Notable Cases & News

Represented the Defendant in a claim being pursued by a Claimant. The causes of action included Defamation, Misuse of Private Information, Breach of Personal Data and Harassment.

Acted for the Claimant in a complex claim against the Police. Our Client sought damages for a number of claims including unlawful arrest, detention, imprisonment, trespass and unlawful search and seizure.

Acted for a Client in a Defamation claim against a Councillor. The Defamatory allegations include false allegations of espionage and spying.

Acted for Dental Surgery who had been subjected to a campaign of online Defamation by the Defendant. The Defendant sought to claim unlawful sums against our Client and published untruthful Defamatory posts online against our Client. Upon our Firm being instructed, we succeeded in stopping the Defendant from committing any further offences or publishing Defamatory posts against our Client.

Acted for the Defendant in a claim by a Motor Insurance Organisation for the recovery of repair costs exceeding £28,000. The Claimant sought to recover these sums from our Client on the grounds of an alleged breach of contract. We successfully defended the Claim for the Client, whereby the Claimant did not proceed with the Claim against our Client.

Acted for the Defendant in a Defamation action pursued by a Claimant. The Claimant claimed that our Client had made serious defamatory statements against the Claimant which included allegations of controlling behaviour, manipulation, witchcraft and bribery. Our Firm successfully defended our Client against all allegations which resulted in the Claimant not proceeding with the claim.

Acted for the Defendant in a long standing litigation dispute. Prior to instructing our Firm, the Defendant was acting in person and was unable to successful resolve the matter with the Claimant. At Trial date had been set, and our Firm was instructed by the Defendant to resolve the matter. Upon being instructed, our Firm successfully negotiated and persuaded the Claimant to resolve the matter with our Client, without the necessity to proceed to a Trial. This resulted in an outcome which was very positive for our Client, and saved the Client considered expense by avoiding the Trial.

Acted for the Client freehold landowner. The local authority served a declaration upon our Client declaring the Property to be a House in Multiple Occupation pursuant to section 255 of the Housing Act 2004. An Appeal was submitted on behalf of the Client for an order to reverse the Tribunal’s decision and to remove the HMO declaration. We were successful in revoking the HMO decarlation, as it was withdrawn by the local authority after the appeal was filed.

Acted for the Claimant against a global financial / brokerage group. Our client was subjected to unlawful treatment which included harassment and racial discrimination. This culminated in an unfair dismissal. We successfully secured a settlement for the Client for the sum of £14,500.

Acted for the Claimant in an Employment matter that had multiple causes of action. The Claimant had been unfairly dismissed with no fair process being followed by the Employer. Upon our Firm’s instruction, the Claimant was re-instated back into her Employment.

Acted for the Claimant in action where the Claimant was subjected to harassment contrary to sections 1 and 3 of the Protection form Harassment Act 1997. We successfully secured resolution for our Client against harassment by securing undertakings given to the Court.

We acted for the Defendant in a very complex claim, where our Client claimed it had been the victim of fraud and breach of contract. A historical judgment was registered against our Client’s Property, prior to our Firm being instructed. We successfully managed to resolve the matter and remove the judgment from our Client’s Property.

Acted for the Claimant in an Employment Dispute regarding breach of contact and Disability Discrimination. The case involved complex matters relating to COVID-19 risk assessment failures, breach of the Employer policies, Disability Discrimination and Unfair Treatment. Successfully managed to secure settlement in favour of our Client for sums in excess of £23,000.

Acted for the Defendant Tenant in a claim pursued by the Landlord for possession. The Defendant opposed the possession claim on the grounds of unreasonableness on the part of the Landlord. The Landlord’s claim was struck out by the Court.

Acted for the Defendant in claim by the Landlord for rental arrears. Successfully managed to resolve the matter via mediation.

Acted for the 3rd Defendant in a complex claim issued by the Claimant against 3 Defendant’s. The case concerned a complex Partnership dispute and the legitimacy of contracts / agreements that the Claimant sought to rely upon. We successfully persuaded the Claimant to discontinue the claim against our Client and also recovered costs for our Client.

Acted for the Defendant in a long standing and contested claim. The Claimant sought to recover substantial fees and costs from the Defendants, who disputed the same on the grounds that the recovery by the Claimant was unlawful. After highly contested litigation proceedings, the Claimant withdrew the claim.

Acted for the Claimant who had been subjected to a campaign of harassment by the Defendant. The harassment included threats, insults and behaviour intended to humiliate and intimidate our Client. We succeeded in resolving the matter and seeking protection for our Client by virtue of a Court Undertaking in favour of our Client. We also successfully recovered compensation and costs for our Client in excess of £21,000.

Acted for the claimant Tenant in an action against the Landlord. The case included matters relating to harassment and breach of contract. We succeeded in resolving the matter and recovering costs for the Claimant.

Acted for the 2nd Defendant in a long standing and highly complex Partnership Dispute. We acted successfully for our Client on multiple matters during the proceedings. These included complex and difficult applications related to Specific Disclosure, resulting in successful costs being recovered for our Client. Ultimately, we successfully resolved the dispute in favour of our Client.

Acted for the Claimant in matter against a Car Dealership. Our Client purchased a vehicle which was of an unsatisfactory quality and not fit for purpose. An action was pursued under the Consumer Rights Act and we obtained a successful refund for the Client.

We are delighted to announce that North Ford Solicitors have been recognised as the Civil Litigators of the Year 2020 – Essex, by SME news, Legal Awards 2020. A link to an article published is as follows:

Successfully acted for a Student in a claim for breach of contract and negligence against a prestigious University. Our Client succeeded in securing reinstatement into this University. We also successfully recovered compensation and legal costs for our Client.

Acted for the Claimants in a complex Contractual dispute claim, where the Defendant’s had submitted an application for security for costs against the Claimants, to prevent the Claim from proceeding. We successfully defeated the Defendant’s application which was dismissed by the Court and an order for costs was made in favour of the Claimant.

Acted for the Father in a contested Child Arrangement Order matter. Our Client succeeded in obtaining an order for the Children to live with the Father. An Indirect Contact Order and Prohibited Steps Order was made against the Mother.

Acted for the Defendant where a possession order had been made against the Defendant, and our Firm submitted an application to set aside the possession order on grounds of non service and that the Defendant had a real prospect of success. We successfully settled the matter with the Claimant, with the possession order being set aside.

Acted for the Applicant Father in a Child Arrangement Order matter. The mother had made allegations against the father for domestic abuse and a CAFCASS report found against the Father. An application was submitted by the father challenging both the mothers allegations and the CAFCASS report. We were successful in obtaining an order from the Court confirming that the mothers allegations had not been proven and she had protracted the proceedings to cause difficulties to the father. The Court also successfully found against CAFCASS, stating that the CAFCASS report was not consistent with the evidence.

Acted in complex bankruptcy matter concerning an annulment application. We acted for the applicant bankrupt at the trial. The case raised important issues of banking law, particularly in respect of the responsibility for non-payment of direct debits and of contract law, in particular difficult questions of consideration.

Acted for the Claimant in a claim for breach of mutual trust, confidence and sexual discrimination against former Employer. We successfully settled the claim with the Employer, whereby our Client received compensation.

We are pleased to announce that North Ford Solicitors has been awarded the most trusted Civil Litigation Specialists – Romford by SME news UK Enterprise Awards 2019. A link to an article published is as follows: