Stripes Solicitors - Andrew Stripe - Fraudster?
Stripes solicitors were solicitors acting for a limited company and claimed the limited company owed them £8,000. The limited company believed this was made up of false and double charges - Stripes issued proceedings against the limited company.
A compromise was reached the day prior to the substantive hearing. A compromise was reached for settlement of £1500. When the compromise document was received by the limited company it was for £1650 and contained terms and conditions that had never been discussed.
Stripes wrote to the court correctly saying no compromise had been reached.
Stripes wrote to the court to ask for the substantive hearing to be re-listed. The judge refused saying the compromise did not contain all relevant and necessary terms but if Stripes believed a compromise had been reached they could sue on that point.
Stripes did an Equifax search on the limited company and decided the limited company was not of substance but knowing the limited company owner and director was in their words a "multimillionaire" they decided to sue him personally rather than the limited company.
Stripes issued proceedings at an address knowing the director did not reside at this U.K address and in fact resided overseas.
Stripes issued a claim for £1650 compromise and £2059 of spurious costs against the director personally and not the limited company, at an address he knew to be incorrect.
Stripes obtained a default judgment (unsurprisingly as the limited company or director didn't receive the claim form) as he issued at an address he knew and admitted to be incorrect. Stripes then went on to issue a bankruptcy petition.
When the director of the limited company eventually became aware of the judgment they began action to set aside the default judgment and bankruptcy petition which he was successful in doing.
The substantive matter was heard and Stripes Solicitors lost the case. Stripes are now attempting to claim £26,000 for costs they incurred in the bankruptcy application.
In summary Mr Stripes issued proceedings for a compromise that did not exist, against the wrong defendant at an address he knew to be incorrect. Fraudulent?
As a note of caution - see the attached accounts of stripes solicitors LLP and the report of Dun and Bradstreet.
Stripe Solicitors are;
1) Trading insolvently
2) Have losses year on year
3) Staff levels are decreasing (three members of staff)
4) Andrew Stripe hold a debenture over company assets
5) So be aware before you place any money with them. Andrew Stripes is paid as a priority.
6) Dun and Bradstreet (financial evaluators) on the 7/6/17 said that Stripes solicitors have a "financial strength of negative £(565,770). Are "a high risk of business failure, with a risk factor 4" out of 5. "guarantees advised" if you deal with them. "no solicitor ha a lower financial strength than stripes solicitors"
BE SAFE NOT SORRY
Should Greater Manchester Police investigate Andrew Stripe for fraud?
Isn't Claiming for monies he knew weren't owed by an individual a criminal offence? (no different to benefit fraud or insurance fraud)
Should Stripes solicitors be reported to the SRA and or ombudsman?
Aren't the actions Stripes are implementing not only illegal but immoral? especially for a solicitor who is suppose to be an officer of the court, they are suppose to be truthful and forthright and not deceitful and fraudulent?