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Following 'Steel Services' =Andrew Ladsky - Martin Russell Jones 7 Aug 02 application to the LVT - which resulted in report LVT/SC/007/120/02 (ref #992 on LVT database) - FAILING ITS REMIT

LVT 8 Oct 02, informing that SS-MRJ made 7 Aug 02 application to LVT (hence 2 months later)

LVT 10 Oct 02, informing of 29 Oct 02 pre-trial hearing (= waited another 2 days, and gave less than 2 weeks notice)

Mine 22 Oct 02 - SS does not exist; Qs costs

Mine 24 Oct 02 - CKFT threatening me with forfeiture; say aware LVT

LVT 29 Oct 02 pre-trial directions

LVT 29 Oct 02 leaflet "Court of Appeal case Daejan Properties v. LVTs “LVTs only have the jurisdiction to decide the reasonableness of disputed service charges that are still unpaid”

Mine 25 Nov 02 - MRJ not complying with directions

Mine 9 Dec02 - advise as SS has filed claim in WLCC

LVT 11 Dec 02 = Get lost!

Mine 18 Dec 02 - MRJ not complying with directions

Mine 12 Jan 03 to LVT - postpone 5 Feb 03 hearing as MRJ not complied with directions

Mine 12 Jan 03 to Hathaway, MRICS, MRJ, ccd LVT

Hathaway, MRICS, MRJ, 8 Oct 02, 20 Jan 03 and 4 Apr 03 LIES to LVT

Brian Gale, MRICS, LIES in 13 Dec 02 and 24 Feb 03 "Expert Witness" reports to LVT

LVT 6 Feb 03 - substantive hearing postponed to 13 Mar 03

LVT 27 Mar 03 - hearing on 28 Apr 03

LVT 21 Jul 03 to Lanny Silverstone, CKFT - job of LVT is to determine global sum

My solicitors 7 Apr 03 to LVT and MRJ - I will make 20C application

Mine 30 Jul 03 - asking for a 20C order

LVT 1 Aug 03 - application form for 20C

Mine - 20C application 10 Aug 03 and covering letter 12 Aug 03 "SS can't be allowed to put LVT costs on service charges"

LVT 14 Aug 03 - "copy of application sent to respondent"

LVT to CKFT 26 Aug 03 - agreeing to CKFT asking to delay hearing

LVT 29 Aug 03 - setting hearing for 8 Oct 03

Complaint - 6 Sep 03 request to Siobhan McGrath, President LVTs, for summary of 17 June 2003 'determination' (LVT # 7)

McGrath's 12 Sep 03 - "cannot reopen a decision"

Office of Deputy Prime Minister 6 Oct 03 = Get lost!

Mine 6 Oct 03 to McGrath - "it's aboout your tribunal doing its job"

Mine to McGrath 9 Nov 03 - "add summary; ensure factually accurate summary on online database"

McGrath 26 Nov03 = NO!

Nearly three years

CONCLUSIONS

The London Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and John Prescott's Office have cost me:

(1) Over 250 hours of my life (= SEVEN WEEKS, based on 35-hour week), including writing to the Head of LVTs, as well as writing to the media

(2) £30,000 (US$53,000) of my very hard-earned life savings, over many years = more than twice the amount of the fraudulent 'service charge' demand of £14,400

(3) an unbelievable amount of torment, anguish and distress - including, post issuing its 17 Jun 03 report. LVT/SC/007/120/02, as the London LVT FAILED TO PERFORM ITS LEGAL REMIT - as defined under s.19 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985, by NOT including a summary of the impact of its determination on the "reasonableness of the global sum demanded" - resulting in an on-going battle in the courts with CKFT over the following year - and beyond, as the 2nd fraudulent claim filed against me on 27 February 2007, also in WLCC, was also relevant.

This has also led me to spend thousands more in costs.

Furthermore, the summary of the case on the LVT's database, reference #992, blames me for the LVT action. This amounts to libel under the Defamation Act 1952 and 1996

(See my 2 Jan 09 Subject Access Request to the Ministry of (In)Justice, and my 12 Jul 09 complaint to the Parlamentary Ombudsman for key events)

CONCLUSIONS

In total beetwen year 2002 and 2004 West London County Court, Wandsworth County Court and Lord Falconer of Thoroton have cost me:

(1) Over 200 hours of my life (= SIX WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week), including writing to Lord Falconer

(2) Over £10,000 (US$17,000) in legal fees (Healeys, Piper Smith Basham, Butcher Burns, Pliener, Staddon) and other costs, such as transcript of 24 May 2004 hearing, etc.

(3) An indescribable amount of torment, anguish, distress and mental torture over a period of ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS - and continued anguish and distress for a long time afterwards due to District Judge Madge opting to give a freebie to Ayesha Salim's client, Andrew Ladsky by issuing a 28 May 2004 Order that the claim against me be "stayed" - in the absolute knowledge that agreement had been reached. (Steps were taken to ensure that I would miss the hearing by sending the Notice to the RCJ's CAB - instead of sending it to me)

(See my 2 Jan 09 Subject Access Request to the Ministry of (In)Justice, and my 12 Jul 09 complaint to the Parlamentary Ombudsman for key events)

What took place in these nighmare, hellhole courts is COLLUSION with SS = Andrew Ladsky and his gang... And events in 2007-08 provide absolute confirmation of this.

WLCC FRAUDULENT claim, 7WL00675, 27 Feb 07, with TWO 'claimants' ; EACH with different solicitors ; EACH demanding different amount - Filed by Portner and Jaskel

My 22 Mar 07 Acknowledgment of Service - highlighting there are 2 names; 2 firms; 2 different sums (NB: over the following 16 months I raised the issue a total of 11 TIMES)

WLCC 3 Apr 07 'Notice that acknowledgment of service filed' - FALSELY stating that I "intend to defend part of the claim"

My 4 Apr 07 application to contest jurisdiction - cc'd Ahmet Jaffer, Portner on 30 Jun 07

WLCC 19 Apr 07 Order (posted on 27), hearing for 8 May, Skeleton Argument by 3 May 07; refused Portner's application for judgment against me

My 30 Apr 07 fax asking for extension

District Judge Nicholson 1 May 07 order - 1 day extension

My 3 May 07 Skeleton Argument, cc'd Jeremy Hershkorn, Portner

My 4 May 07 fax to WLCC asking for letter from Portner

WLCC 4 May 07 that hearing postponed to 24 Aug 07

My 30 Jun 07 demand for amended 3 Apr 07 Notice Acknow filed

My 12 Aug 07 letter highlighting still no skeleton argument from Portner, ccd Ahmet Jaffer, Portner

My 16 Aug 07 letter that still no skeleton argument from Portner; ccd Ahmet Jaffer, Portner

My 22 Aug 07 fax that, in its 22 Aug 07 so-called 'skeleton argument', Portner lies by claiming it has not received mine; cc'd Jaffer, Portner

My 22 Aug 07 statement of costs to Portner, ccd WLCC

'Deputy' District Judge McGovern 24 Aug 07 Order refusing my application for transfer to LVT - and that I pay £293 to "Roostock Overseas Corp"

My 28 Aug 07 demand for tape of hearing

My 12 Sep 07 "Defence & Counterclaim"

My 13 Sep 07 letter to prove delivery of my "Defence & Counterclaim" to Portner

WLCC 27 Sep 07 letter masquerading as an order - asking me to pay £1,700 to "file a counterclaim" and threatening to "strike out my (non-existent) counterclaim" - hence my Defence!

My 2 Oct 07 letter challenging Portner's 26 Sep 07 'defence to counterclaim'

My 7 Oct 07 to Beverley F Nunnery that WLCC only sent my application for tape on 14 Sep = day I was due to file my Defence

My 14 Oct 07 letter chasing reply to my 2 Oct 07

My 14 Oct 07 letter chasing amended version of 3 Apr 07 Notice

My 28 Oct 07 letter chasing reply to my 2 Oct 07 letter

My 28 Oct 07 letter chasing amended version of 3 Apr 07 Notice

WLCC 11 Jan 08 amended version of 3 Apr 07 Notice = 7 months AFTER request!!

WLCC 19 Dec 07 'order' from District Judge Nicholson, posted on 7 Jan 08 - to "strike-out" my non-existent counterclaim of, allegedly, 12 Sep 07 = 4 months later!!!

WLCC 11 Jan 08 'allocation questionnaire' (I did not return this one)

My 26 Jan 08 letter to "A Judge committed to the concept of Justice, c/o WLCC)" - asking for transfer of my case to another court; ccd Jaffer

WLCC 7 Mar 08 allocation questionnaire and threat to "strike-out my Defence"

My 14 Mar 08 Allocation Q and 3 additional sheets summarising issues; cc'd Jaffer, Portner

District Judge Ryan 9 Apr 08 so-called 'case management directions' - written "without considering representation from the parties" (NB !!! v. my 14 Mar 08 Allocation Questionr)

WLCC 18 Apr 08 notice of trial (on 21 Aug 08)

My 30 Apr 08 application to WLCC to vary 9 Apr 07 directions "in the interests of justice and efficiency"

District Judge Nicholson 9 May 08 order refusing my application

My 14 May 08 reply to District Judge Nicholson, ccd Jack Straw 'Justice' Secretary

My 6 May 08 Standard Disclosure - to Jaffer, Portner

Jaffer 23 May 08 ccd WLCC suggesting 'multi track'

My (74 pg) 3 Jun 08 Witness Statement; (4 pg Main Points) (NB: as per 9 Apr 08 so-called 'case mgt directions' - I sent only to Portner)

My 5 Jun 08 that 'Claimant' has not sent witness statement = implications

"Rootstock" 6 Jun 08 Notice of Discontinuance of "ALL of the claim" against me

My 22 Jul 08 to copy on my Notice Commencement Assesssment Costs and Statement of Case for costs

My 26 Aug 08 reply to Ladsky's 11 Aug 08 'points of dispute' re. my 26 Jun 08 Statement of Costs, and application for assessment hearing

12 Sep 08 Notice of 4 Nov 08 Detailed Assessment hearing

District Judge Nicholson 4 Nov 08 Order for transfer of detailed assessment hearing to Supreme Court Costs Office

My 11 Nov 08 letter to copy on my 11 Nov 08 letter and enclosures to Portner

My 13 Nov 07 complaint to Kevin Pogson, Regional Director, Her Majesty Court Service (HMCS)'s 'Customer Service'

'Customer Service' Officer 15 Nov 07 initial reply I will hear in "two weeks"

'Customer Service' Officer 29 Nov 07 letter: "reply in next two weeks"

My 5 Dec 07 reply: "transfer my case immediately to another court"

'Customer Service' Officer 10 Dec 07 letter, totally ignoring my demand; "response in next 2 weeks"

'Customer Service' Officer 20 Dec 07 'reply' to my complaint: deceit + failed to address my complaint

My 27 Dec 07 reply “...I demand that my case is immediately transferred to a court and a judge committed to operating under CPR’s ‘Overriding Objective’"

Other 'Customer Service' Officer, 2 Jan 08 = back to square one

My 11 Dec 07 letter to Jack Straw, 'Justice' Secretary, asking for assistance

HMCS Petty France 'Customer Service' initial 21 Dec 07 acknowledgement

My 27 Dec 07 reply

Paulette James OBE, 'Customer Service' Unit, Petty France, 10 Jan 08 "reply to my complaint" = sickening cover-up, deceit, failure to assume responsibility, tirivialising / ignoring 'inconvenient' parts of my complaint

My 28 Jan 08 reply to Paulette James' 10 Jan 08 - headed "Absolute confirmation of collusion"

HMCS (3rd person) Petty France 24 Jan 08 follow-up to my complaint

My 18 Feb 08 letter to Jack Straw, ccd WLCC and Jaffer, Portner - re. WLCC silence following my 26 Jan 08 letter to "A Judge committed to the concept of Justice"

(Site launched in Autumn 06)

My 26 January 2008 letter "To: A Judge committed to the concept of Justice" - asking for transfer of case out of WLCC

CONCLUSIONS

If there was any doubt of COLLUSION between WLCC, Andrew Ladsky and his gang in 2002-04 in relation to the previous fraudulent claim against me, there is ABSOLUTELY NONE in relation to this 2nd FRAUDULENT claim against me. Ladsky obviously has a VERY SPECIAL relationship with the WLCC judges, court manager and other court staff who evidently perceive themselves as being in his employ - leading to the conclusion that, in the case of WLCC, the Court Service should be renamed 'His Majesty's Court Service'..

As detailed in my 19 January 2009 Amended reply to the Points of Dispute, Since March 2007 West London County Court has cost me [ ]

(See my 2 Jan 09 Subject Access Request to the Ministry of (In)Justice, and my 12 Jul 09 complaint to the Parlamentary Ombudsman for key events)

18 Dec 08 Notice from SCCO of detailed assessment hearing on 30 Jan 09

My 22 Jan 09 covering letter for delivery of bundle - and list of documents in bundle

4 Feb 09 Final Costs Certificate

No point wasting my time complaining; opted to include in my 2 Jan 10 Subject Access Request

My 2 Jan 10 Subject Access Request

(Ongoing battles, detailed in my 16 Mar 04 complaint to the Law Society)

Mine 2 Dec 03 to Piper Smith Basham (which I view as an extremely generous letter)

'Reply' 18 Dec 03 = Get lost!

Mine 24 Jan 04

'Reply' 30 Jan 04

Complaint to Law   Society (LS) 16 Mar 04

LS 2 Jun 04

Mine 17 Jun 04

PSB 1 Jul 04

LS 3 Aug 04

Mine 16 Aug 04

PSB 25 Aug 04

LS 22 Sep 04

Mine 30 Nov 04

LS 8 Dec 04

Complaint to Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) 5 December 2004

LSO 17 Jan 05

LSO 27 Apr 05

LSO - Decision 12 May 05

Mine 22 May 05

LSO 7 Jun 05

Two years and   four months

CONCLUSIONS

In total, Piper Smith Basham and the Law Society, the Legal Services Ombudsman and her head of department, Lord Falconer of Thoroton have cost me

(1) c.200 hours of my life (= FIVE WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week) in relation to my complaint against them and the one year of ensuing battles with them, the Law Society and the Legal Services Ombudsman

(This is in addition to the c.300 hours of my life - much of these due to the need to argue with them: my legal and statutory rights; get them to undertake what had been agreed)

(2) In the process, they - combined with Stan Gallagher and Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor - have made me endure the most appalling torment, anguish and distress

(3) They have also cost me the following six months of on-going battle with CKFT which, among others, led me to have to take more time off my annual leave (visits to the Citizen Advice Bureau, the court)

(NB. Piper Smith Basham cost me £6,500 (US$11,300) in fees (including £1,500 (US$2,600) (for counsels), and £1,500 in other costs, including loss of earnings)

Complaint to Stan Gallagher / Arden Chambers

Mine 20 Jan 04

Reply 23 Jan 04

Mine 26 Jan 04

Complaint to Bar Council (BC) 5 Apr 04

BC 14 Apr 04

BC 28 Apr 04

Mine 3 May 04

BC 6 May 04

SG reply 9 Jun 04

Mine 29 Aug 04

SG 11 Oct 04

Mine 31 Oct 04 + 2 Nov 04

BC - Decision 27 Jan 05

Mine 25 Mar 05

BC 30 Mar 05

BC 3 Jun 05

Mine 22 Jun 05

Complaint to Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) 25 Mar 05

LSO 1 Apr 05

Mine 2 Apr 05

LSO 8 Apr 05

LSO - Decision 30 Aug 05 - agrees with BC: Gallagher: no malpractice

Two years and three months

CONCLUSIONS

In total, Mr Stan Gallagher and the Bar Council, the Legal Services Ombudsman and her head of department, Lord Falconer of Thoroton have cost me

(1) over 250 hours of my life (= over SEVEN WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week) spent on writing the complaint against him and the one year of battles that followed with him, the Bar Council and the Legal Services Ombudsman

(2) In the process, Mr Gallagher - combined with Piper Smith Basham and CKFT - has made me endure the most appalling torment, anguish and distress

(In addition, the loss of the majority of my spare time from 13 November 2003 and, in fact, starting after the 28 October 2002 meeting - over 200 hours (= SIX WEEKS, based on a 35- hour week), as well as the time I continued having to take off my annual leave (visits to the Citizen Advice Bureau, the courts) during the on-going battle with CKFT, as well as the courts over the following seven months)

Lanny Silverstone, CKFT, 7 Oct 02 threat of forfeiture if I fail to immediately pay £14,400 to his client SS = Andrew Ladsky

Mine 17 Oct 02

Silverstone 21 Oct 02

Mine 9 Aug 03

Mine 19 Dec 03

+ numerous other letters

Complaint to Law Society (LS) 20 Dec 04

LS - Decision 8 Feb 05

Mine 19 Feb 05

LS 17 Mar 05

Complaint to Legal Services Ombudsman (LSO) 20 Feb 05

LSO - Decision 11 July 05 - agrees with LS: no malpractice

One year and seven months

CONCLUSIONS

Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor, its client Andrew Ladsky and his other puppets, Martin Russell Jones and Mr Brian Gale have cost me over £75,000 (US$133,000) of my life-savings and more than 9,000 hours of my life, including the 18 months spent on developing this website - at c. 40 hours per week. Based on a 35-hour week, it amounts to FIVE YEARS

They are a key part of the root cause of the indescribable sheer utter hell I have gone through since 2002.. and they continue to make me go through the same sheer utter hell now

On its own, the complaint against Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor has cost me c. 200 hours of my life (= SIX WEEKS of my life, based on a 35-hour week), including the ensuing battle with the Law Society and referral of my complaint to the Legal Services Ombudsman

PJ 10 Feb 06 BOGUS "notice of first refusal"

Mine 3 Mar 06

PJ 6 Mar 06

Mine 11 Mar 06

PJ 14 Mar 06

Mine 30 Mar 06

PJ 3 Apr 06

Mine 30 Apr 06 (1.1MB)

My 28 Feb 07 complaint to Fiona Woolf, President of the Law Society

Mrs Woolf 2 Mar 07 (forwarded my complaint to CEO of Legal Complaints Service)

30 Mar 07 Solicitors Regulation Authority decision: "unable to consider; matter older than 6 months" = GET LOST!

CONCLUSIONS

I hold the view that the 10 February 2006 "notice" sent by Portner and Jaskel was 'bogus' and that this action was motivated by malicious intent

While it led me to undertake a comprehensive search of the Land Registry titles for Jefferson House and to discover that Steel Services no longer has control of the last floor of Jefferson House, this exchange of correspondence has cost me in excess of 50 hours of my life, and c.£200

Portner and Jaskel has subsequently confirmed that its client is Andrew Ladsky - which I knew all along (see My Diary 3 October 2006 )

PJ 16 Feb 07 threat of "bankruptcy, forfeiture and costs" if I fail to pay £8,937 to "Rootstock Overseas Corp", a company I have never heard of

Mine 25 Feb 07 never heard of company; statement not enclosed

PJ filed WLCC claim, 7WL00675, 27 Feb 07 against me, for £10,357

PJ 17 Apr 07 asking for "my defence"

PJ 1 May 07 to WLCC claiming only just received 19 Apr 07 Order

PJ 1 May 07 to WLCC copy 6 Apr 07 letter 'from' my website 'visitor' = a SET-UP by Ladsky and his mob

PJ 1 May 07 supplying 3 Apr 07 WLCC Notice Aknowledgment Service Filed

PJ 1 May 07 to me of what sent to WLCC

PJ 4 May 07 to inform me 8 May 2007 hearing cancelled

PJ 8 May 07 asking me copy my contesting jurisdiction of court

PJ 8 Jun 07 chasing me for my evidence contesting court's jurisdiction

My 30 Jun 07 letter supplying my 4 April 2007 Skeleton Argument

PJ 12 Jul 07 to send "Rootstock" title

My 12 Aug 07 reply

My 22 Aug 07 detailing my costs

Gary Williams, barrister, 22 Aug 07 Skeleton Argument

My 10 Sep 07 to send cheque for £293.70

Gary Williams, barrister, 26 Sep 07 Defence to my "Defence & Counterclaim"

PJ 4 Feb 08 standard disclosure

My 15 Mar 08 re. my allocation questionnaire

My 6 May 08 standard disclosure

My 16 May 08 request from std disclosure

My 19 May 08 Part 18 Request

PJ 19 May 08 supply of 7 Jan 08 airspace transaction for £1

My 21 May 08 to supply full copy of all of my standard disclosure

My 22 May 08 to supply outstanding documents - including 'sums claimed by year'

PJ 23 May 08 ccd WLCC suggesting 'multi track'

My (74 pg) 3 Jun 08 Witness Statement; (4 pg Main Points)

My 5 June 08: no reply to my Part 18 rqst; no witness statement

"Rootstock" 6 Jun 08 Notice of Discontinuance of "ALL of the claim" against me

My 26 Jun 08 statement of costs

My 22 Jul 08 Notice of Commencement of Assessment of Costs, and my Statement of Case for costs

Ladsky's 11 Aug 08 'points of dispute' re. my 26 Jun 08 Bill of Costs

My 26 Aug 08 reply to Ladsky's 11 Aug 08 'points of dispute' re. my 26 Jun 08 Bill of Costs, and application for assessment hearing

My 31 Oct 08 fax to confirm Detailed Assessment hearing on 4 Nov 08

3 Nov 08 fax from Portner to WLCC claiming had not been informed of hearing

My 11 Nov 08 amended Bill of Costs

"Rootstock" "14 Jan 09 "offer" of £4,500 "for all my costs"

My 19 Jan 09 reply rejecting "offer" + my 19 Jan 09 amended reply to 11 Aug 08 Points of Dispute + my extra costs and extra interest since 26 Jun 08

My 22 Jan 09 covering letter for delivery of bundle - and list of documents in bundle

"Roostock" costs at 30 Jan 09

My costs at 30 Jan 09

PJ 4 Feb 09 cheque for £2,640.72

My 9 Feb 09 acknowledgment of cheque

My 28 Feb 07 complaint to Fiona Woolf, President of the Law Society

Mrs Woolf 2 Mar 07 (forwarded my complaint to CEO of Legal Complaints Service)

30 Mar 07 Solicitors Regulation Authority decision of "no malpractice" by Portner and Jaskel

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CONCLUSIONS

Since filing its 16 February 2007 unlawful threat of bankruptcy, followed by filing the fraudulent 27 February 2007 claim against me, Portner and Jaskel has cost me [ ]

The unlawful 16 February 2007 threat of bankruptcy has caused me an unbelievable amount of torment, anguish and distress.

And the horrendous nightmare has continued ever since following the filing of the fraudulent 27 February 2007 claim against me in West London County Court

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Several files full of letters to Martin Russell Jones since 1989.

Detail in my 2 Feb 05 complaint to RICS

Complaint to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2 February 2005 (1MB)

RICS 1 March 2005

Mine 5 March 2005

Mine 21 March 2005

RICS 13 May 2005

Mine 17 May 2005

Mine 2 June 2005

RICS 10 June 2005

RICS 3 August 2005

Mine 14 October 2005

RICS 4 November 2005

RICS 14 August 2008 threat of legal proceedings

My 18 August 2008 reply asking for clarifications

RICS 21 August 2008 ignoring my reply and implied encouragement to Martin Rusell Jones to issue proceedings against me

My 4 September 2008 reply

CONCLUSIONS

Martin Russell Jones, its client Andrew Ladsky and his other puppets, Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor and Brian Gale, have cost me over £75,000 (US$133,000) of my life-savings and more than 9,000 hours of my life, including the 18 months spent on developing this website - at c. 40 hours per week. Based on a 35-hour week, it amounts to FIVE YEARS

They are a key part of the root cause of the indescribable sheer utter hell I have gone through over the last five years... and they continue to make me go through the same sheer utter hell now

On its own, the complaint against Martin Russell Jones to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cost me over 200 hours of my life (= over SIX WEEKS of my life, based on a 35-hour week), including the eight months battle with the Institution of Chartered Surveyors

RICS 14 Aug 08 trying to gag me by threatening proceedings if I don't remove material from my website - without providing evidence in support of accusations

Mine 18 Aug 08 asking for clarification

RICS 21 Aug 08 continues with threats - and no evidence

Mine 4 Sep 08 - "your complete turnaround on previous position"

END of threats!

Mine to Pridie Brewster 30 March 2005

Reply 15 April 2005

Mine 17 April 2005

Mine 9 May 2005

Complaint to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) 19 July 2005

Mine 2 August 2005

ICAEW 4 August 2005

ICAEW 23 August 2005

Mine 1 September 2005

ICAEW 6 September 2005

ICAEW 2 November 2005

Mine 7 March 2006

ICAEW 16 March 2006

ICAEW` 13 April 2006

Mine 17 May 2006

ICAEW 24 May 2006

Mine 6 June 2006

ICAEW 8 June 2006

Mine 12 July 2006

ICAEW 18 July 2006

ICAEW 29 August 2006

ICAEW 9 October 2006

One year 5 months

CONCLUSIONS

Pridie Brewster and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, have cost me over 70 hours of my life (= TWO WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week)...

...and A HELL OF A LOT MORE - before - and since - due to fraudulent accounts.

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Mine 22 Jun 04

Tenancy Relations Officer (TRO) to CKFT-MRJ 25 Jun 04

Mine 2 Jul 04

Mine 22 Jul 04

Mine 25 Jul 04

Mine 6 Aug 04

My complaint to my Ward Councillor 30 Aug 04

Mine to Chief Housing Officer 10 Sep 04

Mine to Chief Housing Officer 15 Sep 04

Complaint to Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) 17 Sep 04

Ward Councillor 30 Sep 04

Mine to Ward Councillor 5 Oct 04

LGO 5 Oct 04

Chief Housing Officer 15 Oct 04

TRO 25 Oct 04

Mine to Chief Housing Officer 11 Nov 04

Mine to TRO 11 Nov 04

LGO 16 Nov 04

Mine to LGO 17 Nov 04

LGO 17 Nov 04

Housing Dept Exec. Director 16 Dec 04

LGO 26 Jan 05

LGO 9 Feb 05

Mine to LGO 27 Feb 05

LGO 14 Apr 05

Mine to LGO 17 Apr 05

LGO 12 May 05

My 22 Nov 04 letter to the Parliamentary Ombudsman (not a 'proper' complaint as I did not go through my Member of Parliament to file my complaint)

8 months (to get accounts - that are not compliant)

CONCLUSIONS

The battles with Kensington & Chelsea Housing over a seven-month period have cost me c. 150 hours of my life (= over FOUR WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week)

The battle with the Local Government Ombudsman has cost me another c. 100 hours of my life, including my letter to the Parliamentary Ombudsman (=nearly THREE WEEKS, based on 35-hour week)

They have also cost me c. £100 (US$180) in postage costs

I also hold Mr John Prescott, then overall head of Local Government responsible for the battles I have had to engage in with the council and the ombudsman

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My 7 Mar 09 letter

11 Mar 09 reply = Get lost!

My 24 Mar 09 reply

My 12 Jul 09 complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman against the London Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, West London County Court in 2002-04 and 2007-08, and Wandsworth County Court

Crime report BS 560 4102/02C 1st and 2nd application as the first form was "lost" by KCP police

Mine 21 Feb 02

Complaint to the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) 13 Mar 02

DI Webster 19 Mar 02

Mine to DC Adams 25 Mar 02

PCA 25 Mar 02

Mine to DC Adams 26 Mar 02

Mine to DI Webster 2 Apr 02 - relating detail of events

DI Webster 23 Apr 02

KCP 9 May 02

KCP 20 Jun 02

Complaint to the Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) 5 May 2002

MPA 13 May 2002

Mine to MPA 31 May 2002

MPA 5 June 2002

MPA 11 July 2002

Mine to MPA 4 August 2002

MPA 7 August 2002

And the 27 August 2003 reply from the Home Office from being copied on my letter to the media

eight months

CONCLUSIONS

My seven-month battles with Kensington & Chelsea police, and subsequently with the Police Complaints Authority and the Metropolitan Police Authority have cost me c. 100 hours of my life (= nearly THREE WEEKS, based on a 35-hour week)

In the process, they have caused me considerable torment, anguish and distress, including leaving me in the situation of assuming that I now have a police record - as a "complaint has been fully recorded by the police."

In addition to this, Kensington & Chelsea police has also cost me more of my time following its letters of 27 January 2003 and 6 February 2003 - leading me to reply on 11 February 2003

As with the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and West London County Court , they have also been the cause of my spending a significant number of hours writing to a dozen media

As the Home Office is the overall head for the police, I also hold it responsible for events

Mine 28 March 2006

LR 4 April 2006

Mine 18 April 2006

LR 25 April 2006

CONCLUSIONS

The Land Registry has wasted c. 30 hours of my life (= nearly ONE WEEK, based on a 35-hour week)

I also hold Lord Falconer of Thoroton responsible for events as the Land Registry is one of his departments

Mine 23 April 2005

FSA 12 May 2004

Complaint of 4 June 2005

FSA 20 June 2005

Mine 4 July 2005

FSA 26 July 2005

CONCLUSIONS

The Financial Services Authority has wasted c. 20 hours of my life

I am glad it has finally been exposed e.g. HBOS

Complaint 17 May 2005

Mine 14 June 2005

Mine 21 June 2005

Mine 10 September 2005

RM 15 September 2005

Mine 11 March 2006

RM 4 April 2006

Mine 3 July 2006

RM 12 July 2006

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Postwatch

Much to my annoyance, I have unfortunately misled the reply agreeing that I have a complaint against the Royal Mail - My Diary 26 Nov 06

CONCLUSIONS

I was not going to include my battle with the Royal Mail (post office), mainly because the replies acknowledge the content of my letters i.e. have been read, as well as communicate genuine empathy, understanding and determination to address the issue.   A first for me - on all counts - not only from a public sector department, but also from anybody I have approached since the start of this nightmare in 2002.

However, the unreliability of the service is continuing and is causing me a lot of anxiety

So far, the post office has cost me about 20 hours of my life.

Update, post the launch of my site - The unbelievable events that took place in October 2006 and November 2006 caused me, among others, an enormous amount of distress and an additional c. 50 hours of my time.

These events led me to contact Postwatch which supports my complaint.

Hence, for the FIRST TIME in my horrendous, five-year nightmare, I HAVE HAD A COMPLAINT UPHELD

But, after all these battles, I gave up on the Post Office, and opted for a PO Box in the private sector instead..

Mine of 29 Oct 08 to 3 'Customer Service' asking for PAC number

3's reply of 4 Nov 08

Mine of 8 Dec 08 to Kevin Russell, CEO, asking for PAC by return of post

Mine of 29 Dec 08 to Kevin Russell, CEO, asking for PAC

Mine of 29 Dec 08 to Allan McLuckie, 3's Director of Customer Services

22 Jan 09 from Hutchison 3G - finally - giving the PAC number

My 25 Jan 09 reply: not addressed my Qs; my costs

9 Feb 09 Reply still treating me like an imbecile, and offering £75, including £13.86 as a "goodwill gesture"

My 20 Feb 09 counter-offer of £120 - accepted

OFCOM

My 8 Jan 09 request for assistance

21 Jan 09 reply from Ofcom - who went out of its way to help by contacting Hutchison 3G

My 25 Jan 09 'thank you'

CONCLUSIONS

As a result of its very deliberate actions intended to cause me grief (My Diary 29 Dec 08 ; 23 Jan 09) (Question: AT WHOSE BEQUEST? Obviously, party/ies in Government upset with my exposing chapter and verse of my case on my website because it exposes them for what they are) - as well as depriving me of my mobile number for three months - as detailed in my 25 January 2009 letter to Hutchison 3G, it has cost me £140.14, comprising of :

Personal time: 13 hours (in truth, it cost me more than that) - which I charged at £9.25 per hour (the rate allowed by the courts for a Litigant in Person) = £120.25

Postage costs = £19.89

To this I added the £41.25 credit I had, and therefore claimed back £181.39.

In the end, I settled for £120.00

BUT, I also clock-up my second success with a watchdog (first with Postwatch) - even though Ofcom was not the right watchdog to contact. Isn't that great? When you've gone through the absolute, sheer utter hell I have been going through since 2002: TRUST ME. IT DOES FEEL GREAT to finally get some help.