New Posts For Thread: Question for Scottish legal eagleshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eaglesA dear friend lost a parent a couple of years ago...a solicitor was used to settle the estate(uncontested will) and after almost a year everything was signed offand that was that....however after 3 months a letter was received from the solicitor demaFor things like this it is 6 from the date that they should have done something AFAIK.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553378015#553378015For things like this it is 6 from the date that they should have done something AFAIK.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:04:55 -0600thanks again chapshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377979#553377979thanks again chapsTue, 16 Jan 2018 12:53:24 -0600Dave - would this be the old 7 years Statute of Limitations, or the 6 years for debts?. As someone said you seem to know your stuff.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377975#553377975Dave - would this be the old 7 years Statute of Limitations, or the 6 years for debts?. As someone said you seem to know your stuff.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:52:15 -0600likely what happened is that the pension company was informed of the date of death and had a backlog or idiot working for them or both and sent out the demand very late. 12 months is not a significant time as far as the law goes. As I said below:Ifhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377893#553377893likely what happened is that the pension company was informed of the date of death and had a backlog or idiot working for them or both and sent out the demand very late. 12 months is not a significant time as far as the law goes. As I said below:IfTue, 16 Jan 2018 12:31:50 -0600That was was my thinking trilby...demand for money 3 months after everything signed off.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377841#553377841That was was my thinking trilby...demand for money 3 months after everything signed off.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:20:13 -0600^ & like you say, twelve months is the cut off point for any recalls, no?I had a thing with HMRC a few years ago and had to wait twelve months until they couldn't claim any of the money.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377683#553377683^ & like you say, twelve months is the cut off point for any recalls, no?I had a thing with HMRC a few years ago and had to wait twelve months until they couldn't claim any of the money.Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:54:53 -0600If the solicitor signed it off, the onus is completely on him, shirley?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377659#553377659If the solicitor signed it off, the onus is completely on him, shirley?Tue, 16 Jan 2018 11:51:31 -0600thank you guys..the solicitor was responsible for ensuring all outstanding debts were paid...they are claiming that a pension paymentwas made in error and the pension provider is entitled to be re-imbursed.....surely it would not take the pension prohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377561#553377561thank you guys..the solicitor was responsible for ensuring all outstanding debts were paid...they are claiming that a pension paymentwas made in error and the pension provider is entitled to be re-imbursed.....surely it would not take the pension proTue, 16 Jan 2018 11:35:52 -0600I was executor for My Dads estate loads of Little things needed paying and people needing Informing ,thankfully I managed to get it right ,You seem an Expert Davehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377397#553377397I was executor for My Dads estate loads of Little things needed paying and people needing Informing ,thankfully I managed to get it right ,You seem an Expert DaveTue, 16 Jan 2018 11:02:22 -0600depends on the circumstances. It's up to the executor to settle the estate and the solicitor is working for the executor (unless the solicitor was the executor).If you are paid money by mistake, you generally have to pay it back, unless you didn't ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30981975/question-for-scottish-legal-eagles?post_id=553377327#553377327depends on the circumstances. It's up to the executor to settle the estate and the solicitor is working for the executor (unless the solicitor was the executor).If you are paid money by mistake, you generally have to pay it back, unless you didn't aTue, 16 Jan 2018 10:47:03 -0600