Taking unethical businesses to court
20/11/07 12:12
| BusinessAs readers of this blog know, I have been forced to take a former client to court over unpaid invoices. Almost 9 months on, and I am still awaiting for payment, with the former client having lost a county court judgment without contesting the judgment in court, and waiting until the 11th hour before contesting the result.
This is, of course, something they are free to do - but due to the unethical nature of the blocked payments, this is just drawing out the conclusion of this sorry situtation.
I have, until now, resisted the call to name and shame the unethical client. The recent moves have led me to reverse this decision, and I am now prepared to name the company, and lay out the evidence against them.
The London School of Business and Finance, or LSBF are a private school run by a Russian family. They offer qualifications for professional courses, and run Masters degree courses for other institutions. Unfortunately for them, they are highly reliant on a very small number of lecturers who they generally treat very poorly. Their website lists a large number of lecturers, including myself, who have no links with the company, or, no longer have links.
I developed a Masters degree for the school, and until their failure to pay, was due to manage the programme. The problem for the school is that they do not have the Intellecual rights to run this programme as this was never signed over to them - just part of the illegal activities the company undertakes. Their contempt of the British judicial and legal system in general is astounding - with documented abuses of Health & Safety, VAT and employment legislation.
My advice is for everyone to avoid doing business with the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), and the officers of the company.