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>>> Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com> 10/12/2009 12:53 >>>
Hi,
I called Maureen today, at Liverpool LSC, and got the name of the LSC
manager.
I’m getting different directions, you see, from you representative
Stuart
Thompson, and the law firm.
So I was just wondering if you could tell me one thing.
I’ve checked that I’m eligable for legal aid, on your calculator, and I
was,
since I’m unemployed.
And now, I need a reference-number, for legal-aid.
And Mr. Thompson, in LSC, says that the law-firm should get this
number.
And the law firm says I should get this number by contacting the LSC.
So we aren’t getting anywhere.
So I hope you can clear this a bit up, what the procedure is, regarding
for
me to obtain a reference number, for legal aid, from where the case is
now,
it’s at where I’ve checked that I’m eligable for legal aid, on the
calculator on your website.
I’m also sending a copy of this e-mail to the solicitors firm.
Hope this is alright!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: FW: Reminder/Fwd: FW: Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case
against
Bertelsmann Arvato
To: Tom Mooney <tmo@stephensons.co.uk>
Hi,
thank you very much for your e-mail!
What I thought I’ll do, is that I’ll try to contact Stuarts manager,
and
then I’ll get back to you, sooner rather than lather, I hope.
Hope this is alright!
Yours sincerely,
Erik Ribsskog
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Tom Mooney <tmo@stephensons.co.uk>
wrote:
> **
> Erik,
>
> I refer to my previous email.
>
> It is not possible to commence any investigations into the merits of
your
> claim until you have received a reference number from the LSC. It is
> essential that you contact the LSC, on 0845 345 4345, so they can
verbally
> confirm your eligibility and provide you with a reference number.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>
> *Tom Mooney*
> *Trainee Solicitor*
> **
> Employment Department
> *For and on behalf of Stephensons Solicitors LLP*
> Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan WN3 5BA
> Direct Dial: 01942 77*4170*
> Direct Fax: 01942 774525
> Email: tmo@stephensons.co.uk
> Web: www.stephensons.co.uk
>
> ——————————
> *From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 07 December 2009 15:08
> *To:* Tom Mooney
> *Subject:* Re: Reminder/Fwd: FW: Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case
against
> Bertelsmann Arvato
>
> Hi,
>
> I called LSC Liverpool now, on 0151 242 5200, and spoke with
Stuart.
>
> He told me that you should just send it to the LSC, that this was the
usual
> procedure, in cases like this, since you are a registered Legal
> Aid-programme solicitor-firm.
>
> So it should just be for you to send an application to the LSC, as
I
> understood from Stuart there, today, since I’ve already checked that
I’m
> eligable for legal aid, using the calculator on their website.
>
> Hope this is alright!
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Erik Ribsskog
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Tom Mooney <tmo@stephensons.co.uk>
wrote:
>
>> **
>> Erik,
>>
>> I appreciate that you have assessed your financial merits online and
have
>> been informed that your are eligible for legal aid.
>>
>> Please note that it is essential that you also contact the Legal
Services
>> Commission (LSC), on 0845 345 4345, so they can verbally confirm
your
>> eligibility and provide you with a reference number.
>>
>> Once you have this reference number a member of our team will then
be able
>> to provide you with advice.
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>>
>> *Tom Mooney*
>> *Trainee Solicitor*
>> **
>> Employment Department
>> *For and on behalf of Stephensons Solicitors LLP*
>> Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan WN3 5BA
>> Direct Dial: 01942 77*4170*
>> Direct Fax: 01942 774525
>> Email: tmo@stephensons.co.uk
>> Web: www.stephensons.co.uk
>>
>> ——————————
>> *From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* 27 November 2009 13:12
>> *To:* Tom Mooney
>> *Subject:* Reminder/Fwd: FW: Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case against
>> Bertelsmann Arvato
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I can’t see that I’ve received an answer to this e-mail yet, so
I’m
>> sending a reminder about this.
>>
>> Hope this is alright!
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>> Erik Ribsskog
>>
>>
>> ———- Forwarded message ———-
>> From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
>> Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: FW: Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case against Bertelsmann
Arvato
>> To: Tom Mooney <tmo@stephensons.co.uk>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks very much for the phone-number!
>>
>> I called LSC now, and they explained me how to log on, to their
website,
>> and answering some questions, that would determine, if I was
eligible for
>> legal aid, or not.
>>
>> And here’s what the website said:
>>
>> *As you or your partner are receiving one of the following:*
>>
>> – *Income Support*
>> – *Income Based Job Seeker’s Allowance*
>> – *Income-based Employment and Support Allowance*
>> – *Guarantee Credit*
>>
>> *you are automatically financially eligible for the following levels
of
>> service:*
>>
>> *Legal Help
>> Help at Court
>> Immigration cases: Legal Representation before the Immigration and
Asylum
>> Tribunal; and the High Court
>> Asylum cases: Legal Representation before the Immigration and
Asylum
>> Tribunal; and the High Court
>> Family Mediation
>> Help with Mediation
>> Other Legal Representation
>> General Family Help*
>>
>> *
>> *
>>
>> So it shouldn’t be a problem with the legal aid!
>>
>> That’s good news!
>>
>> I also have a website, where I’ve published about the
empoyment-case.
>>
>> It’s on this link:
>>
>>
>>
http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation
>>
>> And in this link, I explain about some of the problems that were
going on,
>> but there where also a lot more problems, that I was constructivly
dismissed
>> as well, and more:
>>
>> http://www.scribd.com/doc/4661735/7
>>
>> I post the links, since it was so much problems there, so it isn’t
easy
>> for me, to summarise it, since there were so many problems going on
there,
>> in the one year and three months I worked there.
>>
>> Hope it’s alright that I just refer to the website, but if it’s
anything I
>> should answer, then please just tell me, and I’ll explain it
properly!
>>
>> Thanks again for you help so far!
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>>
>> Erik Ribsskog
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Tom Mooney
<tmo@stephensons.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>> <http://www.businessnorthwest.co.uk/>
>>> <http://www.businessnorthwest.co.uk/>
>>> ——————————
>>>
>>> Erik,
>>>
>>> My apologies, the LSC’s telephone contact is 0845 345 4345.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>>
>>> *Tom Mooney*
>>> *Trainee Solicitor*
>>> **
>>> Employment Department
>>> *For and on behalf of Stephensons Solicitors LLP*
>>> Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan WN3 5BA
>>> Direct Dial: 01942 77*4170*
>>> Direct Fax: 01942 774525
>>> Email: tmo@stephensons.co.uk
>>> Web: www.stephensons.co.uk
>>>
>>> ——————————
>>> *From:* Erik Ribsskog [mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* 23 October 2009 14:19
>>> *To:* Tom Mooney
>>> *Subject:* Re: FW: Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case against
Bertelsmann
>>> Arvato
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> thank you very much for your e-mail!
>>>
>>> I was just wondering, shouldn’t it be one more number in the
>>> phone-number you gave, to call to check if I’m eligible for
receiving legal
>>> aid?
>>>
>>> Is this number to the LSC?
>>>
>>> I think I’m eligible because I’m unemployed at the moment, due to
the
>>> finance-crises, etc., unfourtuntly, even if I have a lot to do,
with working
>>> on the employment-case and writing a blog etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your e-mail!
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Erik Ribsskog
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Tom Mooney
<tmo@stephensons.co.uk>wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>> <http://www.businessnorthwest.co.uk/>
>>>> <http://www.businessnorthwest.co.uk/>
>>>> ——————————
>>>>
>>>> Eric,
>>>>
>>>> To qualify for legal aid you must be financially eligible and your
claim
>>>> must also have sufficient prospects of success.
>>>>
>>>> In relation to the first requirement I would invite you to call
0845 345
>>>> 434 to enable an advisor to ask you several questions to determine
whether
>>>> you are financially eligible to receive legal aid. If you are
eligible,
>>>> you will receive a reference number and you claim can then be
assessed.
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Tom Mooney*
>>>> *Trainee Solicitor*
>>>> **
>>>> Employment Department
>>>> *For and on behalf of Stephensons Solicitors LLP*
>>>> Wigan Investment Centre, Waterside Drive, Wigan WN3 5BA
>>>> Direct Dial: 01942 77*4170*
>>>> Direct Fax: 01942 774525
>>>> Email: tmo@stephensons.co.uk
>>>> Web: www.stephensons.co.uk
>>>>
>>>> ——————————
>>>> *From:* eribsskog@gmail.com
[mailto:eribsskog@gmail.com]
>>>> *Sent:* 09 October 2009 06:19
>>>> *To:* Enquiries
>>>> *Subject:* Reminder/Fwd: Employment-case against Bertelsmann
Arvato
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I can’t see that I’ve received an answer to this e-mail, so I’m
sending
>>>> a reminder about this.
>>>>
>>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Erik Ribsskog
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ———- Forwarded message ———-
>>>> From: Erik Ribsskog <eribsskog@gmail.com>
>>>> Date: Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:47 AM
>>>> Subject: Employment-case against Bertelsmann Arvato
>>>> To: enquiries@stephensons.co..uk <enquiries@stephensons.co.uk>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I’ve been trying regularly, since 2006, to find some advice,
within the
>>>> legal aid-programme, regarding an employment-case I have, against
>>>> Bertelsmann Arvato.
>>>>
>>>> There were problems with constructed dismissal, a lot of bullying
and
>>>> harassment from managers, illegal management-methods, etc.
>>>>
>>>> I’ve published about the employment-case, on this url:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
http://www.scribd.com/groups/view/14830-arvato-services-ltd-s-microsoft-scandinavian-product-activation
>>>>
>>>> Hope you can help with giving advice regarding this case!
>>>>
>>>> Yours sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Erik Ribsskog
>>>>
>>>>
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