Is it Worth it to Take Your Case to Court Against a Big Company?
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Great to read a story where the consumer comes out on top, after reading this article I would be more likely to go down the small claims court, as a last resort.
According to this article, taking the case to court cost about £180 in court fees, less than I thought, plus £60 to send in the bailiffs - although additional costs associated with the bailiff visit would have had to be paid by Wizz Air.
Mr Quirk said: "Increasingly businesses are thinking they can treat customers like dirt and I'm determined to eradicate that.
"My message is, where big companies stonewall you, if you persevere you can get what is owed to you."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64999557
Have you ever taken a company to court ?
Brilliant story. It's always great to hear when consumers win against companies that think they can do what they want.
Midnightflower My thoughts exactly, can you imagine the embarrassment of the bailiffs being there and threatening to take away goods to the value of, unsurprisingly they were able to pay up despite ignoring the courts. Good on him 
I had to take O2 to the small claims court once.
thankfully they saw sense and settled before a hearing date was set.
Big corporations think that cos they have cash and can chuck it at lawyers they can bully the small guy. Its amazing what can happen when you mention petty debts to some business people. Did that once to a landlord who refused to hand over my deposit. Had a reputation for not giving it back and woukd find faults even if you left the property in better condition then you got it in. Like I did. It was immaculate when I left it but we spent 2 days cleaning when I was meant to be moving in as it was that filthy. Landlord hadn't inspected the property til he gave the keys despite being promised that they would get professional cleaners in
Jerseydrew Because the rented property is so hard to find, I think landlords think they can get away with anything. A good idea is to take photo of the property with the date on, on the day you move in so you have evidence of the state of the property.
Yes big corporations think they can treat the little people like dirt. I've worked in big corporations it devil's work. They treat employees like dirt and green wash community services and beeing eco friendly it's being going on to long.
Saw this guy on Tv this morning. He was very intelligent and erudite so it was probably easier for him. He seemed to be well off too. However, those less gifted might find it very daunting to take on a big company.
I took Comet to court years ago. I got a partial settlement maybe 60% of my claim I was fully refunded and court costs but didn't get any compensation for all the hassle and time wasted or phone calls etc despite having the evidence. They were utterly incompetent though. Turns out letters meant for me were sent to a different address by mistake which would have eliminated the need to take them to court. A very incompetent company which I guess is why they are no longer with us.
I took an appalling building company to small claims court. Being completely inexperienced, I took all the paperwork to their local office, in order to hand over to a 'human'. The local office did not exist, although I had spoken to them on a local number for 12 months. The case, which was watertight, was not heard, but thrown out twice SIMPLY due to the wrong delivery address. Over 2 years I approached their ECO scheme handler, 7 accreditation companies, Ofgem, Citizens Advice Bureau, Companies House and so on. NOT ONE OFFICIAL BODY TOOK ANY RESPONSIBILITY after declaring in writing, how they vet all companies; provide honest, trustworthy, competent, workmen; follow all 'rules of conduct' etc etc. Two years of HELL, distress and great loss of money. Why are all these 'bodies' put in place and get paid for doing absolutely nothing. The ordinary 'man in the street' has no chance!!
Wrote a long winded post about getting a private parking firm to drop a case against me, then deleted it because nobody wants to read a novel in a forum. But yeah, TLDR I did my research, fought for about two years, went public with it. Fine was dropped and they asked me if I'd remove what I had publicly aired about them - I didn't.
If you genuinely, wholeheartedly feel you have been wronged by big business. Fight it with everything you have at your disposal (within the confines of the law). Not just for yourself, but for ever other poor sod who they have probably done the same thing to, but did not have the means to fight it
Yes, and I won the case. Cost around £360 in fees in the end for a claim for around £1000. Sadly I never received the money and the dodgy company left their premises, moved to a "head office" address elsewhere why they wound the company up, I`m left the original debt plus the court fees out of pocket and it was a whole load of time and stress along the 2 year journey, wouldn`t do it again but I would make sure I`d paid for the services on my credit card next time and not bank transfer!!
DaveHemingway I didn't peruse a case, but I now won't pay for things upfront and like you I use my credit card for large purchases for the added protection.
In my case Cash was not king, it left me with no redress when things went wrong.
Wouldn't bother trying to fight these large companies unless its significant amount, as they will give you the run around, and even if you do take them to court you are likely to lose on a technicality.
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