Parking Company Loses £8,668 Over £100 Ticket After BW Legal Service’s Poor Pleading

When it comes to legal disputes, having the right representation can make all the difference between winning and losing - not to mention how much it will cost you. This harsh reality was driven home for Car Park Management Services Ltd (CPMS) in a recent parking charge battle that left them over £8,668 out of pocket.

It all started when CPMS issued a parking charge notice to Mr. Akande for allegedly breaching the terms at one of their car parks. Seemingly a straightforward case of recovering a £100 charge. However, the legal work by CPMS's solicitors, BW Legal Services Ltd, was so poorly executed that it torpedoed the entire claim from the start.

Upon receiving the vague and inadequate particulars of claim from BW Legal Services Ltd, Mr. Akande knew he needed real legal expertise on his side. That's when he turned to the parking charge professionals at Contestor Legal Services.

Our team immediately recognised the glaring deficiencies in BW Legal's paperwork that violated civil procedure rules. We advised Mr. Akande to make an application to strike out the claim and referred him to our trusted solicitor partners at Lawrence and Associates to handle the matter.

At the initial hearing, Lawrence and Associates' advocate Mr. Jackson Yamba successfully got the claim struck out due to BW Legal's inability to properly plead their case. CPMS was ordered to pay £840 in costs.

Incredibly, CPMS chose to double down by appealing the decision - no doubt racking up even more legal fees from BW Legal in the process. But their folly was complete when Her Honour Judge Evans also ruled against them at the appeal hearing, again criticising the inadequate particulars and ordered costs again them of £1999.86.

When the costs orders were finally tallied, CPMS had hemorrhaged £8,668.11 - nearly 87 times the original £100 parking charge they were trying to enforce! All because they failed at the most basic legal requirement of properly pleading their claim.

For Mr. Akande, the nightmare parking dispute became a total vindication thanks to the legal acumen of Contestor Legal Services and Lawrence and Associates. But for CPMS, it serves as an expensive reminder.

Have you received a claim form from BW Legal Services Ltd ? are you concerned about receiving a default Judgement ? Please contact us immediately.