LDFerguson
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Contact the District Court Office in the area where:
- the respondent lives or carries on business,
OR- the contract was made,
OR- in the case of damage to property, where the damage took place.
Thank you both for your replies.
@Time - the defendant is a multi-national company with offices here in Ireland as well as in other countries. The administrative office of the disputed service is in Scotland, but the contract and the service itself was provided in Meath.
Thank you both for your replies.
@Time - the defendant is a multi-national company with offices here in Ireland as well as in other countries. The administrative office of the disputed service is in Scotland, but the contract and the service itself was provided in Meath.
I take it this is SKY we are talking about?
Sky Subscribers Services Limited is registered in England (No. 2340150). Registered office: Grant Way Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD, UK.
The fact their administration is in Scotland is not relevant, you have to go for the registered office.
Hello,
Does the contract state that it will be governed by the laws of Ireland (or Scotland) - if Ireland, then it must be for the Irish courts to decide upon ?
Is it a regulated body and if so, then where is it regulated (and by extension, if it is a regulated body then should the first port of call not be to work through the regulator or ombudsman) ?
Thanks for this Time and WizardDr.
The facts of the claim are fairly simple. She moved to Ratoath from another county. She already had a Sky account in her previous home. She asked them to transfer the account from the old to the new. They set up a new account instead but continued charging her for the old. She's elderly with limited education and doesn't check her bank statements. It wasn't noticed for four years. Brought it to Sky's attention. Sky said they would refund half of the duplicated charges but not all. Their reasoning for not refunding all is that we should have noticed it sooner. My argument is that, as it's a Direct Debit and not a Standing Order, they should have stopped taking the money four years ago.
To my non-legal mind, this is not really a debt as a debt to me suggests that there was an agreement to pay an amount of money in the first place, which there wasn't. But I'm possibly playing with words in a way that the legal system doesn't share.
Hi LD, was she billed each month for each account?
Taken by Direct Debit from her bank account each month.
Sorry, was she sent an actual physical bill for each account?
No - Sky don't issue physical bills. They debit the account and send out occasional letters if the amount is being altered.
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