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Fair point on the distinction, and it's why I listed them separately rather than presenting them as one line of authority.
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The alleged loans were "never meant to be repaid": what the independent sources say
Lots of us have said for years that these advances/discretionary payments were never meant to be repaid. Here are the independent sources that point the same way, so you can read them yourself....
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Published judgments worth reading — Darwinpay and West 28th Street
For anyone dealing with Darwin/Darwinpay or West 28th Street, these judgments are publicly available on the National Archives case-law site:- Bates v HMRC [2026] UKFTT 1135 (TC), 5 August 2026 (Darwinpay)
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- Bates v HMRC [2026] UKFTT 1135 (TC), 5 August 2026 (Darwinpay)
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Let’s see what arrives in the post today/this week!
Multiple SAR’s submitted along with an ICO complaint (ICO are a waste of space).
I wonder if they’re going to test a few files in court this side of Christmas?
Anyone on here received a full chain of assignment...
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They ended up emailing me a partial answer but it didn't actually answer the question I asked. I guess it depends on who you talk to!...Last edited by shampoo; 16 September 2026, 16:00.
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Whatever the limitation period is, for example six or twelve years, it is important to understand exactly when the time limit started. Under the Limitation Act, time starts to run from the ’cause of action’.
The ’cause of action’ is the million $ question which is detailed in the alleged...
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I'm not looking for an argument I'm trying to be objective ... You quoted the FCA (I could be wrong the Mrs often tells me I am) ... Up until very recently none of the entities that matter are FCA regulated, therefore, the FCA levers are blunt instruments!
That may change if/when Ethica...Last edited by shampoo; 16 September 2026, 09:06.
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Your choice and it may hold true, however, statute barred is generally a shield not a sword. You can get a solicitors view on whether its good but only a judge can actually confirm it ... that requires somebody to issue a claim and go to court.
My personal experience of the FCA and Citizens...Last edited by shampoo; 16 September 2026, 07:28.
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None of this has been tested in court so all the posts on this forum are just people’s views! I might be stating the obvious but some people will read proving chain of assignment, statute barred, falsified documentation, can't be regulated etc ... and take it as gospel.
It's one thing...
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I'm not sure West28th Street have ever produced a link ... I think their generic commentary is referring to a legacy Felicitas link ... unless I've missed a pertinent comms!?
When I requested my details back in the day they just pinged it all over on email....
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If you send any form of ID just make sure you redact your signature.
Having your DOB isn’t going to make a difference to their campaign.
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I'm going to reply to Greenwoods later today with all my analysis and some of my documentation ... the documents highlight a number of defects that should be of interest... hopefully the defects I've found can assist the wider group....
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The FCA are utterly useless ... they can't give me a binary answer to the following question.
Do Ethica Resolve hold the correct permissions to collect a debt on behalf of another company who claims the alleged debt is CCA regulated ... yes or no?
FCA answer: Give Ethica a...
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If you’ve nothing constructive to say that is of tangible benefit don’t bother posting.
your thoughts and theories are irrelevant and somebody else has said the same thing multiple times over the last x number of years.
fact check your bollocks … some people are naive...Last edited by shampoo; 9 September 2026, 12:29.
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The problem with Elysium's approach is that they're trying to find silver bullet for 650+ people ... there will be people in the mix whose cases are far simpler to resolve than others i.e. missing documentation that can't be cured and is critical for successful litigation....
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The best way to manage Elysium is to ask what is the strategy, what are the milestones, and what is the cost ... simple....
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