ainouu
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Also, joint ownership applies to goods in undivided bulk where persons A and B have paid X amount to get a share in the goods. It does not apply in this case.
I wondered about this, before I rushed out and bought a chainsaw to allocate parts........... there is something about a pound of flesh in shakespare!Also, joint ownership applies to goods in undivided bulk where persons A and B have paid X amount to get a share in the goods. It does not apply in this case.
The reason to ask a vet is to find one with experience of these matters, it is no use asking the local one, I have been there and done that.... they do conveyancing and executorships, skimming the top layer off the estates of the rich widows round here.It is not £120 to speak to a solicitor. Why on earth would you ask your vet to find you a solicitor. Go and speak to a solicitor who does a free initial consultation!
I have had some useful advice on here, mostly by pm when it comes to tipping the scales [of justice?] in my favour, it is immediately evident which are from well meaning people and which are from legal eagles!I am sure you will correct me if I'm wrong, but a horse is just a possession in the eyes on the law. Any solicitor can advise you at this stage, for free. I'd rather have some free advice from someone who knows about the law than folk on a forum who may or not know. One letter might be enough to resolve this, people don't like getting lawyers letters.
Thanks you very much, all suggestions gratefully recieved!I have no idea if the laws are the same in Scotland but try the link below, the initial call is free so it will do no harm even if they cannot advise.
www.equinelawuk.co.uk
Have a look at this site, but before you do so, be prepared to adjust your mindset just a little bit.I am sure you will correct me if I'm wrong, but a horse is just a possession in the eyes on the law. Any solicitor can advise you at this stage, for free. I'd rather have some free advice from someone who knows about the law than folk on a forum who may or not know. One letter might be enough to resolve this, people don't like getting lawyers letters.
Useless, they do benefit claims and that it.Can you speak to a Citizen's Advice Bureau rather than a solicitor? I think they are more helpful with civil issues.
Poor you and poor horse, why are people so mean and unreasonable?
Don't worry I have taken legal advice and I have a solicitor on standby. It is because of the simplicity of the problem, as you defined above, yet the stream of difficulties being proposed by the woman and her solicitor that I am still at the stage of "negotiating". Her latest ploy is to tell me that I should not visit the horse because the police advised me to stay away! I think she has been in that Police Station twice, the first time they rang me, but not recently.The advise given by the police is suspect to say the least. They have offered an opinion regarding ownership & they appear to have decided that 'Possession is 9/10 of the law'. This is absolute bunkum. They consider that the horse is now in joint ownership? That's ridiculous! If this is their train of thought then if someone goes into a shop & changes the price on a TV from £300 to £150 & then goes to the till & pays £150 & then is stopped on leaving the shop then by their reckoning the shop & the thief own the TV jointly? Total rubbish. The thief is guilty of theft of the TV valued £300. They had not paid the required amount & the shop cashier would not have sold the TV for £150 if she had known the circumstances. This is a 'Stated Case' in England & I expect would be accepted in Scotland.
As this is in Scotland it is difficult to comment on as Scotland's Legal System is different from England, Wales & Northern Ireland but I believe that this is not a Police matter at the moment.
Asking for advice etc on a forum is ok but you need professional advice from a solicitor regarding this not the thoughts of various forum members. They are offering what they think is the right thing to do. The law is not like this & it would not be a good idea to accept some of these posts as the correct thing to do.
I know that some solicitors in England offer the first consultation at a fairly cheap price so try for one of those. The only way you will get proper, sound & correct advice will be to consult a solicitor. Your position is that you were selling the horse for £?, the buyer was buying the horse @ £? per week & the horse was your property until the horse was paid for in full. I believe a solicitor will advise you that you have a good case & the horse is still your property. If you eventually get the horse back then there could be some claim by the 'buyer' regarding monies paid, but that is a different matter.
As I said though, don't take my or any other persons word for it, speak to a solicitor, it will be money well spent.
I am not "doing nothing" I just don't choose to put everything on a public forum.Why on earth is this still dragging on?! Unbelievable that you haven't forked out for legal action yet.
So the point of this thread is what?