4 Things EVERYONE Should Do! | BlackBeltBarrister

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[@BlackBeltBarrister]

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[@PoliceAbusingPowers]

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[@borntodoit8744]

RECAP4ME YT CHANNEL: BlackBeltBarrister "4 things everyone should do" kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGi8nqiNmd2Xjck 4 legal tips to help you in court.... 1. DOCUMENT EVERYTHING 0:11 (=EVIDENCE for use in court to support all claims you make or defend) Documents eg letters, pdf files, any documents Your Audio Record Your Written Record of phone call details (time date what's said) Photos / Dashboard cam Video events (before during after event) 2. GET AGREEMENTS IN WRITING 5:20 Ultimate evidence is a written contract Written contract is best evidence over verbal contract or implied contract Written information used by you before contract agreed (=are Statements Of Fact)... admissible to support your agreement or your non agreement of the contract Contract amendments (add delete) can also be made after agreement (also both agree or signatures required) Confirm that you don't understand by meaning a term. As evidence of non agreement or confusion ambiguity or other meaning. Clarify term after agreement immediately what you understand meaning of term.."I understand it means X" ...let them reply "no we understand it means Y" (use this diversity to defend later [you didn't agree to something & u raised challenge early on even if they don't agree]) 3. ALWAYS CHECK OUT HISTORY OF COMPANY 8:14 You MUST complete BASIC duediligence. If new company with no reputation ->ask for more assurance If established company with reputation ->reputation is your assurance 4. ALWAYS READ THE CONTRACT 9:12 Always read everything in contract ...look for general terms ...look for specifics terms (you want or don't want in contract) ...confirm RULES referenced or implied by agreement but not in contract. Eg this agreement doesn't invalidate another agreement (& it's rules there in) Check for provisions Check for unfair or uncertain terms. Law will protect you from "unfair & uncertain terms" but law will not protect you from a bad bargain agreement you made.

[@shelleylyme6402]

So if you think you might have a problem with someone leading up to litigation, keep a record of everything which you can then present in court. He usually charges five hundred guineas an hour for that kind of advice 😄

[@bm7760]

Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. Can I ask if you've ever commented on the meaning of statute barred debt and how individuals might protect themselves from dubious attempts to enforce the unenforceable?

[@casinodelonge]

After working for a company that were a bunch of shithouses, when I was asked verbally to do something, I got into the habit of summarising the conversation in an e-mail, and sending it to the manager involved saying "thanks for the chat there Myr*n, from what you said, I understand you want me to do X, Y and Z. Can you confirm that?" It stopped a ongoing issue of being told to do something only to be told later that "No, I never asked you to do that at all".

[@tlangdon12]

This is a great technique and can help both parties be clear at to what was said and agreed.

[@Graham_Langley]

This should always be done with job offers, no matter how well you know and trust those making the offer. Omitted doing this with a national charity's eBay manager position a couple of years back as the job started immediately. They then claimed I'd been volunteering. Fortunately I'd taken full notes at the job offer meeting but it later transpired neither of the two managers present had.

[@matauboy]

I used to do that when I was a school principal including as a follow up to conversations with the ministry. It was amazing how many people would suddenly remember what they actually said in the phone.

[@TAMPA234]

All good advice and would certainly follow it except how do you read all the paperwork involved in hiring a car? I recently had to do this and was presented with an IPad and requested to sign here, here and here.... Clearly this was a multi-part, many pages contract which would have taken a long time to read, understand, etc. What to do? Also I had reserved and paid (there's a discount for prepayment)a particular car which was a saloon and on arrival I was told that was not available (and they had the right to change the vehicle as long as it was in the same class. This was stated in the contract I had signed) and was given a small suv. I accepted as couldn't see an alternative. Do you think there was one?

[@Brulzie61]

I took my car in for an electrical installation (security device). My dashcam logged some unusual mileage, I checked it and found that the garage used my vehicle for 'call outs'.... electrical installation was free, as was the apology. We just don't check enough what others are doing with our stuff.

[@rogerbarton497]

Very good. I had a dispute with some builders over scaffolding to be erected on my land for the benefit of my neighbour. The builders had "Rogue Traders" written all over them so I did due diligence on them which confirmed my suspicions. I presented this to my neighbour but they went ahead. The builders broke our verbal agreement over the scaffolding so I sent them packing, they threatened to sue me, unfortunately they backed down so I didn't get the chance to play the recording of our conversation in court. Instead they threatened the neighbour and she paid the builders about £1300 for breach of contract, much to my annoyance.

[@henrytwigger2245]

for the past 20 years, I've photographed all building work that I've done that is covered up, things like depth of foundations, drains, water pipes, electric cables, etc. anything which can't be easily inspected after the job's finished.

[@moonshinepz]

very sensible. costs you nothing but a couple of seconds of your time.

[@PMA65537]

I knew a guy who dug the foundations for his conservatory and was mocked by the builders saying you could have got away with half of that.

[@borntodoit8744]

@Andy Smythe All court proceedings have to be proportionate & reasonable to the claim & to the costs of dealing with a claim Unlikely a judge would ask for foundations to be dug up to measured accurately More like judge will accept the photos or videos and ask an expert to use said as a sensible reference point You can literally scan a 2D photo or video these days to create a 3D model to look around It wouldn't be conclusive but imagine how useful it could be.

[@roberthardy2013]

Me too! It’s paid dividends over the years knowing what was done in the past.

[@scummypighunter9312]

@@PMA65537 that’s true a conservatory only needs a 18 inch concrete footing as holding up a single storey building basically it goes by weight and all that

[@voivib4021]

I always film myself opening deliveries and to date, it has saved me a lot of hassle when the product was found to be damaged. Quite often the sender would attempt to dispute this, but as I showed the video, they always backed down and rectified the issue. It's excellent advice.

[@tlangdon12]

I am expecting that a very expensive item is going to be delivered to me before Christmas, and I will video its delivery from the point the truck stops outside my house. (The delivery will have be arranged so that I am in to receive it.)

[@FozzyZ28]

Doesn't matter how old and smart that you think you are, if it's not your trade.... Look, learn listen! If you think that BBL is doing this for KZbin money, you've never had to pay for a barrister.

[@ForburyLion]

Michael Schumacher famously signed a letter of intent with Jordan F1 team who gave him his F1 race debut but his representatives changed the wording before he signed it, instead of saying "We will sign 'the' contract in seven days" they changed it to "We will sign 'a' contract in seven days", this allowed him to sign "a" contract with the Benetton team instead of "the" contract with the Jordan team. This was upheld in court.

[@ForburyLion]

If you do cross out parts of a contract and send it off, maybe also film/photograph/photocopy that in case they replace some of the pages in the contract with ones that are not crossed out or even add new pages in, you have proof of what you actually signed.

[@janetschwartz1790]

My council landlord told me I must not audio record housing officers phone conversations and that I had to remove my CCTV cameras. I still record them and my cameras are still up and with regards to their threats to evict me .... I'm still waiting. I secretly recorded a work capability assessment in a building that stated recording equipment was being used ( this covered me to use my equipment) My assessor deemed me fit for work but on appeal I submitted word for word transcript of the assessment and the recording and the judge accepted it as evidence and I won. Another assessment again secretly recorded, the assessor lied about her qualifications this again being overturned on appeal. I then submitted the same evidence to the N M C as nursing staff get struck off for lying. At the hearing I was unrepresented and pitted against her lawyer. He said that I had doctored the recording despite having a witness in the assessment with me. She won her case but it doesn't change the fact that she lied. They seemed shocked however to find out at the end of the hearing that I had recorded this to! Police data protection officer informs me that where ever their are signs stating that CCTV cameras or recording equipment is being used then this also covers you to use equipment in those same areas eg; council offices, police stations, job centres. My local majistrates building however has a sign inside the building saying do not use recording equipment so to do so would be illegal If anyone has any doubts about if they can record or not my advise is to go ahead and record and this can always be deleted if you really should not have recorded something within the eyes of the law. The main agenda is to protect yourself in the first instance and argue the toss after. After being accused of tampering an audio recording I now have some proper covert video recording equipment.

[@funkycoldm3dina]

This is just what I needed after searching high and low on youtube after watching all those mind-numbing videos that have just eaten up my existence. I used to video everything that I used to obtain back in the day but I lost faith in many things but blackbeltbarrister has re-ignited my interest. Thanks again blackbelt.

[@timames4405]

Some great 'free' advice. Golden even.

[@KarenColeUKLawyer]

I found out the hard way about the private parking....Rules....I was at Starbucks, over stayed two hours and got charged £60....my friend fought it...and refused to pay....I stupidly paid! ( I thought as long as I was at the Starbucks I was a customer....lesson learned....(I talk too much....a two hour parking limit is too restrictive for me...found another coffee place with unlimited parking....) sorry Starbucks!

[@KarenColeUKLawyer]

@Crazy Cat Lady lol I hear you.....the place I now go to is local small business much less...and you get a free biscuit... !

[@KarenColeUKLawyer]

@@FinancialHealth-ku1ry lol good point...(oops just did it again) my way of going into a new thought (interesting that you have enough time to complain instead of contributing to the conversation). I did not break up my words (just saying). Ps now using brackets to further explain myself). Have a good day @?? you gave me a laugh...(opp's did it again). Bad habit!

[@KarenColeUKLawyer]

@@FinancialHealth-ku1ry in case you seriously want to know what ... means. Vertical ellipsis. The ellipsis ..., . . ., or (as a single glyph) …, also known informally as dot-dot-dot, is a series of (usually three) dots that indicates an intentional omission of a word, sentence, or whole section from a text without altering its original meaning.

[@KarenColeUKLawyer]

@@FinancialHealth-ku1ry you make no sense.

[@sanchoodell6789]

One guy (who was videoing some actors on tea break from filming a period drama) documented a 'brutal assault' to himself which took place in Lloyd Street, Manchester by a bald gentlemen working for the filming company claiming to be a police officer before the 'real' police arrived. Luckily he had evidence and sued him and the filming company for thousands of pounds worth of damages!

[@fordies68]

I think that was Charles Veitch, and he was filming the film set not the actors. But yes he did film the assault by the 'security guard' and sued for it and won. I would be more worried about the amount of security people who think that they can dictate what people can do.

[@richmck007]

When I saw the heading about the 4 things I immediately thought that having a will should be the first, have a decent lawyer, sell everything third, and finally don’t get caught doing anything in life which will be used against you…by any lawyer or similar.

[@afreeman1980]

I once took out an educational contract for my son. I didn't read the little print well enough but soon found out that the purchase had been sold to a finance company so I finished up with a 5 year debt. If all had gone well I would have continued with it but I got a nasty letter from the debt company which was totally out of order. I keep every scrap of paper and was lucky enough to find a get out clause that fitted my case. It took the company about a month to realise that they were going to be taken to court and sued but someone spotted it and they agreed to refund all my payments and terminate the contract, which I agreed to. Keep all your paperwork as initially you don't know if things will go wrong later.

[@tonystrange7224]

4 top tips Daniel. Really helpful and I will now love by these tips. Thank you for sharing.

[@simonwhite4330]

Thank you again for taking the time to explain the law to followers of your channel. lot of legal genres, like Judge Rinder and Judge Judy seem to be purely entertainment and dont have any education value and explain the legal principal of the cases, and how to avoid legal pitfalls for yourself. Keep up the great work!

[@liammhodonohue]

Steven Gold and his book and blog "Breaking Law" might be of interest to you.

[@AlphaStrategyGuides]

As a documentation professional (for over 20-years), I'd add one key point: Make sure your notes/records are contemporaneous (i.e. created at the time of the incident/issue, or as soon as is reasonably possible after the fact). This ensures that you're recalling the key details while they're still "fresh" in your mind. It also covers your proverbial behind if you take your notes in an app/tool that uses metadata to log when the record was created (aka: date and timestamp). Debunks claims that you made it all up "at a later date". All of this can improve your credibility in a legal argument. They proved *invaluable* to me in divorce court.

[@JR-th7wq]

I've found photographs useful in the past but the advice regarding striking through paragraphs which you disagree with invaluable thank you.

[@AA-be9rn]

If I fill out forms I always put N/A in the space. If its Not Applicable as I wont leave blank spaces.

[@tlangdon12]

@@AA-be9rn Good advice. It may be beneficial in some cases to explain why the question is not applicable if this is not obvious or provided for in the question.

[@johnrichards5053]

Many thanks for sharing your experience. Very much appreciated. 👍 You are The Big Cheese.

[@bayguitarman]

Excellent advice BBB, simple info for an easier life ….keep up the great videos 👍🏻

[@oneness8802]

Judge Rinder. On the television. He always goes on about Documents lol ☺️

[@karate-rye9964]

Here's a video suggestion, laws on selling knock offs, copies and counterfeit products.

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Excellent, thanks!

[@karate-rye9964]

@@BlackBeltBarrister Love your videos, been watching for the last few weeks, I'm also a black belt in wado ryu karate, keep up the great videos sir!

[@stephenbaxter3369]

@@BlackBeltBarrister This unfortunately is becoming more common and the counterfeits are getting better requiring greater skills in spotting them. For example if you look at Apple earphones on Ebay there are many listings that look highly suspect. I also recommend not buying out of China due to the language barrier, uncertain source of the item, unknown quality and unpredictable delivery.

[@philtaylor3098]

Absolutely perfect.

[@EdMcF1]

Here's a tip if you are in property in England or Wales. Set up alerts with HM Land Registry for activity on property you have an interest in, and for family, as they email you as soon as something happens, like a sale process starting.

[@Graham_Langley]

I've done that here.

[@doncrabtree2728]

I took my car into a main Dealer because the airbag had a free recall. They asked me to sign permission which I did but wrote over the contract 'NO CHARGABLE WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN. Forty minutes of waiting the service manager sits next to me and says 'we've discovered a fault on the Ecu, we've got the part you need and it will be another forty minutes or so'. I told him loud enough to make the showroom echo that the car was running perfectly when I brought it in, if they've been messing about with it then they had better put it back the way it was or I'll get Trading Standards up here'. He replied 'You are Mr Green are you' reply No, Oh I'm sorry Sir I've got the wrong customer'. I thought Really, so that's how you get to make a profit from unnecessary or invented work.

[@davidgranger3628]

Its very wise to have a camera viewing your gate and entrance ,several times i have had a message telling me something was delivered and it wasn't .An email to the courier stating this and how much CCTV footage do they want before and after the stated time they say it was delivered usually gets a result it was an 'error' and it will come the next day .I have even video'd a parcel van stopping outside to get a GPS fix then driving off . trust no-one!

[@Jim-de4dj]

Worked for the Ministry of Defence, needed to record everything, more faces than the town-hall clock and always spoke with a forked tongue.

[@voivib4021]

My tips, check if your mobile phone has an auto record feature of all your calls. Some phones have it built in. If yours doesn't, try downloading an call recording app from your app store. They are worth their weight in gold 2nd, download or use your phone's voice recorder feature if it has one. It is so easy to switch it on at any time, and most minimise into stealth mode, so the record screen is not visible. I've found mine to be invaluable during medical consultations, where the doctors written report, varies significantly from his verbal discussion with me. Also excellent when involved in any type of verbal dispute or verbal contract where you can't or don't want to shove your phone in someone's space to video them. There should still be ample audio evidence on your phone.

[@tlangdon12]

iPhones generally don't have this feature in case anyone is looking for it, or an app, for iPhone.

[@radders261]

I love these videos and want to thank you for sharing!

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@jjab99]

Great "Guidance" as always!! Many thanks for these very useful and educational videos. Considering ignorance of the law is not a defence against that law, it is astonishing how little people like me actually know about the law. I really wonder how many people are convicted each year from laws that they literally knew nothing about?? Anyway, have a great weekend and please stay safe, Joe

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@threecats8219]

I check packages that arrive video opening them. Likewise when I send something back I video or photograph with 'today's paper' in the image. ... I honestly thought I was being slightly fussy, but it's good to hear someone else does it too.

[@davidsjenkins281]

I always get recipes and make notes of everything great video keep up with the good work

[@lifecycles6368]

My top tip, when paying for services, products etc. always get a written receipt, date & time, people involved and cost. Do not take things for granted, do not over trust anyone. Essential telephones calls must be logged, recorded, peoples names taken.

[@marklittler784]

When parking your car photo those around it including registrations front, back, to the side and across the road, from my experience it's parking near large vehicles when you seem to end up with carless damage like vans, people carriers and 4×4s.

[@dshe8637]

But what can you do with that information if there is damage?

[@marklittler784]

@@dshe8637 Usually any paint left on the car or height of damage would give a clue which car did it, you can report as hit and run to police if not reported to them in 24hrs, post office can give details of keeper fill in form, your insurance company can get info on other cars, if you have address of car you can go photo any damage it has.

[@dshe8637]

@@marklittler784 I guess if your car is expensive, your insurance company might be interested. My daughter's car was totalled by a neighbour in the shared car park and despite his having her paint on his car, neighbours hearing the impact, his engine being warm, his being parked bizarrely, police attended but weren't convinced. Hers was an older car, so she just scrapped it and bought a new one, which she parked at the far end of the car park!

[@seamusburke9101]

Thats a sad way to live.

[@seamusburke9101]

@@marklittler784 yeah, and the police will do sweet fuck all!

[@debs3366]

Really helpful thank you as always ♥️

[@matteroff]

Your well handy with your information, thanks my man !.

[@sauliusjance6300]

What if people don't know their rights and don't know where to look for information...? And what about cookies, personally to me what companies do are illegal/immoral, forcing you to agree with contracts just that you could access your bank account or just pay bills. If I have a contract with bank or energy supplier or some other company, WHY I have to agree with their subcontracts (cookies) which I don't want to...?

[@chachatruth3534]

I thank God !! For you! You are amazing!! Thankyou!!!

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@timhull8664]

Hi BBB, can you do a piece on how the police can refuse to release a file when they are being sued over wrongful arrest, as in the case of Alex Belfield.

[@fivemillion]

Timestamps. 0:00 Intro 0:15 #1 Document everything 5:25 #2 Get agreements in writing 8:12 #3 Always check the company 9:13 #4 Always read the contract 11:16 Parking

[@tlangdon12]

I would endorse the idea of reading delivery information carefully as well. Often the delivery information will say things like the courier should wait for you to open a package to check that the item is not damaged, and if they will not wait then you need to report any damage within so many hours.

[@fontybits]

Pity that UK government officials within the procurement process don't make lucrative contracts air-tight when dealing with suppliers. HS2 etc.?

[@angusmacmillan5365]

As usual, great advice.

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@Musician-Lee]

Great tips!

[@PeterJohnsonWales]

I started filming opening of most parcels for a few months now. Just mentioning the fact has eased at least two returns. I've not yet had to produce the video.

[@jasonharryphotog]

Good advice cheers

[@RADD93]

That's a nice looking e-scooter, I myself have a pure e scooter they seem to be a pretty good reliable decent make.

[@daviddrew7852]

Interesting. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@6yjjk]

When they say "Calls may be recorded" I take that as them giving you permission to do it!

[@fordies68]

I tell them that I am recording the call as well. It is amazing how quickly the phone call can end.

[@steveb1739]

Apropos of item #2, always initial (all parties) where there is an insertion or deletion in a contract or potentially litigious document.

[@allenglishknives6823]

Great video, thanks 👍🏻

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@CutLeRoc]

My car was taken away to be insurance assessed after a minor accident, I photographed inside and out and when I went to pick it up a few days later it was more damaged and filthy inside - had to threaten my insurers but with the evidence they had to pay me damages!

[@tlangdon12]

I'd agree that for any contract involving the supply of a service you should write down what you think has been agreed. You really need to be quite diligent in reviewing what agreements have been made, especially if the other party wants to insert an Entire Agreement clause as this means that what in in the contract, and only what is in the contract, is agreed.

[@agw100100]

Can you please comment on the situation where massively big long contracts need to be signed by consumers for relatively small domestic contracts. IIRC this is under some kind of UK consumer law revue.

[@ningis21]

Good advice as usual. I purchased some power tool batteries...whilst trying to charge the batteries...one would not take a charge,,,,indicated by a FLASHING RED LIGHT on my charger... I reported this to the seller who asked me to send a photograph of this....I explained to the seller that this was impossible as the the light may be on...or ...off...at the time of the photo....(a video may be better me thinks).... Anyhow ...they sent a new battery without the need for the video.

[@jamesrindley6215]

When renting a house, make photos of any existing damage when moving in and share that with the rental agent and the landlord at the start. A later fraudulent attempt to steal your deposit can usually be stopped immediately by referring to before and after photo evidence.

[@dahnparker8014]

Having ones thoughts affirmed clearly is great self acknowledgement to proceed positively in keeping yr self safe from er shit situation and is encouraging so you think yeah fuck it al do that Top Man thank You :)

[@stevenyearn3035]

What a dishonest world we now live in, how did we get here in such a short time, born in the fifties the changes I have witnessed are so upsetting. 1st Dan pensioner.

[@paula622]

Integrity is rare these days

[@southerncomfortuk]

Also, photograph the serial number of items you sell on on-line marketing sites or send away for repair. This can avoid a lot of problems further down the line.

[@activebryantsystems215]

Great video.

[@claire4486]

With packages are you not signing it's all in order? You need to get driver at least to write box damaged on delivery note. If I get a damaged box, depending on item I just give it back and refuse delivery as damaged. I don't even check it. Seller see's they are getting back, are normally quicker to send a replacement or refund. Also they get delivery refunded and damages are covered by the couriers insurance.

[@southerncomfortuk]

When collecting a hire car, video the vehicle exterior and interior, pausing to highlight any scratches, dents on the outside and upholstery marks, stains or imperfections on the interior. Photograph the fuel gauge and mileage. Peace of mind for when you return it at the end of your trip.

[@stephenbaxter3369]

During my studies at Abertay University I used to hire a vehicle most weekends to take my family out. Hertz had a rental office right in the centre of town that was very convenient. It was generally a Ford Focus that they gave me and quite ofter I found some part of the vehicle was dirty so, having the cleaning materials at home, I would for example clean the brake dust off the wheels. This particular week they gave me a dark red Focus and over the weekend I noticed that a lower body panel was dented. Now I knew I had not damaged the car so it must have been the previous customer. When I took the car back I said nothing and they accepted the vehicle no questions asked. A few weeks later I overheard two staff members discussing damage to a vehicle and how they had no idea when it happened and which customer was responsible.

[@jilly7590]

Hi, my husband has followed you for a long time and I have followed you through him. I realised I should subscribe myself. Do I write in this section with a topic I would like to ask about?

[@Barbarapape]

Great advice, but how many of us will make the effort to follow Dans must do list.

[@myasin1286]

Sound words of wisdom

[@freddiemac1438]

How do u protect when you buy on a credit card over the phone and then discover that the payment went through a third party who was not disclosed and when you seek to rely on s75 the credit card co says sorry you purchased via an intermediary not us!

[@robertwalker5991]

One of the most critical things to do in contentious phone calls is to make a contemporaneos file note. It is not as good as a recording but it is the next best thing. But do NOT fabricate the date if you use a computer to make the note. You can be caught out by metadata. I make my file notes immediately after the call from memory. It is probably better practice to make rough notes from which to prepare the file note. Keep the notes and date and time them. Think carefully about keeping records if the document could be used as evidence of conspiracy, criminal or civil. And don't forget formal forensic discovery is intrusive and exhaustive (as well as exhausting!).

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

TY. A delivery guy knocked on my door today, I opened took the parcel, said TY & shut the door. Only then did I realise the parcel had been ripped open. So maybe we should always record whenever a delivery driver knocks on our door & hands us something?

[@tlangdon12]

This is a good idea, and is one advantage of CCTV or a doorbell with in-built camera as sich footage can be captured automatically without having to worry the delivery driver.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

I once had a contract given to me to sign by an estate agent (to sell my house) that was 4 sheets of A4 paper un-nunbered, no document reference, or anything to link the pages and the last page was just my signature... They wanted me to sign a blank piece of paper! I refused of course and they were dumbfounded... In this document they had uncontested rights of access to the property, plus rights of ownership, READ CONTRACTS!!!! I'm fighting with two broadband providers now over breach of contract and harassment because they keep billing long after I've left, even the collection agency they keep involving has dropped them as a client where it involves me...

[@markwalmsley9868]

Fist time on here and subscribed straight away Excellent advice 💪👍

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@jackking5567]

Reminds me of the company I left a poor review for. They obviously disputed my review. Worse still, the owner wrote in their response that they wanted me to return to their business so that he could 'talk to me' lol. By those very words they backed up what my review said in the first place lol.

[@byronelenica8329]

I had a dispute with British Telecom years ago - they were adamaent I was wrong. I said: "you know you keep telling me you record calls for tarining purposes - well go awa y and play back teh recording and you will see we have a verbal contract which prves I am 100% right and you are wrong" - they did, an hour later they called me and said forget the fees and payments they were demanding.

[@ArnoldClarke]

I’m suing Iceland for giving me chapped lips whilst looking in their freezers.

[@threecats8219]

Ha!. .... (Think you might get a frosty reception with that.)

[@nickjames3049]

Did you fall in?🥶😂

[@richmck007]

Hope you’re abled to break the ice with that lot

[@spudhead169]

If you enter into a contract which states you must follow a set of rules, then at a later time they change those rules, are you obliged to only follow the rules that were in place when you took out the contract or must you follow the new ones? It seems to me that this kind of thing could be a loophole to allow someone to effectively significantly change how that contract applies to you without changing the contract itself.

[@tlangdon12]

Contracts can allow rules to be changed (e.g. employment contracts often allow the employer to change certain things). Terms and conditions may be amendable if you are given notice of the change, and/or allowed to terminate the contract if you don't want to adhere to the new rules. When reading any contract, I would encourage everyone to pay very careful attention to whether the contract can be varied in any way, and how it can be terminated. When you are getting into a contract, it is really important to know how you can get out of it!

[@xrenxshawx]

Can you record conversations at work without concent? Saying a member of management or colleague say things that wouldn't be believed specially if wanted it escalating at work or unions?

[@robocombo]

I see a lot of contracts, especially digital, that make reference to some other document, but don't include the content. Can you be held to terms that are expressed in a supplementary document that is not presented along with the main contract?

[@joannelockwood9716]

Please can we have a video on Contentious Probate and the role of Executor. What can beneficiaries expect from the Executor and what often goes wrong. Personally, I would make it a legal requirement that you must instruct a solicitor on an estate with multiple Executors and beneficiaries. Thank you in anticipation .

[@wildthing6668813]

I once asked for a quote for some work and when it was finished they wanted more than the quote they gave me. They claimed they only gave an estimate but I showed a copy of the letter that stated QUOTE on it, they tried to say I had altered the letter so I produced the original that said QUOTE they tried to grab the letter off me but didn't succeed. in the end I just paid the price on the quoted letter.

[@ultimatehandyman]

I’ve lost count of the number of people that email me and ask if they can call me on the telephone. I always refuse, so that there is no confusion over what exactly was discussed! A few years back, one guy telephoned me, kept me on the phone for 10 minutes, then emailed me a few days later to say “thanks for agreeing to do X”, which I never agreed to. At this point I normally just tell them to F*ck off 😉

[@marklittler784]

I parked at a hospital and didn't get a charge notice until nearly three months after the event luckily I could prove I wasn't at fault.

[@oddjob1932]

Not so much a questions for BBB, more the tradesperson that might be reading this. How do I offer a customer friendly service without coming across like the 'Gestapo' when documenting everything that is said or done? 👍

[@l00t3R]

I am a photographer. People don't realise that if you're in a public place you can take as many photos as you like of anyone you'd like to photograph. You need a contract in a private building or business.

[@MikeK-NIreland]

Hi BBB, great video as always. I was under the impression that you could only record a phone conversation as long as you informed the other person on the line? Mick👍🍻

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

not if it is for your own records, save for some situations such as professional consultations etc

[@simonspoke]

If you record conversations on your phone or computer, do you have to notify the other person that they are being recorded? Even if it's for your own documentation? I'm asking as I always am informed when I'm being recorded... Eg. "For training and quality purposes"

[@pinhead3539]

Interesting things to know

[@colinsmith7576]

Black belt and braces! - good advice though

[@spacemanclips]

I think that tip five should be don't be scared of going to court. Easy to say, but when you do it, it's bureaucratic and there is risk. It takes time and lots of research and it's easy to lose confidence. Through necessity I've carried though three claims myself and always found the courts to be accommodating and made allowances for the fact I was a lay person versus lawyers. In far more than three cases I've had claims settled before going to court, just on the basis of a diy notice before action. Quite satisfying (though scary) when a lawyer meets you just before the court hearing for one last chance to bully you into settling, saying you have no chance and you'll lose and then the judge rips them a new one and awards you substantial sums of money.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

That's nice. I was basically raped, ambushed with legal rules, the judge took their side, I lost tens of thousands of pounds, I went mentally ill & my family suffered endlessly. But I'm glad it worked out for you on the small claims track

[@spacemanclips]

@@alwaysdisputin9930 Well if the potential cost of losing was tens of thousands of pounds I doubt I would go the DIY route, I'd pay for legal advise. And obviously for any criminal case you don't want to be going DIY!

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

​@@spacemanclips That's nice that you can afford a lawyer. But I was a student getting abused by college managers with lawyers, so naturally I couldn't afford a lawyer. Many people can't afford it & they get abused. For these people your tip 5 might make sense (if they have a small claim) because they can get some experience of the court that might protect them a little later on with bigger cases. On the small claims track the loser doesn't have to pay the winner's legal costs (unless the loser was badly behaved maybe). But for a lot of claims your tip 5 is dangerous advice because the civil court is often much more punitive than the criminal court eg Hopkins tweeted a few lies that Monroe vandalised a war memorial. Hopkins ended up having to pay £24,000 damages + £100,000 legal costs. Many people would prefer jail time to that.

[@spacemanclips]

​@@alwaysdisputin9930 Yes but she also refused to apologise for the comments and it was highly libellous claim and could have caused real damage to Monroes career and earnings. Moral of the story - If you're guilty then settle and don't go to court. Hopkins was blatantly guilty but her ego meant she fought it. I believe it bankrupted her and in my opinion she deserves everything she got (and trust me I'm no fan of Monroe). In my experience the judges are pretty good at cutting through BS on both sides and coming to a fair decision. Don't go to court if you have a weak case.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

​@@spacemanclips Really damaging my anus. Does any one really GAF about a few tweets from a right-wing tabloid columnist? I think your tip (to settle if you have a weak case) although right is, in practical terms, probably unrealistic a lot of the time. It's easy to know she had a weak case after the judgement comes in but before trial it's often different. Especially without a lawyer. *You want me to settle with me paying you HOW MUCH? 12,000 POUNDS for 2 BOOZE-INDUCED TWEETS? It was 'very upsetting'? OH GET TF OUT OF HERE. I get much worse insults than that all the time* etc. Even with a lawyer it can be hard to know I imagine. Look at the doorbell case, the Protection from Harassment Act doesn't say what harassment is. Many cases turn on their own particular facts. Thus learning about previous cases doesn't help that much & the parties have to 2nd-guess what the judge is going to do. IMO the doorbell camera guy seems to have been a bit of a wanker but there's no way it was "fair" that he lost what? £200k? I bet he'd prefer jail. How much jail time would you do for £200k?

[@eddiejefferies3659]

Out of interest, if you want to record a telephone conversation, do you have to advise the person on the other end of the phone that you are intending to do so? edit...I presume that it would also be of benefit to date stamp any photographs taken in the part of the clip where that is mentioned.

[@vincitveritas3872]

Can you sue for breech of contact for 'self employed agreement' documents? If so what's the time limit.

[@wenlambotomy6231]

Thanks for the vids. If you film something (maybe something very serious) will your phone be confiscated for evidence?

[@rita-pk6ut]

good question!

[@shelleylyme6402]

So if you think you might have a problem with someone leading up to litigation, keep a record of everything which you can then present in court. He usually charges five hundred guineas an hour for that kind of advice 😄

[@facelessvaper]

For large purchases use a credit card for Section 75 protection

[@tonykelpie]

Applies over £100

[@stansalmon9531]

Presenting documentary evidence doesn't always help, we had documentary evidence of a neighbour harassing my son for years,my son was severely disabled, the man verbally abused my son and wife on numerous occasions, i started documenting this contacted the police and local council supplying video and written documentation, they did nothing to sort this out, eventually the coucil suggested mediation , on that same night our neighbour petrol bombed our house at 2.30 am while we slept and only then did the police and council take this harassment seriously, the neighbour got a suspended sentence and soon after started the harassment again i contacted the police who were sarcastic and dismissive and would not listen instead an inspector warned me that this must stop and if it continued i would be arrested for anti social behaviour, the neghbour stood outside flicking lighters and making threats yet the police took no notice of the supplied evidence and warned me to change my behaviour and let it drop, Later we discovered that our neighbour was a paid police informant, i will never forgive or forget the distgusting way that we were treated despite providing documentary evidence of our neighbours threatening behaviour, so you see there are time were documentary evidence does not help in any way.

[@RamsFan93]

If I were to record a phone call, is it necessary to inform the other person that they are in fact being recorded for a fair reason?

[@trueriver1950]

I disagree about being able to rely on Amazon. I had to return a product that was "fulfilled by Amazon" and while I did get my purchase cost refunded they only refunded part of the return postage, contrary to law, despite the means and cost of return being agreed by their agent before returning the item. I was left down by £17 and although I was in the right there was no way to recover that money that would not have taken me more than £17 worth of my time in chasing. In fact by the time I gave up I had already spent over 3hrs on the phone, getting absolutely nowhere. The moral is to buy from a company based in your own country, never reply on any country based abroad as if they decided to take the mickey you have no practical redress.

[@lurmot]

I should take this advice but I don't think I ever will because I'm so damn rock and roll. One day I'll open one of bank statement letters.

[@gamewithadam7235]

Title says should do, thumbnail says must do. I AM CONFUSION

[@davidpereira9238]

If you have a recording of some incident/accident on your phone/dashcam, do you have to give it immediately to the police, or can you just provide it when convenient (after extraction)?

[@BlackBeltBarrister]

Depends on the circumstances

[@davidpereira9238]

@@BlackBeltBarrister , thanks. The way I see it, if you can't extract it easily, just shut your mouth and provide it later, rather than having your equipment taken as evidence. The more you try to stay within the law, the harder life gets... Strange pattern...