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Dunfermline Building Society v Ghana Commercial Finance Ltd & Ors (2014) QBD (Merc) 16 July 2014 [Not on Bailii. Lawtel note of extempore judgment.] Regular readers will know of our interest in Mr Dharam Ghopee (or Gopee), our very favourite unlawful...
God, we are told, loves a trier. Perhaps fortunately, the Court of Appeal takes a less emollient approach with an unlawful money lender who has been repeatedly featured on this site. Ghana Commercial Finance Ltd v Sawyer & Anr [2014] EWCA Civ 489 [Not on...
[Update. 5 Feb 2014. The important Judgment of HHJ Mackie QC that led to the order below is now on Bailii. See this post.] A few days ago, I posted an order made by HHJ Mackie QC in the Mercantile Court in July 2013 in relation to Mr Dharam Prakash Ghopee. I...
[Update 3 February 2014. A new order has been made in the Mercantile Court. Very important for anyone dealing with or knowing of proceedings by Mr Ghopee under any company name.] We have previously had cause to examine the activities of Mr Dharam Prakash...
There are new cases to report on - the Court of Appeal on suitability reviews and the PSED and the Upper Tribunal on leasehold works charges, fire resistant doors and disrepair - but those will have to wait for a couple of days. I've got places to be and...
The latest episode in the ongoing saga of the unlawful moneylender Dharam Prakash Gopee [or sometimes Ghopee] has just been handed down. (To catch up with the extraordinary history of the predatory, unlawful secured lending of Mr Gopee's many and various...
A few bits and pieces, none of which are worth their own post, including a couple of updates on old 'friends'. First, as you have probably noticed, the blog has had a redesign (yes, another one). There are a couple of reasons for this: partly for a more...
The interim judgment in the Mercantile Court proceedings that gave rise to the Order I posted a few days ago has appeared on Bailli. Barons Finance Ltd & Ors v Numerous Defendants [2014] EWHC 138 (QB) There is quite simply too much to deal with in a...
[Update 22/01/2014 - Anyone concerned with proceedings brought by Mr Ghopee under any company name should see this new post] Since our post on Barons Finance Limited, we've heard various things about the property and landlord related activities of Barons...
[Update 22/01/2014 - Anyone concerned with proceedings brought by Mr Ghopee under any company name should see this new post] [Important updated information at the end of the post 13/02/2013] Barons Finance Ltd & Reddy Corporation Ltd v Makanju [2013]...