Voler la vedette means to steal the show.
If Betfair don't pay up it will be a question of stealing our doe.
In case we should choose to take collective legal action how much potential green have betangel user's got.
Mine is £2,108. Thankfully no liability at Betdaq.
Voler la vedette - Legal action
A wind up or somebody prepared to give it a go?
Those of you unfortunate enough to be caught up in todays mishap may have legal grounds to sue betfair.
We at Bolt Burden Kemp are prepared to take on cases on a no win no fee basis.
This site does not allow us to post links so please feel free to google our name before the thread is removed and feel free to pass our details to others , please ask for me in person ,regards Andrew Rogers
its a puca firm.
maybe it is on the level. looking at their photos (our team page) if it was me (was not involved today)i would hope that the lawyer named Graham Balchin had nothing to do with it, as he looks er bit like tony blair after receiving a mild electric shock, does instill confidence.
maybe it is on the level. looking at their photos (our team page) if it was me (was not involved today)i would hope that the lawyer named Graham Balchin had nothing to do with it, as he looks er bit like tony blair after receiving a mild electric shock, does instill confidence.
They should advertise on At The Races!
'Had a cancelled bet that wasn't your fault? Fed up of paying the Premium Charge? Don't get angry! Get compensated! Call Bolt Burden Kemp today!'
Jeff
'Had a cancelled bet that wasn't your fault? Fed up of paying the Premium Charge? Don't get angry! Get compensated! Call Bolt Burden Kemp today!'
Jeff
[/quote]Euler wrote: We at Bolt Burden Kemp are prepared to take on cases on a no win no fee basis.
From http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horser ... chaos.html:
A spokesperson for 'no win, no fee’ solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp, who were supposed to have advertised their services on the Betfair forum, said they had received a few calls. “As far as we’re aware no one from our office posted anything on the Betfair site,” she said. “It [representing punters in a case against Betfair] is not something we will be dealing with.”
A spokesperson for 'no win, no fee’ solicitors Bolt Burdon Kemp, who were supposed to have advertised their services on the Betfair forum, said they had received a few calls. “As far as we’re aware no one from our office posted anything on the Betfair site,” she said. “It [representing punters in a case against Betfair] is not something we will be dealing with.”
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I think the clue it was a wind up was in the name, they couldn't even spell it correctly in the original post that Peter quoted.
True but i doubt it would be worth it considering they would almost certainly lose.mugsgame wrote:This would have huge media interest. A David v Goliath type case.
The poor old hard done to punter v the multi million corporation.
Any savvy no win no fee solicitor would get plenty of cheap advertising and raise it's profile.
Every day, at least one horse wins who many people thought would almost certainly lose...
The law may or may not be on Betfair's side (I don't know - I'm not a solicitor). But even if it is, a judge might come up with a dubious interpretation of the law and decide in the favour of the complainant. It has been known to happen!
Jeff
The law may or may not be on Betfair's side (I don't know - I'm not a solicitor). But even if it is, a judge might come up with a dubious interpretation of the law and decide in the favour of the complainant. It has been known to happen!
Jeff
freddy wrote: True but i doubt it would be worth it considering they would almost certainly lose.
Yes but how many people are willing to back those horses that are very unlikely to win for high stakes and lose time and time again hoping one day for a payout that might never come.
not many, but good luck to any lawyer that has the balls to try it.
not many
, but good luck to any lawyer that has the balls to try it.You might want to have a go at this test:
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4997
We humans have an inbuilt tendancy to be far more certain about things than we should be...
As for the horses you refer to, I'm sure there are people who make a very good living from horses at 20/1 and above! In fact, my guess is that it's what keeps some yards afloat!
Jeff
viewtopic.php?f=36&t=4997
We humans have an inbuilt tendancy to be far more certain about things than we should be...
As for the horses you refer to, I'm sure there are people who make a very good living from horses at 20/1 and above!
In fact, my guess is that it's what keeps some yards afloat! Jeff
freddy wrote:Yes but how many people are willing to back those horses that are very unlikely to win for high stakes and lose time and time again hoping one day for a payout that might never come.
not many
My point was not that people dont make money backing outsiders, just that there are not alot of people that would back a 200-1 horse for 100000.
I dont think you can fianance a court case with 50-00 .
got to have some big balls and it's not like they are stupid.
I dont think you can fianance a court case with 50-00
.got to have some big balls and it's not like they are stupid.
I agree it's not a risk-free option.
And you've got to go into it knowing that you could end up paying huge legal expenses (bearing in mind that Betfair would employ the best QCs money can buy to avoid losing 23 million quid).
Jeff
And you've got to go into it knowing that you could end up paying huge legal expenses (bearing in mind that Betfair would employ the best QCs money can buy to avoid losing 23 million quid).
Jeff
freddy wrote: got to have some big balls and it's not like they are stupid.