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Subject: Re: Should non payment be a civil or criminal offence? Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:23:00 +0100

Colin Peters wrote:
> Nigel Gray, the builder in West Sus. who has achieved a lot of nationwide
> publicity recently through his demolishing of a non paying customers porch
> and conservatory, has now got a website up at www.roguecustomer.com
>
> Interestingly, he is seeking to have claims against bad debtors over
> construction works processed through the criminal courts rather than the
> civil courts.
>
> Any thought on this anyone?
>
>

could be a good thing after all, since the plod won't enforce it anyway,
and to push for a criminal action requires a higher standard of evidence.

but it would work both ways.. e.g. a utility company overcharging but
not being able to refund it due to 'company policy'.

swings and roundabouts