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Bad Blogs?
Have you been victimized by negative online bloggers? How does your small business typically respond when to being dinged online? What advice would you offer to other small businesses?
Many businesses find themselves helpless and realize engaging in response makes it worse.
New businesses in particular often suffer and often don’t realise that their competitors can in some cases be behind these bad bloggers.
How would you deal with them if you knew it was definitely affecting your business?
Legal Services Commission partial response to Gross Overcharging case!
The Legal Services Commission are a joke. Take years to investigate a claim and come back with the most ridiculous response….see the partial response below…..
More will follow on this saga shortly as this kind of behavior has to stop and the Corporate Watchdog needs to be made redundant if they can’t do their job.
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers penalised hard by Supreme Court.
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers have been ordered to pay back in total nearly $250,000.00 to a client it ripped off.
The Supreme Court In June this year made an interim order for them to repay Mr Tony Bulzomi $120,000.00 and yesterday a further order for an additional $120,000.00 odd.
The court penalised them for “gross overcharging” and applied an additional $15,000 penalty on top of a costs order of $75,000 plus $27,000 in interest for breaching the Legal Profession Act.
Mr Bulzomi was pleased with the result having paid more than $415,000.00 to the firm said, “rip off artists like Cornwall Stodart, always get caught in the end, I hope all of their clients find out about this and I have reported this matter to the Legal Services Commission for investigation. Lets see what they do now.”
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers dragged this matter out according to Mr Bulzomi and as such, Mr Bulzomi says that it is not over by a long shot as far as he is concerned. Those that worked on his file and ripped him off financially are still accountable for the damage they caused him.
Former Partners of Cornwall Stodart Lawyers Mr Wayne Kelcey and Mr Graeme Scott, jumped employment ship during this costs case and now are working once again together at Hall & Willcox Lawyers. They were the two main controlling partners on Mr Bulzomi’s case before the court.
All consumers are urged to check and question their legal bills, no matter how long ago. Major law firms like Cornwall Stodart Lawyers should not get away with this overcharging or ripping off clients like this….simply disgraceful.
Stay tuned, more to follow on this with copies of orders and further information.
Cornwall Stodart overcharge by $120,000.00
The saga will continue tomorrow when the Associate judge will determine more against this Law firm, Cornwall Stodart overcharging their clients.
http://www.collectionpointaustralia.com.au/stories.html
Collection Point -V- Cornwall Stodart Lawyers
On 5 April, 2013, Collection Point once again were successful in obtaining a costs order against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers.
In the Summons for Taxation, Collection Point are seeking to have bills raised by Cornwall Stodart Lawyers and that have been paid by Collection Point, reviewed for “over charging.” The application was successful by Collection Point, but was resisted by Cornwall Stodart and as such an order for costs in the sum of $18,911.21 was made against Cornwall Stodart to pay Collection Point.
Cornwall Stodart had previously failed to produce all the required Statutory Disclosures for the hearing on 4 and 5 April and subject to an order now made against them on 4 April, 2013 they now “must” produce to the Supreme Court, by the 30 April, 2013, all Statutory Disclosures made in respect of the relationship / engagement of their services.
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers have also been ordered to produce to the Supreme Court all Costs agreements entered into with Collection Point by the 30 April, 2013 and by no later than 28 June, 2013 have been ordered to produce a full itemised bill of their charges made and paid by Collection Point.
The further hearing against Cornwall Stodart will then return before the Supreme Court on 8 and 9 August, 2013 and once again, Collection Point will endeavour to have Cornwall Stodart Lawyers’ Bills or Invoices reviewed for “overcharging” allegations.
It is to be noted that this is the third order made against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers, by Collection Point and it appears that countless delays, such as those noted above in the 4 April, 2013 orders seem to be “dragging” on the issue.
Collection Point are extremely frustrated at the length of time that continues to be given to a “major and sophisticated” law firm in producing documentation that would ordinarily be simple to produce by them.
You may recall, Collection Point was successful in a previous matter against Cornwall Stodart in April, 2012 almost one year ago now and Cornwall Stodart were ordered to pay back Collection Point approximately $36,000.00 of a $46,000 odd bill. This “gross overcharging” result has not seemed to raise any eyebrows with the Legal Services Commissioner as far as we are aware, but surely, at some point the Legal Services Commissioner must intervene and investigate these former matters and the current matters against the same Law Firm Cornwall Stodart.
In another matter, Collection Point is also aware that Cornwall Stodart Lawyers are currently being pursued by one of its colleagues, Mr. Tony Bulzomi. Mr. Bulzomi alleges that in an 8 month period utilising the services of Cornwall Stodart lawyers, he was charged and paid in excess of $420,000.00
Mr. Bulzomi is currently pursuing them in the Supreme Court and recently advised our office that “enormous delays” are occurring and the matter has had at least 10 to 15 days of being heard and a further 1 to 2 days will now be required in June this year.
Mr. Bulzomi informs us that, if successful and due to the amount of money involved that he has departed with, he will be applying for not only costs, but also interest under the Penalty Interest Rates Act and will pursue this matter vigorously with the Legal Services Commissioner and the media.
Finally, and as a side note, one of Cornwall Stodart Lawyers’ Partners, Mr. Wayne Kelcey, who was a main person in the billing and charging of fees to both Collection Point and Mr. Tony Bulzomi, appears to have recently departed from Cornwall Stodart Lawyers heightening further interest in this matter.
Both proceedings against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers will continue and we will keep you informed as to its progress. Once again, a special thanks to our very thorough and competent Costs Lawyer Mr. John White and our legal team Christopher Bunnett Lawyers.
We will publish a copy of the orders shortly.
Collection Point finance & lifestyle
Collection Point Finance & Lifestyle Media Bulletin…
The result is in….Collection Point were successful in obtaining a judgment against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers on having bills reviewed out of time.
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court made orders that Collection Point can have fees charged by Cornwall Stodart scrutinized and reviewed for accuracy.
Cornwall Stodart Lawyers were unsuccessful in April last year and ordered to pay back Collection Point approximately $36,000 in overcharged legal fees plus costs and now again, having been unsuccessful, face the prospect of having to justify other charges in another matter.
Director of Collection Point Mr. Dominic Crupi said, “Today’s victory is an important one. Not only has Cornwall Stodart been defeated twice by us, this is justice being served or our justice system working the way it should. The community has now been done a great service, because it now means that even if your legal bill is over 12 months old, law firms can’t get away with excessive billing. A great result, we were very pleased.”
Client’s of Cornwall Stodart Lawyers should check their legal bills carefully
Stay tuned, this saga is not over, Cornwall Stodart lawyers still have this matter and another going on.
Click the link here to view the court order https://collectionpointptyltd.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/wpid-costs-order-pg1.png
Collection Point article.
Collection Point Scam or Not Bulletin…
People often ask or blog, “are we a scam or not. Are the letters we receive from Collection Point real? Why am I getting these letters out of the blue?”
It’s easy for bloggers to sit behind a computer telling lies and making the consumer fearful to claim money. But the reality is, they are not serving the community. They are in fact hurting those individuals that will never get their money (that could be badly needed) because of the innuendo or fear that they blog, when it is not true at all.
Notwithstanding the fact that we have a ‘Frequently asked questions’ button on our website http://www.collectionpoint.com.au/faq.html, bloggers enjoy to spread fear and engage in misrepresentation, just to keep themselves amused.
We have a high success rate, are reliable, trustworthy and professional. Our response time to instructions received is approximately within 24 hours. Your money is secure, as Collection Point operates with a Trust Account and hold Fidelity Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance. We are not a “fly by night crowd” and can be located at a physical address; we have approximately 25 staff members, all ready to service your needs.
Ask yourself…has the letter I have just received from a company I can identify and research? If the answer is yes, then, chances are that you can at least trust that they are not set up to hurt you. Collection Point has been incorporated since 1997, we have well and truly been around for a long time and recovered millions and millions of dollars for Australians.
Many of our competitors are in the same position as we are; however, just continue to change their business or company name to avoid the bloggers. We don’t and haven’t done that. We trust in the community and believe that any question to set your mind at ease should be asked and hopefully, can be addressed by Collection Point.
So, before you read bloggers comments, always be willing to speak to the company directly and put to them the concerns you have, enabling them at least the opportunity to explain their side of the story.
Call Collection Point on 03 9642 8400 and ask for the Director Dominic Crupi if you have any concerns or questions, he is always willing to assist you personally.
http://www.collectionpoint.com.au
Collection Point article.
January 22, 2013 Media Release by Collection Point
Collection Point Scam or Not Bulletin…
People often ask or blog, “are we a scam or not. Are the letters we receive from Collection Point real? Why am I getting these letters out of the blue?”
It’s easy for bloggers to sit behind a computer telling lies and making the consumer fearful to claim money. But the reality is, they are not serving the community. They are in fact hurting those individuals that will never get their money (that could be badly needed) because of the innuendo or fear that they blog, when it is not true at all.
Notwithstanding the fact that we have a ‘Frequently asked questions’ button on our website http://www.collectionpoint.com.au/faq.html, bloggers enjoy to spread fear and engage in misrepresentation, just to keep themselves amused.
We have a high success rate, are reliable, trustworthy and professional. Our response time to instructions received is approximately within 24 hours. Your money is secure, as Collection Point operates with a Trust Account and hold Fidelity Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance. We are not a “fly by night crowd” and can be located at a physical address; we have approximately 25 staff members, all ready to service your needs.
Ask yourself…has the letter I have just received from a company I can identify and research? If the answer is yes, then, chances are that you can at least trust that they are not set up to hurt you. Collection Point has been incorporated since 1997, we have well and truly been around for a long time and recovered millions and millions of dollars for Australians.
Many of our competitors are in the same position as we are; however, just continue to change their business or company name to avoid the bloggers. We don’t and haven’t done that. We trust in the community and believe that any question to set your mind at ease should be asked and hopefully, can be addressed by Collection Point.
So, before you read bloggers comments, always be willing to speak to the company directly and put to them the concerns you have, enabling them at least the opportunity to explain their side of the story.
Call Collection Point on 03 9642 8400 and ask for the Director Dominic Crupi if you have any concerns or questions, he is always willing to assist you personally.
www.collectionpoint.com.au
Collection Point Bulletin.
January 22, 2013 Media Release by Collection Point
Collection Point Finance & Lifestyle Media Bulletin…
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