by PaulM » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:05 pm
Dear All,
Yes, Yvonne is right, this is fraud and on quite a grand scale. I think, however, that you will find that the Bulgarian civil legal process is even more longwinded and relatively expensive (for foreigners) than our own.
This is a police matter and the desire of Bulgaria to get its act cleaned up will have to be reflected in the way criminals like this are prosecuted.
If there is a sufficient weight of complaints and evidence they will have to take action.
The company will have no assets and it will really not be worth taking civil action. Anyway, many Bulgarian solicitors charge foreigners many times the usual rate for Bulgarian people.
For example, a Bulgarian has only to pay a lawyer 450 Leva for a "quickie" (agreed) divorce - that is about 160 GBP - how much are Balkanski Lawyers charging - about 80 Euros per hour at least I suspect!
They will always tell you that you have a good case but get them to check out the Company's assets first! A victory with no money regained is an empty vistory!
Yours,
PaulM
Yours,
PaulM