legal advice needed

mindybutt1

Just got a letter in the post box hand delivered to say my dog knocked a guy off his bike last Monday I was at home when this alleged incident happened but he never came in. Or anything I was away from Tuesday morning until yesterday so I only got the letter to day and the guy has said he went to the guards and to his solicitor and wanted to know what insurance we had and was our dog insured .he said he has a severe haematoma to his right side and is laid up any advice would be welcome until I go to my solicitor monday I feel sick ..

billie1b

Yeah, ask him to prove it and who his witness is, there was a scam like that going around my area before

Pro Hoc Vice

Hand the letter to your insurance company. If you have insurance let them deal with it. If not then hand it to your solicitor and let him fight it on your behalf

mindybutt1

billie1b wrote: »

Yeah, ask him to prove it and who his witness is, there was a scam like that going around my area before

He said he had a cycling partner wouldn't give his name or his surname

GoodisonPark

He's bluffing.
If he did go to the Guards and/or a solicitor you would be hearing from them and not him.

punisher5112

Who is to say you have a dog?
Do you?

Has your dog been left out and has it a way of getting out.

Pro Hoc Vice

billie1b wrote: »

Yeah, ask him to prove it and who his witness is, there was a scam like that going around my area before

He is his own witness. Most cases it's only the word of the plaintiff.

JillyQ

GoodisonPark wrote: »

He's bluffing.
If he did go to the Guards and/or a solicitor you would be hearing from them and not him.

Agree with this.

mindybutt1

GoodisonPark wrote: »

He's bluffing.
If he did go to the Guards and/or a solicitor you would be hearing from them and not him.

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

punisher5112

Dont make any contact with accuser

billie1b

mindybutt1 wrote: »

He said he had a cycling partner wouldn't give his name or his surname

Ignore him, if it was what he said it was the Garda would be knocking on your door, its most likely a scam

Pro Hoc Vice

mindybutt1 wrote: »

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

If he has instructed a solicitor then your only option is to either inform insurance or your own solicitor.

JillyQ

mindybutt1 wrote: »

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

If he was that badly injured he would have been to casualty. Ask him for proof ie a receipt it will be dated and timed possibly.

billie1b

mindybutt1 wrote: »

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

Call his bluff, tell him you have security cameras on your house and you want an exact time and day of it happening, tell him you'll be reporting him then for false allegations if it proves untrue.

mindybutt1

GoodisonPark wrote: »

He's bluffing.
If he did go to the Guards and/or a solicitor you would be hearing from them and not him.

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

mindybutt1

GoodisonPark wrote: »

He's bluffing.
If he did go to the Guards and/or a solicitor you would be hearing from them and not him.

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

Margaret Reilly

Your dog (I presume you have one) may have crossed his path and caused him to fall off his bike.

How does he know the dog belongs to you. ??

I would be very, reluctant, to take any action.

There is no way he can prove your dog actually knocked him , and caused there injuries.

EoghanIRL

mindybutt1 wrote: »

I rang him as he left his number on the letter he said because I didn't reply to the letter (I was away and didn't get it) he went to the guards and his solicitor

Do you have any proof that he went to the guards / his solicitor.
It sounds very dodgy op .

Pro Hoc Vice

Margaret Reilly wrote: »

Your dog (I presume you have one) may have crossed his path and caused him to fall off his bike.

How does he know the dog belongs to you. ??

I would be very, reluctant, to take any action.

There is no way he can prove your dog actually knocked him , and caused there injuries.

There is a way, it's been used for a few hundred years now, the plaintiff gets into the witness box and takes the oath and then gives the evidence. A judge then after hearing the evidence and cross examination and any evidence of the defendant comes to a decision.

Pro Hoc Vice

EoghanIRL wrote: »

Do you have any proof that he went to the guards / his solicitor.
It sounds very dodgy op .

Why do you think its dodgy, what in the OP makes you think this guy is just making up an accident that never happened.

conorh91

mindybutt1 wrote: »

Just got a letter in the post box hand delivered to say my dog knocked a guy off his bike last Monday I was at home when this alleged incident happened but he never came in. Or anything I was away from Tuesday morning until yesterday so I only got the letter to day and the guy has said he went to the guards and to his solicitor and wanted to know what insurance we had and was our dog insured .he said he has a severe haematoma to his right side and is laid up any advice would be welcome until I go to my solicitor monday I feel sick ..

I really hope examiners at undergraduate level, and for the professional exams, read boards.

The material for weird and wonderful questions is just gold sometimes.

EoghanIRL

Pro Hoc Vice wrote: »

Why do you think its dodgy, what in the OP makes you think this guy is just making up an accident that never happened.

If he went to the guards/ his solicitor then why is he the one contacting you ?

Also haematoma sounds serious from what I've read online . He would have more than likely required some medical attention , no ? He would have gotten a receipt if he did , no?

It just sounds odd. You have no proof the accident even happened . How do you know he isn't bluffing ?

Zambia

So your dog can get out and in without your knowledge?

Pro Hoc Vice

EoghanIRL wrote: »

If he went to the guards/ his solicitor then why is he the one contacting you ?

Also haematoma sounds serious from what I've read online . He would have more than likely required some medical attention , no ? He would have gotten a receipt if he did , no?

It just sounds odd. You have no proof the accident even happened . How do you know he isn't bluffing ?

The OP said that he dropped in letter, and then went to AGS and solicitor when the OP did not contact him.

You know what a haematoma is? Its a bruise. He very well may have gone to a doctor and may have got a receipt, has he been asked by OP for such receipt.

I don't know he is or is not bluffing, as there is not enough evidence either way, but the OP is best advised to find out does insurance cover this and then contact either insurance company and solicitor.

Maximilian

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