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Household charge letter from "McCann Fitzgerald Solicitors"

  • 29-02-2012 7:52pm
    #1
    Nulty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭


    This has been doing the rounds on Facebook. I don't know how reliable it is but obviously I'm quite skeptical.

    Can any one verify what it claims? I'm going to call them tomorrow to see if they were actually responsible for it.

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  • #2
    Arciphel
    Registered Users Posts: 2,834 ✭✭✭Arciphel


    It's fake as a three pound note.


  • #3
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    Complete fabrication, see here:http://www.mccannfitzgerald.ie/news-media/news/article/4046/statement-from-mccann-fitzgerald.aspx


  • #4
    Nulty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,838 ✭✭✭Nulty


    Wishful thinking :rolleyes:


  • #5
    chasm
    Registered Users Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭chasm


    They issued a statement on their website last week saying they had nothing to do with it and they intended to investigate how their name was linked with it.


  • #6
    benway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,061 ✭✭✭benway


    Here we go again. Really need a sticky or two for this stuff.


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  • #7
    mprgst78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭mprgst78


    I truly hope enough of us refuse to pay it. scumbag thieving politicians


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    mprgst78 wrote: »
    I truly hope enough of us refuse to pay it. scumbag thieving politicians

    Good reasoned argument there.


  • #9
    mprgst78
    Closed Accounts Posts: 84 ✭✭mprgst78


    Kayroo wrote: »
    Good reasoned argument there.

    Nice grammar. Never heard of something being "good reasoned":rolleyes:


  • #10
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    mprgst78 wrote: »
    Nice grammar. Never heard of something being "good reasoned":rolleyes:

    Another good argument. Well played.


  • #11
    PcAngel
    Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭PcAngel


    Kayroo wrote: »
    mprgst78 wrote: »
    Nice grammar. Never heard of something being "good reasoned":rolleyes:

    Another good argument. Well played.

    Is it legally correct?


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  • #12
    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    PcAngel wrote: »
    Is it legally correct?

    It's never legally correct to use poor grammar.


  • #13
    Scealta_saol
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Scealta_saol


    Irish Times had an article about it too...

    http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0224/breaking35.html


    Whoever circulated this wasn't thinking with a full deck of cards... it's an offence to pretend to be a solicitor...

    let's hope they have some way of catching the culprit.


  • #14
    nuac
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,769 Mod ✭✭✭✭nuac


    Would not have thought McCann Fitz to be big fans of the Freeman nonesense.


  • #15
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    PcAngel wrote: »
    Is it legally correct?

    No.


  • #16
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Scealta_saol wrote: »

    Whoever circulated this wasn't thinking with a full deck of cards... it's an offence to pretend to be a solicitor...

    Thats interesting , I never knew that.


  • #17
    johnfás
    Registered Users Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭johnfás


    Yup s56 Solicitors Act 1954 as amended.
    Prohibition on pretending to be solicitor.

    56.—(1) A person who is not a solicitor shall not pretend to be a solicitor or take or use any name, title, addition or description or make any representation or demand implying that he is a solicitor.

    The current fine for the offence is in the region of €4,000. Obviously you would also be liable on an almost unlimited basis to anyone who suffered damage in reliance on your representations.


  • #18
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,175 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Tom Young wrote: »
    No.

    Surely that is straying into the provision of legal advice (on a fake piece of legal advice)!!!!!!!:D:D


  • #19
    Avatargh
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭Avatargh


    PcAngel wrote: »
    Is it legally correct?

    Think about it for more than two seconds, and maybe less than seven.

    Then think about whether rapists can avoid "statute" because they don't "consent" to it.

    You'll get your answer.


  • #20
    jargon buster
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭jargon buster


    http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=201670

    Rob Menard posted it on David Ickes and the thread got locked and he got banned once the mods found out about the solicitors investigation.


  • #21
    Lockstep
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Lockstep


    I emailed them about this and got the following reply
    Thank you very much for getting in touch and bringing this email to our attention - a number of people have done so. The email did not originate with this firm and does not express any legal opinion from this firm. We are investigating how our name has come to appear on the email.

    Thank you again.

    They've since released the press release saying it's nothing to do with them.

    It bugs me that people are willing to fabricate legal info to further political points. God help those who believe this stuff.


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