SAME dirty tricks and Professional Misconduct 4 YEARS later?

AKA - Ben Whelan's "Copy-Cat" - Serious Disciplinary Offence

Updated 26/02/2009 - Some links still "to do"

Update 19/01/2009 - As this letter from David Clare of the LCS indicates ... I was right, the SRA is the correct target for my complaints against FDC Law - it's official as of 12/01/2009.

Minor update 26/02/2009 - given The Most Inept Letter Ever from the SRA I thought "Why not write to the Nice David Clare to show what the SRA think of his opinion..."

Umm here is the result - odd?  It seems "someone" has "ordered" the LCS not to communicate with me.  I wonder WHO that was?  A bit "cavalier"? Heavy-handed? Cover-up?  SRA/CUI ... Nil point!  LCS... Une point! 

As stated on the home page, my complaints directly to the Association of Law Costs Draughtsmen (ALCD) pre-date this website.  So does www.legalbullies.co.uk which has it's roots in 2003.  Since 2003 FDC Law has brought itself, the Legal Profession, the Law Society and the Legal Services Ombudsman into disrepute.  

Since 2004 the Law Society has KNOWN that FDC Law is guilty of:-

FDC Liar know the above statements are TRUE and that I can prove them.  Who NEEDS a law firm that cannot even protect it's OWN reputation?  The firm is a disgrace from which the public needs protection.

It seems that little or nothing has changed in FDC Law.  Their former senior partner Patricia Wayman may have been ousted by her partners (I believe the official line is that she "retired") but four years later we see her understudy Ben Whelan ALSO signing false declarations on bills.  The question IS ... have things changed OUTSIDE FDC Law?

Well, the ALCD has certainly shown that it is willing to regulate its Members and the Legal Services Act is reputed to have brought about necessary change.  If the OSS/CCS had acted back in 2003/04 the public might have been protected against this mal-practicing disgrace of a firm.  Will the SRA finally take disciplinary action?  We will see.

Following the encouraging success (here) with the ALCD the first step has now been taken against the "Organ Grinders" FDC Liar.  On 19th December 2008 I sent these complaints (html) (original) to the LCS by first class (signed for) post together with this covering letter.  As a backup I sent this email (html) on 23rd December and received this acknowledgement and this reply (html).  I also had acknowledgments from the Bar Council, ILEX and the ALCD :-)

So... that is the FIRST hurdle cleared.  The complaints were received within the six month period allowed under the LCS's rules.  Next up, I guess this goes to the SRA who are supposed to deal with misconduct and take action in the public interest (if ONLY the OSS/CCS had done this back in 2004 - sigh)...

I wonder, given that no less than FOUR Member of FDC Liar have tried to overcharge (a most serious disciplinary offence - is it fraud?) on THREE separate occasions in this ONE case ... will the complaints ALSO be passed to the SRA's fraud unit?  Time will tell I guess.

LCS-Test - that's one reason why we're here.  Keep watching - there are NO excuses this time.  If the complaints "procedure" is STILL broken ... even under THESE conditions... then the public has been conned AGAIN.  God help us all.

All letters to and from the ALCD are now here

The complaints to the ACLD in their original form may be found here, with mirrors here and here (all these open in a new window)

I am very pleased with the ALCD and sincerely hope the other "regulators" are as good.

Extreme Warning!

ANY bill from this firm and ANY bill produced by Nigel Long should be subjected to the closest scrutiny - check out the Elaine Pitman Page. and the Leigh Vs. Michelin Tyre page.

TWO entirely FALSE declarations by so-called "officers of the court" FOUR YEARS apart... how MANY bills will Whelan and Wayman have signed in that time?

How many bills will the confirmed LIAR Nigel Long have prepared in that time?

Elaine Pitman factually tried to charge AGAIN for work Council had already charged for - i.e. double charging.

Do we believe this is an isolated, "one-off" incident?  Isn't it more likely "standard practice" in this firm?

This is FDC Liar's PROVEN track record in ONE case only.  Proven complaints of overcharging and attempted over-charging by at least FOUR employees, from the Senior Partner down.  Lying fraudulent, cheats? Or fine upstanding pillars of the community?

Back in August 2005 His Honour Judge Cardinal described the behaviour of Patricia Wayman and FDC Liar as "incompetence" - I suggest you wake up and smell the coffee - to coin a phrase - “Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. But three times, Mr Bond, is enemy action.” (from here)

I suggest that "FDC" stands for Fraud, Deceit and Corruption.  "Regulated by the Law Society?" - NOT that you'd notice to date ... but we live in hope... either way, you have been warned.

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