim victory. Troy will release a statement to the effect of: This has provided much needed clarity to the situation.
ReplyDeleteObviously anything at the moment is entirely speculative, but personally I would not object to a "fudged" judgement. If the judgement states that the penalty charge should not exceed, say, £50 (discounted to £30) this will put a considerable dent into Parking Eye's profits, as they will simply have to stop sending out their speculative invoices for up to £100. More will probably get paid at the outset but it will make it less commercial for them to issue proceedings so aggressively.
DeleteIt may also turn out that the outcome would only allow charges in certain circumstances.
DeleteNot so sure about a fudge. Parking Eye have just cancelled a charge as a "good will" gesture
ReplyDeleteThere is no goodwill at all with Parking Eye. Their letters are pompous and patronising.
DeleteA bit like motorists who park on other peoples private property ???
DeleteYeah, much like PPC's who ticket people using their own car space eh?
DeleteWas the law of contract and the lack of the required consideration of both parties not part of the defence case?
ReplyDeleteWas the law of contract and the lack of the required consideration of both parties not part of the defence case?
ReplyDeleteWow, good bit of bedside reading: https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uksc-2013-0280-judgment.pdf
ReplyDeleteI won't spoil the ending for you :-(