Monday, February 16, 2009

True Spa - complaints

Complaints against the the True Group which runs yoga, wellness and spa businesses are accumulating. There are newspaper reports about some unhappy customers hiring a lawyer from Clifford Law Corporation to start a lawsuit against this group. The unhappiness appears to be caused by their inability to get appointments to use their spa treatments packages.

What if you are also an unhappy customer? First suggestion is that you should have clear records relating to your unhappiness. For example, everytime you make an attempt to fix an appointment, you should record the date and time of your call and the result. These records will be important evidence in your case if you should decide to sue.

One tactic to consider is to wait and see what happens to the lawsuit started by Clifford Law Corporation. If you need more information on progress of this lawsuit, maybe the law firm would be willing to provide updates. However, if you follow this tactic, remember that if you later decide you want to sue in the Small Claims Tribunal, these is time limit of 1 year to sue. This time limit is measured from the date that the other party breached their contract.

PLEASE TAKE LEGAL ADVICE WHERE NECESSARY.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Lawsuit against ERA Realty Network

The recent lawsuit against ERA Realty Network where the company was successfully sued by 2 clients for its agents' misconduct was an eye-opener as to the dirty tricks used by some agents.

For more comments on this case, please go to my other blog which cover professional negligence and misconduct in Singapore -

- http://professionalnegligencesg.blogspot.com/

Pet farm successfully sued - Ericcson Pet Farm

The New Paper of 11 February 2009 has a story of a wealth manager successfully suing a pet farm that sold her a puppy that died miserably of illness a few days later.

The claimant had done a lot of research to prove that the illness was the pet farm's fault - she obtained a copy of the autopsy report on the puppy and she performed a lot of research on the internet relating to the disease that killed her puppy. She also took photographs to show the dirty conditions at the pet farm.

All this work she compiled into a 40 page report which she presented to the Small Claims Tribunal referee (or judge) to prove that when the puppy was sold to her, it was already infected. In the end, she won back the $2,000 plus that she paid for the puppy.

I salute Ms Phaebe Chau for her hard work and what she has done for her puppy, all pet animals and for consumer rights.