Legal advice? (civil case)

BenR · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Karma :

Are there any solicitors on BCF? Anyone work in law or for the citizens advice bureau? Up until last year I owned/ran an online car club. Long story short I had had enough of my useless moderation team & their lack of support so gave the site away. Upon doing this I told the people who took it over that there were conditions i.e a criteria part of which was I wanted to keep the email address which was registered to the site. After a brief period after my departure they ignored my criteria so I demanded control of the site back to which they responded by deleting my private/personal email account. At the time I was using an old computer to which I couldn't upload the new version of flash player hence I could not access any other email account. I travelled to my parents in Ilminster (183miles) twice, at £60 a time, as my dad had all the appropriate software in an effort to repair the computer on the last attempt we tried to upload the new version of Mac OSX which was too much & the laptop didn't boot up at all. This left me offline for nearly 4 months while I accrued enough money to buy a new computer. On top of the initial outlay I had ordered a couple of bits for the bike which never turned up but because they were online purchases & registered with the previous email account which no longer existed I couldn't prove the purchases & had to order again. I was never consulted & I have never had an explanation let alone an apology as to why they felt the need to delete the email account & it has caused me a lot of inconvenience & cost me a lot of money. I have recently tracked down the people who I gave the site to on facebook & have told them I intend to take action against them, bit silly I know as I'm not sure if I have a case. So I'm asking the BCF massive as there seem to be a lot of knowledgeable chaps on here do I have a case/claim? What can I do? Sorry for the long post but really need to know. BTW The twats forgot I still owned the domain name so I still pulled the plug. Twisted Evil

Any advice/guidance much appreciated cheers. Thumbs Up

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Devils Advocate · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Karma :

You gave your website away voluntarily, your choice, and in doing so you relinquished all rights to it.If the new owners have copies of emails in which you have said you no longer want it and it's now theirs, and they have then spent some money on the site, you have no right to pull the plug because they didnt want you on there anymore.
If they wanted to they could sue you for their losses, hassles, and legal fees....you dont have a leg to stand on if they have proofof you transfering ownership.

I'm no legal expert but it doesnt take a genius to figure it out. Wink

You didnt want it anyway, so leave it alone. Thumbs Up

BenR · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Karma :

Thanks for the reply, they can't sue me because I still owned the domains therefore I could just tell any court that the domains were mine I can do what I like with them. The thing is is I'm nearly £600 out of pocket which I need back. Sad

At the end of the day they had no right to delete my email account.
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Gawain · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Karma :

Walk. Away.

bazza · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Karma :

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syl · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Karma :

If you still own the domains, as you say, point the MX record somewhere else that will receive your mail for you. Job done.
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No More Names ...... · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Feb 2010 Karma :

If you proceed, you will wish you had not, not worth the hazzle, and no one is offline for 4 months, were you in mongolia .. ffs .. Rolling Eyes

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BenR · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Karma :

Because those websites required the new version of flash to work/function properly.
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Fortuna · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Karma :

Actually, you formed a civil contract by asking them if you could keep the email address as part of the transfer. If that's broken they have broken a civil contract......which is notoriously hard to prove.