On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:56:15 +0000, Tiddy Ogg put finger to keyboard
and typed:
>On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:05:57 +0000, judith
>wrote:
>>
>>It would not hurt to send them a letter before action (of which I
>>believe there are examples on the web site) and seek damages - even if
>>you decide to back out before it actually costs you money.
>
>But that leaves them free to continue, surely, and though it's the
>easy way it won't do much good on its own.
There are two possible courses of action here, which can be pursued in
parallel. The first is to get the regulators involved; the second is
to pursue them directly for damages. Only the first of these is likely
to lead to them actually being forced to stop spamming, while, on the
other hand, any private legal action taken without what is generally
considered the normal process (eg, sending a letter before action) is
likely to be given short shrift by the judge. So there's no harm in
sending the letter; it doesn't stop you complaining to the regulators
as well and it may result in some monetary compnesation without the
need for legal action.
Mark
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