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Victory for Collection Point

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 this year and ordered to pay back Collection Point approximately $36,000 in overcharged legal fees plus costs and now again, having been unsuccessful today, 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 having their bills checked. A great result, we were very pleased.”

Stay tuned, this saga is not over, Cornwall Stodart lawyers still have this matter and another going on.

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Collection Point Media Bulletin update on Cornwall Stodart Lawyers.

You may recall back in April this year, Collection Point was successful in court against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers. They were essentially ordered to repay approximately $36,000.00 of a bill totalling $47,000 odd back to Collection Point.
Now, Cornwall Stodart Lawyers are being pursued again. It appears that in a case being heard in court tomorrow, they have allegedly over charged a consumer tens of thousands of dollars. Stay tuned for the full results and the story of that case.
Also, on Friday, Collection Point will find out whether it was successful in a case against Cornwall Stodart Lawyers for bills out of time. Also stay tuned for those results as well.
http://www.collectionpoint.com.au

Online shopping booming?

We expect online shopping expenditure in Australia to reach $16 billion, a growth of 17.6% from the $13.6 billion expenditure in 2011. This equates to 6.3% of total retail sales, which is projected to reach $253.8 billion for 2012. Australian online shopping expenditure is predicted to be worth $26.9 billion by 2016, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.1%. This growth is likely to be stimulated by a number of factors including: the entry of more online retailers; an increasing number of manufacturers going direct to consumer; product and service expansion by current online retailers and pure plays; continual growth in consumers using mobile devices to browse and purchase products anywhere, any time and any device.