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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?M=20J?= <mj_ultimate@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: solicitor among us?
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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
> 


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