I know from personal experience how those threatening letters (even if written by a good lawyer) can be absolutely full of it … but still need mentally ‘processing’.

And one can feel a bit unsettled by them… the cost of having the argument as we (you and I) discussed on PropertyTalk.

I never thought for a second the NBOL threat to ‘sue you for defamation’ was realistic.

Neither for that matter do I think Matthew Gilligan and Dean Letfus would ever seriously contemplate carrying through their various vulgar threats to sue PropertyTalk over discussions on that forum, despite their tub-thumping and sabre-rattling (‘small man syndrome’ someone unkindly called it). The ‘reputational’ and other risks — for them — are just too damn high and a decent lawyer would, eventually, advise them of that.

But it takes guts to stand up to bullies.

Anyway, good on you for sticking to your guns and not being intimidated into silly concessions. – P

I don’t have a lot of pity for Hesketh Henry despite vaguely knowing a few of their lawyers. I guess the whole profession would crash if they were required to be sure of their facts before sending anything out. I can’t help feeling a bit peeved at them though for letting the scammers slip through their fingers.

It will be interesting to see if the Singhs & Klair can get anyone to act for them now. Can you get legal aid for this kind of thing? Is that a fair use of our taxes? And where did all the money go?