Ferguson -v- British Gas Trading - refusal to strike out

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http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2009/46.html

Harrassment Case

The Appeal Court refuse to strike out a case of Harrassment against British Gas - whose defence was that "their computer did it" and "a corporation can't be held responsible for all these actions - you'd have to find a single person responsible". The Lords on the panel all agreed that both these arguments were (basically) utter nonsense...

Hope it proves useful!

[charitynjw]

Re: Ferguson -v- British Gas Trading - refusal to strike out

So is there a criminal case - seems bang to rights for 'beyond reasonable doubt'

That would put the icing on the cake - & let them (the sb's) bloody well eat it!

cnjw.

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Re: Ferguson -v- British Gas Trading - refusal to strike out

Leo Abse and Cohen Solicitors | | Cardiff | Swansea | Newport

LISA MARIA ANGELA FERGUSON v BRITISH GAS TRADING LTD (2009)[2009] EWCA Civ 46:
The Court of Appeal heard an appeal by Ms Ferguson against a striking out order against her claim under the Protection from Harrasment Act 1997 against British Gas after she received letters from British Gas after she had switched energy suppliers, threatening to cut off her gas supply, start legal proceedings and report her to credit agencies. The Court gave some helpful guidance on what constituted a course of conduct amounting to harrasment under the Act, and clarified its earlier test set out on the Conn v Sutherland City Council case. The Court confirmed that a course of harrasment had to be sufficiently serious for the law to intervene. In this case, it was arguable that there had been a sufficient conduct but the Court did not determine any issues of evidence, which would form part of a later trial. We have now learned that Ms Ferguson's claim has been settled without a trial.