From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Wed Jun 14 12:56:23 2000 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) id e5EBsOD27721 for britdisc-outgoing; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:54:24 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id e5EBsLp27706 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:54:21 +0100 (BST) Received: from web4301.mail.yahoo.com (web4301.mail.yahoo.com [216.115.104.193]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with SMTP id e5EBsKR25979 for <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:54:20 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <20000614115412.348.qmail@web4301.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [193.131.191.2] by web4301.mail.yahoo.com; Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:54:12 BST Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 12:54:12 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?M=20J?= <mj_ultimate@yahoo.co.uk> Subject: solicitor among us? To: Britdisc <britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk wow, in light of what nolan has had to deal with (below), surely there must be a couple of solicitors among us that could help out? I suggest that a percentage of (B)UPA fees could be donated towards this end? after all, we need places to play, it's a fairly important point of order. mj > Also, having organised > the British Open for five years, I would ask you to > consider this... > > I had a five year legal contract with the Saffrons > and every year every > aspect of the minutiae of that contract was gone > over again and again AND > further reiterated AND further agreed in writing. To > infer that it is just a > matter of a phone call is naivety itself. Every > single year the Saffrons > changed some aspect or did not deliver something > which was agreed in > writing, usually without warning. (I don't know how > extensive your knowledge > of the law is but if it's better than mine, which > wouldn't be difficult, > please feel free to correct me) I really felt it was > tantamount to > impossible for me to spend further time and/or risk > vast sums of money, > taking the Saffrons to court. SO, if the BUF were to > undertake to punish > TDs, they would have to support those TDs > financially (as a minimum) when > matters become litigious. > > One of the main reasons that I'm not holding the > open this year is that I > was so embarrassed when bars closed earlier than > agreed, Parties simply > didn't happen, bar-b-qs didn't happen, the correct > no of pitches was not > available, the date was changed, additional charges > were levied on the > players, showers were not available, car parking and > camping were not > clearly sign posted and fenced off, no PA system was > available, no secure > area was available for me.... I could go on!!!... > > Personally, I can assure you that anyone at the BUF > attempting to penalise > me for this would be lucky to get away with just an > earbashing! in fact > they'd have to take ME to court to get the cash. > > Please consider this. > > Cheers > Nolan > ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie