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A 37 year old man from Orlando, Florida stands accused of running a nationwide, fraudulent Timeshare scheme from his apartment.

David Jolly has been charged with swindling nearly $90,000. Victims say they thought he was selling their Timeshares, but it was all an elaborate hoax.

Jolly is currently being held in jail, as he could not afford the $60,000 bail bond to be released until his hearing. In the US, when a defendant is arrested and charged, a court will set a dollar amount, known as a bail bond. This is required so as to prevent criminals fleeing before they … Read more

The FCC Hands Down Biggest Ever Fine For Man Who Made 96 Million Robocalls.

The US Federal Communications Commission have issued a $120 million fine to a man from Miami, Florida. It was alleged that he had been the mastermind behind 96 million robocalls, tricking customers with ‘exclusive’ sales of holiday and timeshare properties through unsolicited automated calls.

In 2017, the FCC first bought the case against Adrian Abramovich, stating that during a three month period in 2016 he made 96 million Robocalls. The commission proposed a $120 million fine for the offence.

A Robocall is a phone call that … Read more

The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place tomorrow in St.George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at 12pm. The Queen granted permission for the ceremony to be held in the place of worship, which seats approximately 800.

The build up to the wedding has dominated the headlines for weeks now, with numerous stories and controversy surrounding Meghan and who will walk her down the aisle. Royal officials have now confirmed Prince Charles shall escort the Bride for tomorrows ceremony.

Details of the Princess-to-be wedding dress has been a tightly guarded secret, which will be revealed on the big. … Read more

Student Brings Legal Claim For Compensation Against Her University !

Consumer and Human Rights law firm Leigh Day has informed Lancaster University they intend to bring a claim for lost tuition time on behalf of student Cathy Olphin; a case that the firm predicts could grow into one of the UK’s largest group action cases.

Ms Olphin’s claim arises out of the University’s alleged breach of her contractual rights, as a result of its failure to provide the lecturer contract time, to which she argues was contractually entitled and for which she is required to pay annual tuition fees of … Read more

On 13 April 2018, the English High Court handed down judgement in the first ‘Right to be Forgotten‘ case tried in the English Courts. This landmark case specifically addressed the right to have personal information removed by operators of Internet Search Engine, Google. The Judge in this case held that Google must remove links to articles about spent criminal convictions and sentences of the two anonymous claimants.

Google returns search engine results that feature links to third-party reports. The two businessmen that launched the legal bid to remove some search results about their criminal convictions, stated that the … Read more

Staff members working for the Financial Ombudsman Service have been flooding Glassdoor with negative reviews.

Glassdoor is the ‘TripAdvisor’ of the employment sector, where staff are able to rate past and current employers out of five stars. They can also leave comments on their experiences and many have taken the opportunity to vent on what working at the service is really like for staff.

According to Glassdoor ratings, Chief executive Caroline Wayman has an approval rating of just 9 percent and its not hard to see why, when you read just a handful of the comments left on the site … Read more

The Birmingham brothers have been ordered to pay back “Hidden Assets” or face an additional 15 months in prison.

Brothers Amarjit and Shivjit Bagharian, from Smethwick, were both jailed for seven years in February 2016 after admitting a conspiracy to defraud topping £1 Million. Operating under 2 bogus companies, Sun Properties Solutions and Avon Client Services, they duped over 38 victims into handing over money in exchange for timeshare relinquishment services, even promising their victims could obtain a handsome return on their investment.

However, the duo made no effort to sell timeshares, nor had any intention to do so. Instead … Read more

Here at Praetorian Legal we love rewarding members of our team for their hard work and dedication.

The winner for Employee of the Month Award, April 2018, is Samuel Isley Claims Director. Head of Operations and Business Development Director, Harry Darby presented the trophy to Samuel and his £350 shopping voucher prize.

When asked how he felt about receiving the prize for the first time Samuel said “I feel privileged to have won Employee of the Month for April, I have the pleasure to come into work on a daily basis and work alongside some amazing people. I am grateful … Read more

A Warwickshire businessman has become the first person to be prosecuted by Companies House, after he falsely set-up companies on the Government register. Kevin Brewer admitted giving false information to Companies House and to using the names of prominent figures from the City of Westminster.

Companies House is the United Kingdom’s register of companies and is an executive agency and trading fund of her Majesty’s Government. It falls under the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and is also a member of the Public Data Group. The companies register contains information about company addresses, accounts, those … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle choose Scotty’s Little Soldiers as Royal Wedding Beneficiaries.

Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity dedicated to supporting bereaved British Forces Children and young people and a charity that we here at Praetorian Legal are also supporter’s of.

Founded by war widow Nikki Scott in 2010, Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports children across the UK who have lost a parent while serving in the British Armed Forces and was set up in memory of Nikki’s husband and father of her two children, Corporal Lee Scott, after he was killed in Afghanistan in 2009.

Currently Scotty’s Little Soldiers … Read more