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Allegations.
Evidence.
Accountability.

The conduct alleged. The people asked to answer. The consequences if it is established.

We support Miss E and Mr J in demanding answers about their home, safety, finances and treatment by public bodies. Follow each allegation to the documents, the response and the precise point still unresolved.

52 issue records · 59 named recipients · 294 linked questions · Updated 2 October 2026

These are attributed allegations and accountability questions, not a list of criminal charges or findings. Potential offences are linked to their legal tests.

The connected allegation / Miss E and Mr J

Warnings about her safety. Who answered the risk?

The family alleges coordinated intimidation for financial or property advantage. Follow the dated warnings, the replies and the records needed to establish each person’s role and any shared purpose.

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Named decisions / Alleged avoidable harm

Her distress was recorded. What protected her?

The shooting-noise accountability record now separates the March assessment, April relocation assurance and December renewed complaint. Miss E and Mr J allege that failures prolonged her suffering and demand independent review, effective protection and redress.

Matthew Millichope · Phil Gilbert · Ian McIver · Torridge District Council

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Our reform position—not a finding of liability

Who bears the cost of proven judicial abuse?

Miss E’s case-management challenge leads to a wider demand: an accessible compensation route and, where justified, personal financial liability after independent findings of deliberate judicial abuse and resulting loss.

Read the full reform demand and case context · Ministry of Justice and Parliament: the two questions · The law as it stands

59 recipient records. Shared issue IDs connect the same allegation across relevant parties.

Court decisions first, then evidence, representation and institutional handling. This is a reading order—not a ranking of guilt.

Named in an allegation

Paul Mitchell

Designated Civil Judge for Cornwall, Devon and Dorset; Exeter Combined Court Centre

Judiciary leadership directory

  • 4 allegations
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 24 questions

Start with this question · COSTS-01

What record supported the costs assessment?

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All 6 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Paul Mitchell

Deliberate hardship? Explain the move from proposed small claims to multi-track.

CM-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Paul Mitchell deliberately exposed an elderly, financially constrained litigant to disproportionate expense and procedural pressure, and that this formed part of coordinated conduct for financial or property advantage. They challenge the allocation, subsequent costs control and treatment of explicit affordability warnings.

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Accountability questions for Paul Mitchell

She reported injury. Identify the consideration beyond the filing instructions.

CCTV-C03 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J challenge the court’s handling of her urgent injury-related request. They ask what consideration was given to her condition, safety fears and ability to prepare documents, rather than treating the matter only as a deadline problem.

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Allegation concerning Paul Mitchell

Did the expert direction protect a fair examination—or reinforce the claimant’s case?

EXPERT-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Mr J alleges that Paul Mitchell’s replacement of joint instruction with claimant-only instruction was deliberately biased and part of collusion to advance a claim over the family’s land. He links it to the separate unresolved March 2025 costs-document dispute and alleges corrupt use of judicial authority. The alleged purpose is not established by the direction alone.

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Allegation concerning Paul Mitchell

An allegedly illegitimate costs assessment. Where is its foundation?

COSTS-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that Paul Mitchell imposed an illegitimate costs burden without a demonstrated underlying calculation, and that the continuing failure to provide that record conceals knowing judicial wrongdoing. They call for investigation of possible collusion and deliberate abuse of office.

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Allegation concerning Paul Mitchell

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Accountability questions for Paul Mitchell

Identify the two further £2,000 costs matters mentioned in the hearing.

TPDO-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mayo referred to one £2,000 order outstanding, attributed to Paul Mitchell, and another £2,000 pending. Miss E says she did not know which further matters were meant. The publication asks for each order or application and its notification record.

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Leslie Adrian Blohm, in the Judiciary’s official Bristol judges profile
Leslie Adrian BlohmCourts and Tribunals Judiciary · © Crown copyrightImage source · Open Government Licence

Named in an allegation

Leslie Adrian Blohm

Senior Circuit Judge and Designated Civil Judge, Bristol; appointed to the Western Circuit in October 2022

Official judicial appointment

  • 1 allegation
  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 7 questions

Start with this question · IN-02

Why refuse the underlying costs documents?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Leslie Adrian Blohm

The company-payment account does not supply the VAT calculation.

FUND-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J reports that Mayo described paying a company which then paid his legal expenses, followed by Blohm allowing 20% VAT. The family challenges the evidence and calculation. The exact exchange remains a participant account pending the transcript; it is not published as a verified quotation or proof of tax evasion.

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Allegation concerning Leslie Adrian Blohm

Disclosure refused. Was an unsupported assessment being protected?

COSTS-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that Leslie Adrian Blohm’s refusal of N260 disclosure shields an illegitimate assessment from scrutiny. Mr J alleges deliberate protection of Paul Mitchell and knowing judicial wrongdoing; Miss E challenges Blohm’s continued involvement and seeks independent determination.

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Named in an allegation

Timothy Edmund Walsh

Circuit Judge, Western Circuit; appointed to Exeter Law Courts on 27 June 2022

Official judicial appointment

  • 2 allegations
  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 25 questions

Start with this question · FOR-08

Where did the court reconcile the photographs, the collision and the access outcome?

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All 3 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Timothy Edmund Walsh

Where was the retained-strip evidence resolved?

SELL-C03 · Concern / oversight

Miss E alleges that Timothy Edmund Walsh selectively disregarded Rosalind Jenkins’s reported acknowledgment of a planted area above the bank while accepting the boundary outcome favouring Mayo. She asks for the findings and reasoning addressing that evidence.

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Allegation concerning Timothy Edmund Walsh

Warnings about a vulnerable woman’s home life. Where was protection considered?

CCTV-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Timothy Edmund Walsh’s handling failed to address the reported disturbance, vulnerability and need for protection, leaving Miss E to face continuing insecurity and disruption at home. They challenge both the treatment of the evidence and the adequacy of the reasons and safeguards.

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Allegation concerning Timothy Edmund Walsh

Knowing falsehood and bias in the judgment: the family’s direct allegation.

JUDG-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Mr J alleges that Timothy Edmund Walsh knowingly made false statements and abused his judicial position to discredit Miss E and Mr J. Miss E alleges bias and challenges specific findings. They allege that the treatment of forestry evidence and safety concerns favoured the claimant and concealed material contradictions.

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Named in an allegation

Nicholas Johnson

Deputy District Judge who heard the 10 December 2025 third-party debt order proceedings at Barnstaple; identified by his introduction in the hearing transcript

10 December 2025 hearing transcript, page 2; approved judgment

  • 1 allegation
  • 4 questions

Start with this question · TPDO-05

After muting Miss E, when could she answer the bank and costs material?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Nicholas Johnson

Muting, reasons and the appeal record: the allegation of oppressive judicial treatment.

TPDO-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that Nicholas Johnson’s treatment at the 10 December 2025 hearing was oppressive and biased, prevented effective explanation of her objections and insulated disputed enforcement from scrutiny. Mr J’s next-day letter challenges both the manner of the hearing and whether the answers engaged with the underlying reasons and records.

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Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell — supplied colour portrait with his printed name
Luke Oliver Keith CornwellPhotograph supplied to The Unanswered RecordProfessional profile

Named in an allegation

Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

solicitor and partner, Seldons LLP, Bideford, Devon; individual SRA 664668

SRA individual register

  • 9 allegations
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 52 questions

Start with this question · BH68-08

Why self-forward the disputed email—and what verifies it?

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All 11 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

Fraud allegations reached the firm. What reached HDI Global?

INS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J requested professional indemnity insurance details to notify potential claims alleging fraudulent documentation. Cornwell’s reply named HDI Global and Browne Jacobson, but gave no policy number. The family questions whether the allegations and evidence reached the insurer in full and challenges the use of an intermediary without a complete notification record.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

The family alleges extortion. What justified the financial pressure?

FUND-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege financially motivated coercion: that costs, enforcement and the expansion of the claim were used to pressure a vulnerable homeowner and then another person with an interest in the home. Miss E states that she plans a claim against Mark John Mayo concerning alleged extortion and wrongful accusations; no new filing is represented here. The June 2025 letter expressly connects potential recovery against the house with joinder.

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Accountability questions for Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

The company-payment account does not supply the VAT calculation.

FUND-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J reports that Mayo described paying a company which then paid his legal expenses, followed by Blohm allowing 20% VAT. The family challenges the evidence and calculation. The exact exchange remains a participant account pending the transcript; it is not published as a verified quotation or proof of tax evasion.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

After the reported assault: did the correspondence compound the pressure?

CCTV-A04 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Seldons’ harassment counter-allegation and subsequent communication warning added intimidation to the aftermath of her reported assault. They challenge the basis, proportionality and consideration of vulnerability behind the firm’s conduct.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

A warning about a pensioner’s home life. A reply about procedure and costs.

CCTV-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Cornwell and Seldons used procedural and costs pressure to discredit or deter legitimate disturbance complaints instead of addressing the reported burden on a vulnerable occupant. They ask whether that handling took unfair advantage of her position.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

The £120,000 field purchase: authenticate the completion papers and the payment trail.

FIELD-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that completion and financial documents were fabricated or misleadingly presented to support Mark John Mayo’s asserted field purchase. Mr J alleges that Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell and Seldons LLP supplied constructed papers rather than an authenticated conveyancing record. They dispute whether the £120,000 consideration was paid. The new comparison identifies the specific documents and transactions requiring verification.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

Was disputed material used to build a boundary opinion while known contrary documents were omitted?

EXPERT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege deliberate manipulation of the evidence supplied to Dennis Venn, involving Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell, Seldons LLP and Mark John Mayo. They allege that Venn participated in using an incomplete and misleading foundation to support a boundary claim over land they say was not Mayo’s. Mr J describes the intended result as taking property through false evidence. These allegations are disputed and have not been established as findings of criminal conduct.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

The allegation is document manipulation—not a minor formatting dispute.

BH68-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

The family alleges that Luke Cornwell inserted BH68 into correspondence originally concerning BH67 and used it with Mr Mayo to support the boundary claim. Mr J alleges undisclosed editing with an explanation only after challenge. The 27 October 2025 email expressly addresses both Cornwell and Seldons LLP and demands preservation of originals and metadata.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

Cessation on the hearing date. Resumption two days later. Who answered the document requests?

TPDO-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that the temporary cessation of representation avoided scrutiny of the outstanding costs documents. They connect that sequence to the later refusal to reproduce the earlier N260 despite a precise assertion that it had been served.

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Allegation concerning Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell

Answer the risk—not just the person raising it.

SAFE-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that their representatives’ opponents advanced a misleading account and discredited genuine safety concerns instead of addressing the photographs, reported collision, single exit and conveyance protections. They put that criticism directly to Cornwell, Seldons and Webb over their respective court roles.

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Named in an allegation

Seldons LLP

Seldons Solicitors · Seldons LLP · Bideford, Devon · SRA-regulated firm 570661; the legal entity is Seldons LLP.

  • 9 allegations
  • 3 concerns / oversight
  • 55 questions

Start with this question · BH68-10

What does Seldons stand behind—and what did it check?

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All 12 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Seldons LLP

Fraud allegations reached the firm. What reached HDI Global?

INS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J requested professional indemnity insurance details to notify potential claims alleging fraudulent documentation. Cornwell’s reply named HDI Global and Browne Jacobson, but gave no policy number. The family questions whether the allegations and evidence reached the insurer in full and challenges the use of an intermediary without a complete notification record.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

The family alleges extortion. What justified the financial pressure?

FUND-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege financially motivated coercion: that costs, enforcement and the expansion of the claim were used to pressure a vulnerable homeowner and then another person with an interest in the home. Miss E states that she plans a claim against Mark John Mayo concerning alleged extortion and wrongful accusations; no new filing is represented here. The June 2025 letter expressly connects potential recovery against the house with joinder.

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Accountability questions for Seldons LLP

The company-payment account does not supply the VAT calculation.

FUND-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J reports that Mayo described paying a company which then paid his legal expenses, followed by Blohm allowing 20% VAT. The family challenges the evidence and calculation. The exact exchange remains a participant account pending the transcript; it is not published as a verified quotation or proof of tax evasion.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

After the reported assault: did the correspondence compound the pressure?

CCTV-A04 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Seldons’ harassment counter-allegation and subsequent communication warning added intimidation to the aftermath of her reported assault. They challenge the basis, proportionality and consideration of vulnerability behind the firm’s conduct.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

A warning about a pensioner’s home life. A reply about procedure and costs.

CCTV-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Cornwell and Seldons used procedural and costs pressure to discredit or deter legitimate disturbance complaints instead of addressing the reported burden on a vulnerable occupant. They ask whether that handling took unfair advantage of her position.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

The £120,000 field purchase: authenticate the completion papers and the payment trail.

FIELD-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that completion and financial documents were fabricated or misleadingly presented to support Mark John Mayo’s asserted field purchase. Mr J alleges that Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell and Seldons LLP supplied constructed papers rather than an authenticated conveyancing record. They dispute whether the £120,000 consideration was paid. The new comparison identifies the specific documents and transactions requiring verification.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

Was disputed material used to build a boundary opinion while known contrary documents were omitted?

EXPERT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege deliberate manipulation of the evidence supplied to Dennis Venn, involving Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell, Seldons LLP and Mark John Mayo. They allege that Venn participated in using an incomplete and misleading foundation to support a boundary claim over land they say was not Mayo’s. Mr J describes the intended result as taking property through false evidence. These allegations are disputed and have not been established as findings of criminal conduct.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

The allegation is document manipulation—not a minor formatting dispute.

BH68-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

The family alleges that Luke Cornwell inserted BH68 into correspondence originally concerning BH67 and used it with Mr Mayo to support the boundary claim. Mr J alleges undisclosed editing with an explanation only after challenge. The 27 October 2025 email expressly addresses both Cornwell and Seldons LLP and demands preservation of originals and metadata.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

Cessation on the hearing date. Resumption two days later. Who answered the document requests?

TPDO-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that the temporary cessation of representation avoided scrutiny of the outstanding costs documents. They connect that sequence to the later refusal to reproduce the earlier N260 despite a precise assertion that it had been served.

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Accountability questions for Seldons LLP

“Baseless” is not an explanation. Who checked the evidence for the firm?

FIRM-C01 · Concern / oversight

Professional standards under scrutiny

Mr J challenges the absence of an identified, reasoned firm-level assessment after Seldons LLP was put on notice separately from Luke Cornwell. He regards the reservation of position and unidentified decision-maker as evasive handling of serious document-manipulation allegations.

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Allegation concerning Seldons LLP

Answer the risk—not just the person raising it.

SAFE-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that their representatives’ opponents advanced a misleading account and discredited genuine safety concerns instead of addressing the photographs, reported collision, single exit and conveyance protections. They put that criticism directly to Cornwell, Seldons and Webb over their respective court roles.

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Named in an allegation

Mark John Mayo

claimant in L00BP152; Higher Barley Hayes, Torrington area, Devon

Case identity and source record

  • 10 allegations
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 38 questions

Start with this question · BH68-11

Mr Mayo: which agreement supports your BH68 position?

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All 12 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

Deliberate interference with the sale: buyers deterred and marketing withdrawn.

SALE-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that Mark John Mayo deliberately used signs and approaches to the selling agents to obstruct the sale of their home. They challenge the accuracy and authority of the display and reserve claims for the resulting loss and harm.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

The family alleges extortion. What justified the financial pressure?

FUND-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege financially motivated coercion: that costs, enforcement and the expansion of the claim were used to pressure a vulnerable homeowner and then another person with an interest in the home. Miss E states that she plans a claim against Mark John Mayo concerning alleged extortion and wrongful accusations; no new filing is represented here. The June 2025 letter expressly connects potential recovery against the house with joinder.

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Accountability questions for Mark John Mayo

The company-payment account does not supply the VAT calculation.

FUND-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J reports that Mayo described paying a company which then paid his legal expenses, followed by Blohm allowing 20% VAT. The family challenges the evidence and calculation. The exact exchange remains a participant account pending the transcript; it is not published as a verified quotation or proof of tax evasion.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

Unfulfilled fencing obligation: an allegedly avoidable boundary dispute.

SELL-A04 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that Mark John Mayo’s failure to comply with the 1987 dividing-fence covenant created or prolonged the uncertainty that led them into the boundary dispute. They seek accountability for the resulting losses they can establish.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

The £120,000 field purchase: authenticate the completion papers and the payment trail.

FIELD-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that completion and financial documents were fabricated or misleadingly presented to support Mark John Mayo’s asserted field purchase. Mr J alleges that Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell and Seldons LLP supplied constructed papers rather than an authenticated conveyancing record. They dispute whether the £120,000 consideration was paid. The new comparison identifies the specific documents and transactions requiring verification.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

Was disputed material used to build a boundary opinion while known contrary documents were omitted?

EXPERT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege deliberate manipulation of the evidence supplied to Dennis Venn, involving Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell, Seldons LLP and Mark John Mayo. They allege that Venn participated in using an incomplete and misleading foundation to support a boundary claim over land they say was not Mayo’s. Mr J describes the intended result as taking property through false evidence. These allegations are disputed and have not been established as findings of criminal conduct.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

A plan presented as support for rights. Identify the actual right.

BH68-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that the April 2025 plan was used to create a false impression that Mr Mayo held wayleave rights concerning BH68, and to mislead the court. They direct the allegation to Mr Mayo and, over the supply and description of the plan, to Nick Shackson and National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Accountability questions for Mark John Mayo

Identify the two further £2,000 costs matters mentioned in the hearing.

TPDO-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mayo referred to one £2,000 order outstanding, attributed to Paul Mitchell, and another £2,000 pending. Miss E says she did not know which further matters were meant. The publication asks for each order or application and its notification record.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

Was enforcement procured through a false documentary account?

WRIT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege fraudulent procurement and coordinated concealment of the authority used to pursue Miss E’s goods. They challenge Mark John Mayo’s enforcement application, Claire Louise Sandbrook’s registry account and Jo Copp’s handling of requests for the completed certificate.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

The claimed 17 March service: produce the transmission.

COSTS-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that Mark John Mayo advanced a false account of service of the March N260. The rough 10 March 2026 transcript records him attributing sending to his solicitors and offering to arrange resending. They say neither the original schedule nor transmission evidence has been supplied to them.

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Allegation concerning Mark John Mayo

The alleged one-tree lie: why the scale of felling matters.

FOR-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E says Mark John Mayo stated under oath that he cut down only one tree and denied commercial felling. She and Mr J allege a material lie, contradicted by the photographic record, used to discredit their concerns about heavy vehicles beside their home.

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Named in an allegation

Amelia Skea

National Grid Wayleave Services; Bodmin, Cornwall, in the attributed April 2024 email signature

Attributed April 2024 signature

  • 1 allegation
  • 3 questions

Start with this question · BH68-05

Is the disputed email exchange authentic?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Amelia Skea

Did you write it—and where is the agreement?

BH68-C02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

The reply attributed to Amelia Skea says “your wayleave”, beneath a request naming BH67 and BH68. Mr J alleges possible knowing involvement by Ms Skea in misleading wording or failure to correct wording she knows was falsely attributed to her. He reports that neither pole’s agreement in Mr Mayo’s name has been produced to the family. The questions ask her and National Grid to authenticate the linked exchange and identify the instrument for each pole.

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Named in an allegation

Nick Shackson

Estates Specialist, National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc; Barnstaple, North Devon, in the 2024 correspondence

National Grid letter, October 2024

  • 1 allegation
  • 5 questions

Start with this question · BH68-02

Which apparatus—and which title?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Nick Shackson

A plan presented as support for rights. Identify the actual right.

BH68-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that the April 2025 plan was used to create a false impression that Mr Mayo held wayleave rights concerning BH68, and to mislead the court. They direct the allegation to Mr Mayo and, over the supply and description of the plan, to Nick Shackson and National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc.

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Named in an allegation

Henry Bexley

Woodland Officer, Forestry Commission, South West; regional office at Kennford, Exeter

Official woodland-officer map, August 2026

  • 1 allegation
  • 3 questions

Start with this question · FOR-02

Why was the subject of the complaint asked to confirm the notes?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Henry Bexley

An inspection report shaped for a litigant? Answer the collusion allegation.

FOR-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that Henry Bexley allowed an inspection record to be shaped in cooperation with Mark John Mayo for use in private litigation. They challenge his request for confirmation of visit notes and the handling of Mayo’s stated intention to use the report in court.

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Bradley Ithildîn, official professional portrait
Bradley IthildînDevon and Cornwall Community Messaging · named police profileImage source

Named in an allegation

Bradley Ithildîn

Police Constable · Devon and Cornwall Police · PC 18754 in the correspondence · Torrington / Holsworthy, Devon

  • 1 allegation
  • 4 questions

Start with this question · CPN-03

Independent assessment—or a process shaped around Mayo’s case?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Bradley Ithildîn

Private coordination, public powers: was the process built around one side?

CPN-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege collusion in a police–Council process shaped around Mayo’s account while their evidence was not sought for the notice-making decision. They challenge the independence of the assessment and the personal conduct attributed to Miss E.

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Named in an allegation

Ian McIver

Community Safety & Public Health Lead Officer, Torridge District Council, in the June 2026 correspondence · Bideford, Devon

  • 2 allegations
  • 10 questions

Start with this question · CPN-01

What did Miss E personally do?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Ian McIver

A relocation assurance is not a verified safeguard. What actually changed?

HUNT-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that the Council’s response left her exposed to further disturbance. Ian McIver is asked to account for the monitoring and the relocation assurance he communicated, including what verified that it protected her home.

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Allegation concerning Ian McIver

Private coordination, public powers: was the process built around one side?

CPN-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege collusion in a police–Council process shaped around Mayo’s account while their evidence was not sought for the notice-making decision. They challenge the independence of the assessment and the personal conduct attributed to Miss E.

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Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb, official professional portrait
Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb3PB Barristers · official professional portraitImage source

Named in an allegation

Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb

professionally Jack Webb; barrister, 3PB, Bristol; called to the Bar in 2016

Bar Standards Board register

  • 2 allegations
  • 2 questions

Start with this question · CCTV-08

Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb: the warnings named you. What did you do with them?

professionally Jack Webb; barrister, 3PB, Bristol; called to the Bar in 2016 · Bar Standards Board register ↗

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb

Counsel was sent the vulnerability warnings. Account for their handling.

CCTV-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege that Jack Webb’s involvement in the claimant’s case contributed to discrediting or sidelining genuine vulnerability and disturbance concerns. They call for scrutiny of his own evidence handling and advocacy, not simply his association with the claimant.

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Allegation concerning Jack Christopher Kelsey Webb

Answer the risk—not just the person raising it.

SAFE-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that their representatives’ opponents advanced a misleading account and discredited genuine safety concerns instead of addressing the photographs, reported collision, single exit and conveyance protections. They put that criticism directly to Cornwell, Seldons and Webb over their respective court roles.

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Assessment / response concern

Laurence Price

SRA Investigation Officer who signed the 30 October 2025 decision

Dated SRA decision and correspondence

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 7 questions

Start with this question · SRA-H01

What exactly did you receive—and assess?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Laurence Price

The evidence arrived. What was actually investigated?

SRA-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J alleges a failure to discharge regulatory responsibility in the handling of detailed allegations against Cornwell and Seldons. He challenges the mismatch between the particularised material supplied and the decision not to investigate.

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Records or oversight requested

3PB Barristers

Chambers publishing Jack Webb’s professional profile and its entry for L00BP152.

  • 1 question

Start with this question · CCTV-10

3PB: who handles an urgent warning when counsel is unavailable?

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The record asks 3PB Barristers for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Anna Brown

Director, Forest Services, Forestry Commission; corporate correspondence office in Bristol

Official executive-board listing

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · FOR-12

Will you commission a review independent of the disputed handling?

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The record asks Anna Brown (Director, Forest Services, Forestry Commission; corporate correspondence office in Bristol) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Bar Standards Board

Regulator of barristers in England and Wales · conduct assessment and investigation questions

  • 1 question

Start with this question · CCTV-11

BSB: assess the conduct—not merely the fact that it was litigation.

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The record asks Bar Standards Board for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

Barnstaple County Court — court office

HMCTS civil administration at Barnstaple Magistrates’, County and Family Court · North Walk, Barnstaple · court code 119

  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 4 questions

Start with this question · COURT-01

Who can authenticate this exact seal from the original records?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Barnstaple County Court — court office

The warnings were sent. Account for their handling.

CCTV-C02 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J allege a failure to address the warnings sent to the courts. HMCTS, Barnstaple and Exeter administration are asked to establish whether any failure to receive, process or refer the correspondence contributed to that alleged failure, and to identify each office’s actual responsibility.

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Accountability questions for Barnstaple County Court — court office

Show the source record for the seal, costs assessment and order versions.

COURT-C01 · Concern / oversight

The family challenges whether the documents used against Miss E can be traced to an authorised decision, certification and supporting costs file.

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Records or oversight requested

Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors LLP

SRA firm 599486; LLP OC385432; registered office Barnstaple and transaction correspondence office Bideford, Devon. Asked to authenticate the field-purchase records

  • 4 questions

Start with this question · FT-01

Did your firm issue these exact completion statements?

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The record asks Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors LLP for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre — court office

HMCTS High Court and civil administration · Bristol District Registry · 2 Redcliff Street, Bristol

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 2 questions

Start with this question · COURT-03

Where is the Bristol record of the transfer and subsequent directions?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Bristol Civil and Family Justice Centre — court office

Transfer, disclosure refused, references changed: show the procedural history.

COURT-C03 · Concern / oversight

Miss E challenges the handling of her appeal and the refusal to disclose underlying costs material. She seeks a clear record of which orders and directions governed each proceeding.

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Assessment / response concern

Browne Jacobson LLP

Named by Seldons as HDI Global’s agents; Gary Oldroyd identified as the contact

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 2 questions

Start with this question · FUND-13

Browne Jacobson: did you authorise the position attributed to insurer solicitors?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Browne Jacobson LLP

Fraud allegations reached the firm. What reached HDI Global?

INS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J requested professional indemnity insurance details to notify potential claims alleging fraudulent documentation. Cornwell’s reply named HDI Global and Browne Jacobson, but gave no policy number. The family questions whether the allegations and evidence reached the insurer in full and challenges the use of an intermediary without a complete notification record.

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Claire Louise Sandbrook, official professional portrait
Claire Louise SandbrookShergroup · official professional portraitImage source

Named in an allegation

Claire Louise Sandbrook

Authorised High Court Enforcement Officer, Shergroup; identified in the 10 March 2026 order

Shergroup authorised-officer identification

  • 3 allegations
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 17 questions

Start with this question · WRIT-01

You wrote “I have confirmed”. What had you actually checked?

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All 5 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Claire Louise Sandbrook

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Allegation concerning Claire Louise Sandbrook

The certificate, the unnamed stamp and the disputed account of who prepared it.

SB-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege misleading accounts and concealment within the process used to obtain enforcement, and suspect fraudulent procurement. They connect Sandbrook’s written registry account and Shergroup Legal’s stated preparation role to the unnamed stamp, the wrong-office issue and the refusal to supply the certificate.

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Accountability questions for Claire Louise Sandbrook

A stay-order email, a continuation warning and the delayed recorded hold.

SB-C01 · Concern / oversight

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E challenges continued enforcement warnings after sending the stay order and asks how the firm protected her while it processed the order. She seeks the actual receipt, allocation and hold records.

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Allegation concerning Claire Louise Sandbrook

Was enforcement procured through a false documentary account?

WRIT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege fraudulent procurement and coordinated concealment of the authority used to pursue Miss E’s goods. They challenge Mark John Mayo’s enforcement application, Claire Louise Sandbrook’s registry account and Jo Copp’s handling of requests for the completed certificate.

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Accountability questions for Claire Louise Sandbrook

Protection in public. What protection did Miss E receive?

WRIT-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J challenges the ethics of pursuing a pensioner’s possessions while the March costs schedule and claimed service remain disputed and unproduced to her. He calls on Claire Louise Sandbrook and Shergroup to show what they knew, what they checked and how they protected Miss E—not simply invoke their authority to enforce.

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Records or oversight requested

David Dyball

Operations Admin Officer, Forestry Commission England, Operational Delivery Team, Kennford, Exeter, in his August 2024 reply

Dated Forestry Commission reply

  • 1 question

Start with this question · FOR-14

What happened after the felling complaint was referred?

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The record asks David Dyball (Operations Admin Officer, Forestry Commission England, Operational Delivery Team, Kennford, Exeter, in his August 2024 reply) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Dennis Venn, official professional portrait
Dennis VennVickery Holman · official professional portraitImage source

Named in an allegation

Dennis Venn FRICS

Chartered surveyor, Vickery Holman; author of the 23 June 2025 boundary report DV/113701 in L00BP152

  • 1 allegation
  • 11 questions

Start with this question · VENN-01

No agreements supplied. What justified the wayleave conclusion?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Dennis Venn FRICS

Was disputed material used to build a boundary opinion while known contrary documents were omitted?

EXPERT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Professional standards under scrutiny

Miss E and Mr J allege deliberate manipulation of the evidence supplied to Dennis Venn, involving Luke Oliver Keith Cornwell, Seldons LLP and Mark John Mayo. They allege that Venn participated in using an incomplete and misleading foundation to support a boundary claim over land they say was not Mayo’s. Mr J describes the intended result as taking property through false evidence. These allegations are disputed and have not been established as findings of criminal conduct.

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Devon and Cornwall Police headquarters at Middlemoor, Exeter, in a photograph taken on 24 December 2008
Devon and Cornwall PoliceRoger Cornfoot / Geograph · 24 December 2008Image source · CC BY-SA 2.0

Named in an allegation

Devon and Cornwall Police

Police evidence, supervision and safeguarding · Torrington and Holsworthy, Devon

  • 1 allegation
  • 5 questions

Start with this question · CPN-08

Who attended, who reviewed, and who authorised?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Devon and Cornwall Police

Private coordination, public powers: was the process built around one side?

CPN-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege collusion in a police–Council process shaped around Mayo’s account while their evidence was not sought for the notice-making decision. They challenge the independence of the assessment and the personal conduct attributed to Miss E.

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Records or oversight requested

Donna Gutteridge

Police Sergeant · Devon and Cornwall Police · PS 18490, Torrington & Holsworthy Beat Sergeant, on the August 2024 warning

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · CPN-04

What did the supervising sergeant actually check?

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The record asks Donna Gutteridge for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

Exeter Law Courts — civil court administration

HMCTS court administration · Southernhay Gardens, Exeter · court code 198 · Barnstaple–Exeter management connection identified in the correspondence

  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 2 questions

Start with this question · COURT-05

Which office handled the changed copies—and who supervised it?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Exeter Law Courts — civil court administration

The warnings were sent. Account for their handling.

CCTV-C02 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J allege a failure to address the warnings sent to the courts. HMCTS, Barnstaple and Exeter administration are asked to establish whether any failure to receive, process or refer the correspondence contributed to that alleged failure, and to identify each office’s actual responsibility.

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Accountability questions for Exeter Law Courts — civil court administration

Who held management responsibility for the changed copies?

COURT-C04 · Concern / oversight

The family asks HMCTS to examine the Barnstaple–Exeter management chain and identify who controlled the disputed order changes and the response to their objections.

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Assessment / response concern

Geldards LLP

Geldards LLP · Nottingham office · This identifies the Nottingham office associated with Mark Hacking, not the firm’s only office.

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 1 question

Start with this question · BH68-07

Where is the promised substantive response?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Geldards LLP

Where is the promised substantive response?

BH68-C04 · Concern / oversight

Professional standards under scrutiny

On 7 May 2026, Mark Hacking of Geldards LLP promised a substantive response to recent Shackson correspondence. Mr J reports that the substantive answers are still awaited as of 12 September 2026.

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Assessment / response concern

HDI Global

Insurer name supplied by Seldons on 9 January 2026; exact underwriting entity and policy requested

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 2 questions

Start with this question · FUND-11

HDI Global: did you receive the fraud allegations—in full?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for HDI Global

Fraud allegations reached the firm. What reached HDI Global?

INS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J requested professional indemnity insurance details to notify potential claims alleging fraudulent documentation. Cornwell’s reply named HDI Global and Browne Jacobson, but gave no policy number. The family questions whether the allegations and evidence reached the insurer in full and challenges the use of an intermediary without a complete notification record.

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Records or oversight requested

Helen Smith

Planning Manager, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon; confirmed in the April 2026 record

Official committee pack, April 2026

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · PLAN-15

Who was responsible for checking the assessment after this warning?

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The record asks Helen Smith (Planning Manager, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon; confirmed in the April 2026 record) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Court administration and order integrity · Barnstaple, Exeter, Bristol and London · senior management, complaints and Counter Fraud

  • 4 concerns / oversight
  • 37 questions

Start with this question · ENF-14

Changed after challenge. Show the original judicial record.

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All 4 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

She reported injury. Identify the consideration beyond the filing instructions.

CCTV-C03 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J challenge the court’s handling of her urgent injury-related request. They ask what consideration was given to her condition, safety fears and ability to prepare documents, rather than treating the matter only as a deadline problem.

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Accountability questions for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

The warnings were sent. Account for their handling.

CCTV-C02 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J allege a failure to address the warnings sent to the courts. HMCTS, Barnstaple and Exeter administration are asked to establish whether any failure to receive, process or refer the correspondence contributed to that alleged failure, and to identify each office’s actual responsibility.

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Accountability questions for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Identify the two further £2,000 costs matters mentioned in the hearing.

TPDO-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mayo referred to one £2,000 order outstanding, attributed to Paul Mitchell, and another £2,000 pending. Miss E says she did not know which further matters were meant. The publication asks for each order or application and its notification record.

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Accountability questions for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

Names and dates changed after challenge. Who authorised each version?

HMCTS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J dispute the explanation that the TPDO changes were accidental recording errors and seek independent scrutiny of Jo Copp’s actions and their effect on enforcement. They allege deliberate manipulation; HMCTS is asked to establish the original decision, personal responsibilities and any relevant conflict.

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Howard Mark Hacking, official professional portrait
Howard Mark HackingGeldards LLP · official professional portraitImage source

Assessment / response concern

Howard Mark Hacking

professionally Mark Hacking; solicitor and partner, Geldards LLP, Nottingham; individual SRA 156301

SRA individual register

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 1 question

Start with this question · BH68-07

Where is the promised substantive response?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Howard Mark Hacking

Where is the promised substantive response?

BH68-C04 · Concern / oversight

Professional standards under scrutiny

On 7 May 2026, Mark Hacking of Geldards LLP promised a substantive response to recent Shackson correspondence. Mr J reports that the substantive answers are still awaited as of 12 September 2026.

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Records or oversight requested

Jennifer Slade

Performance and Monitoring Team Leader, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon, in the July 2025 response

July 2025 Council correspondence

  • 4 questions

Start with this question · PLAN-07

What dates the concrete—not merely the access route?

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The record asks Jennifer Slade (Performance and Monitoring Team Leader, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon, in the July 2025 response) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Named in an allegation

Jo Copp

Civil, Family and Tribunals Delivery Manager, Barnstaple and Exeter Courts, in the 2025–2026 court correspondence

Dated court correspondence and source record

  • 2 allegations
  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 9 questions

Start with this question · ENF-02

Who authorised each TPDO version—and each change?

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All 3 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Jo Copp

Enforcement without the requested costs evidence: the family alleges deliberate coercion.

ENF-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that disputed order handling and continued enforcement, while the earlier N260 and its service evidence remain unproduced to them, formed a coordinated abuse of process intended to pressure Miss E. They seek investigation of alleged dishonest document handling and collusion; each person’s actual role is identified in the linked chronology and questions.

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Allegation concerning Jo Copp

Was enforcement procured through a false documentary account?

WRIT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege fraudulent procurement and coordinated concealment of the authority used to pursue Miss E’s goods. They challenge Mark John Mayo’s enforcement application, Claire Louise Sandbrook’s registry account and Jo Copp’s handling of requests for the completed certificate.

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Accountability questions for Jo Copp

Names and dates changed after challenge. Who authorised each version?

HMCTS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Miss E and Mr J dispute the explanation that the TPDO changes were accidental recording errors and seek independent scrutiny of Jo Copp’s actions and their effect on enforcement. They allege deliberate manipulation; HMCTS is asked to establish the original decision, personal responsibilities and any relevant conflict.

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Records or oversight requested

Judicial Conduct Investigations Office

Judicial personal-conduct complaints; questions about the proper route for assessing the recorded language and manner, distinct from an appeal against a decision

  • 1 question

Start with this question · TPDO-11

Does the recorded language and manner warrant a personal-conduct investigation?

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The record asks Judicial Conduct Investigations Office for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

King’s Bench Division — Central Office, London

High Court of Justice · administrative filing and issue office · Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 1 question

Start with this question · COURT-02

What did Central Office receive, check and issue?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for King’s Bench Division — Central Office, London

The writ was issued in London. What checks and authority are recorded?

COURT-C02 · Concern / oversight

The family’s fraudulent-procurement allegation requires the issuing office’s own records, not only the enforcement company’s account of submission.

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Named in an allegation

Matthew Millichope

Environmental Protection and Community Safety Team Leader, Torridge District Council, in the 15 March 2024 noise assessment

15 March 2024 Council assessment

  • 1 allegation
  • 6 questions

Start with this question · HUNT-01

80–90 dB—or up to 80 dB? Show the measurements.

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Matthew Millichope

Noise recorded. Distress reported. Why was effective protection not delivered?

HUNT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that Torridge District Council’s assessment and subsequent response failed to protect her from recurring shooting disturbance and prolonged her suffering. They challenge Matthew Millichope’s 15 March 2024 conclusion and ask what reconsideration followed the video link sent to him on 29 March.

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Records or oversight requested

Mayo Media / British Dealer News — publisher management

Questions about the publisher’s precise legal identity, Mark John Mayo’s role and any involvement in litigation payments.

  • 5 questions

Start with this question · MEDIA-01

Name the publisher. Confirm Mark John Mayo’s role.

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The record asks Mayo Media / British Dealer News — publisher management for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Ministry of Justice

Justice policy and proposed accountability reform—not accused of the underlying conduct

  • 1 question

Start with this question · JR-01

Who compensates the person harmed by proven deliberate judicial abuse?

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The record asks Ministry of Justice for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Mr Folland

neighbouring farmer identified in Miss E and Mr J’s account of the tractor collision

Reported collision and case account

  • 1 question

Start with this question · FOR-10

Did the tractor strike prevent a collision with the house?

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The record asks Mr Folland (neighbouring farmer identified in Miss E and Mr J’s account of the tractor collision) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Named in an allegation

National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc

National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc · Wayleave Records · Bodmin

  • 2 allegations
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 5 questions

Start with this question · CF-05

Which retained company record resolves the BH68 challenge?

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All 4 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc

National Grid’s standards. Who will account for this record?

BH68-C06 · Concern / oversight

The publication asks Zoë Yujnovich, as current Chief Executive of National Grid plc, to commission a review of the operating company’s BH68 record integrity, response handling and compliance with applicable standards. This is a proposed oversight request, not an allegation that she participated in or already knew of the disputed events.

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Allegation concerning National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc

A plan presented as support for rights. Identify the actual right.

BH68-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege that the April 2025 plan was used to create a false impression that Mr Mayo held wayleave rights concerning BH68, and to mislead the court. They direct the allegation to Mr Mayo and, over the supply and description of the plan, to Nick Shackson and National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc.

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Allegation concerning National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc

Did you write it—and where is the agreement?

BH68-C02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

The reply attributed to Amelia Skea says “your wayleave”, beneath a request naming BH67 and BH68. Mr J alleges possible knowing involvement by Ms Skea in misleading wording or failure to correct wording she knows was falsely attributed to her. He reports that neither pole’s agreement in Mr Mayo’s name has been produced to the family. The questions ask her and National Grid to authenticate the linked exchange and identify the instrument for each pole.

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Accountability questions for National Grid Electricity Distribution (South West) plc

A referral is not the outcome. Who owns the answer?

BH68-C05 · Concern / oversight

The family challenges National Grid’s handling of repeated requests to verify correspondence and identify the agreement supporting the claimed BH68 position. Miss E’s requests were followed by a referral, office visits and solicitor correspondence. Mr J says the substantive verification answers remain outstanding.

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Named in an allegation

Peter Howard Arthur Jenkins

Former seller of Lower Barley Hayes; joint respondent in the sale-disclosure correspondence

Seller information and July 2025 correspondence

  • 1 allegation
  • 10 questions

Start with this question · SELL-01

Who stands behind the pre-sale answers?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Peter Howard Arthur Jenkins

Alleged misrepresentation in the sale: what was the buyer not told?

SELL-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J accuse Peter Howard Arthur Jenkins and Rosalind June Jenkins of concealing material noise, dispute and conveyance-compliance problems in the sale of Lower Barley Hayes. They say truthful disclosure would have stopped the purchase and allege substantial resulting loss.

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Records or oversight requested

Peter Stapley

Principal Planning Officer, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon; identified in the 2025 planning record

Official appeal decision, February 2025

  • 5 questions

Start with this question · PLAN-04

Was the 29 September objection considered before permission?

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The record asks Peter Stapley (Principal Planning Officer, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon; identified in the 2025 planning record) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Named in an allegation

Phil Gilbert

Public Health and Community Safety Manager, Torridge District Council, in the December 2024 correspondence

December 2024 Council correspondence

  • 1 allegation
  • 3 questions

Start with this question · HUNT-05

Why begin again without explaining what the previous protection achieved?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Phil Gilbert

The disturbance returned. Why was the family sent back to the start?

HUNT-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that requiring a fresh diary before allocating the renewed complaint failed to respond adequately to an existing history of noise and distress. Phil Gilbert is asked to explain his December 2024 handling and what protection followed.

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Records or oversight requested

Richard Lloyd Griffiths

District Judge, South West; appointed 30 January 2017

Official district-judge directory

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · ENF-03

Which decision does Griffiths’s confirmation identify?

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The record asks Richard Lloyd Griffiths (District Judge, South West; appointed 30 January 2017) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Richard Stanford CB, MBE

Chief Executive, Forestry Commission; Bristol correspondence office

Official government profile

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · FOR-12

Will you commission a review independent of the disputed handling?

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The record asks Richard Stanford CB, MBE (Chief Executive, Forestry Commission; Bristol correspondence office) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Named in an allegation

Rosalind June Jenkins

Former seller of Lower Barley Hayes; witness statement signed 14 March 2025

Seller information and signed witness statement

  • 2 allegations
  • 12 questions

Start with this question · SELL-01

Who stands behind the pre-sale answers?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Rosalind June Jenkins

Alleged misrepresentation in the sale: what was the buyer not told?

SELL-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J accuse Peter Howard Arthur Jenkins and Rosalind June Jenkins of concealing material noise, dispute and conveyance-compliance problems in the sale of Lower Barley Hayes. They say truthful disclosure would have stopped the purchase and allege substantial resulting loss.

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Allegation concerning Rosalind June Jenkins

Allegedly misleading witness evidence about the property’s history.

SELL-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J accuse Rosalind June Jenkins of knowingly misleading evidence to favour Mayo and protect the sellers from the consequences of non-disclosure. Miss E says Rosalind confirmed retained land above the bank on the telephone, later supported a stakes boundary in court, and then acknowledged a small planted upper area when challenged. She alleges a contrived narrative, not merely mistaken recollection.

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Records or oversight requested

Sarah Chappell

Conservation Officer, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon, in the 2024–2025 records

Official scrutiny pack, February 2025

  • 1 question

Start with this question · PLAN-16

Did you author, review or supply the conservation advice?

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The record asks Sarah Chappell (Conservation Officer, Torridge District Council, Bideford, Devon, in the 2024–2025 records) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Named in an allegation

Shergroup / Shergroup Legal

Enforcement organisation and legal service named in Claire Louise Sandbrook’s March 2026 statements; N293A preparation and Central Office submission

  • 1 allegation
  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 17 questions

Start with this question · WRIT-11

The costs-document challenge was raised in your hearing. What did you do?

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All 3 issues in this record

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Allegation concerning Shergroup / Shergroup Legal

The certificate, the unnamed stamp and the disputed account of who prepared it.

SB-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Potential legal consequences — if established

Miss E and Mr J allege misleading accounts and concealment within the process used to obtain enforcement, and suspect fraudulent procurement. They connect Sandbrook’s written registry account and Shergroup Legal’s stated preparation role to the unnamed stamp, the wrong-office issue and the refusal to supply the certificate.

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Accountability questions for Shergroup / Shergroup Legal

A stay-order email, a continuation warning and the delayed recorded hold.

SB-C01 · Concern / oversight

Miss E challenges continued enforcement warnings after sending the stay order and asks how the firm protected her while it processed the order. She seeks the actual receipt, allocation and hold records.

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Accountability questions for Shergroup / Shergroup Legal

Protection in public. What protection did Miss E receive?

WRIT-C02 · Concern / oversight

Mr J challenges the ethics of pursuing a pensioner’s possessions while the March costs schedule and claimed service remain disputed and unproduced to her. He calls on Claire Louise Sandbrook and Shergroup to show what they knew, what they checked and how they protected Miss E—not simply invoke their authority to enforce.

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Assessment / response concern

Solicitors Regulation Authority

Regulatory assessment and handling questions

  • 2 concerns / oversight
  • 29 questions

Start with this question · SRA-H01

What exactly did you receive—and assess?

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All 2 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Solicitors Regulation Authority

Fraud allegations reached the firm. What reached HDI Global?

INS-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J requested professional indemnity insurance details to notify potential claims alleging fraudulent documentation. Cornwell’s reply named HDI Global and Browne Jacobson, but gave no policy number. The family questions whether the allegations and evidence reached the insurer in full and challenges the use of an intermediary without a complete notification record.

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Accountability questions for Solicitors Regulation Authority

The evidence arrived. What was actually investigated?

SRA-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J alleges a failure to discharge regulatory responsibility in the handling of detailed allegations against Cornwell and Seldons. He challenges the mismatch between the particularised material supplied and the decision not to investigate.

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Timothy George Nock, official professional portrait
Timothy George NockBrewer Harding & Rowe · official professional portraitImage source

Records or oversight requested

Timothy George Nock (Tim Nock)

Solicitor, SRA 146856; Conveyancing & Property, Brewer Harding & Rowe Solicitors LLP, Bideford, Devon; named on the 5 April 2024 completion letter

  • 2 questions

Start with this question · FT-01

Did your firm issue these exact completion statements?

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The record asks Timothy George Nock (Tim Nock) for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Records or oversight requested

Torridge conservation / heritage team

The Council team responsible for identifying the author and basis of the heritage advice

  • 3 questions

Start with this question · PLAN-09

Where are the heritage assessments for the shed, neighbouring house and driveway?

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The record asks Torridge conservation / heritage team for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Riverbank House in Bideford, displaying Torridge District Council’s name and crest, photographed in August 2023
Torridge District CouncilRichard Kelly · 9 August 2023 · resized for this pageImage source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Named in an allegation

Torridge District Council

Planning service and complaints / enforcement management · CPN decision-making, community safety and statutory-noise investigation

  • 4 allegations
  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 22 questions

Start with this question · HUNT-14

The evidence reached the Council. What protected Miss E—and who answers for avoidable harm?

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All 5 issues in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Allegation concerning Torridge District Council

Noise recorded. Distress reported. Why was effective protection not delivered?

HUNT-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that Torridge District Council’s assessment and subsequent response failed to protect her from recurring shooting disturbance and prolonged her suffering. They challenge Matthew Millichope’s 15 March 2024 conclusion and ask what reconsideration followed the video link sent to him on 29 March.

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Allegation concerning Torridge District Council

A relocation assurance is not a verified safeguard. What actually changed?

HUNT-A02 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that the Council’s response left her exposed to further disturbance. Ian McIver is asked to account for the monitoring and the relocation assurance he communicated, including what verified that it protected her home.

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Allegation concerning Torridge District Council

The disturbance returned. Why was the family sent back to the start?

HUNT-A03 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege that requiring a fresh diary before allocating the renewed complaint failed to respond adequately to an existing history of noise and distress. Phil Gilbert is asked to explain his December 2024 handling and what protection followed.

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Allegation concerning Torridge District Council

Private coordination, public powers: was the process built around one side?

CPN-A01 · Allegation by Miss E and Mr J

Miss E and Mr J allege collusion in a police–Council process shaped around Mayo’s account while their evidence was not sought for the notice-making decision. They challenge the independence of the assessment and the personal conduct attributed to Miss E.

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Accountability questions for Torridge District Council

A claimed visit. An allegedly old photograph. Show the original record.

PLAN-C01 · Concern / oversight

Mr J alleges that an older photograph was used to support a misleading heritage/site-visit account, and challenges the consistency of the Council’s treatment of Mayo’s works and the family’s shed. Responsibility for authorship and approval is among the questions still to be resolved.

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Records or oversight requested

UK Parliament

Legislative scrutiny and proposed reform—not an appeal body or accused party

  • 1 question

Start with this question · JR-02

Will Parliament consider personal financial liability for proven deliberate judicial abuse?

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The record asks UK Parliament for the documents, explanation or supervisory review specified in the linked questions.

Assessment / response concern

Vickery Holman Ltd

Surveying firm identified on Venn’s report; respondent to Miss E’s July 2025 public review

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 1 question

Start with this question · VENN-13

What did your promised review establish?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Vickery Holman Ltd

A promised investigation: where is its documented outcome?

EXPERT-C03 · Concern / oversight

Miss E publicly challenged Dennis Venn’s impartiality and treatment of her evidence. The firm’s handling of that complaint is now a distinct accountability question.

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Assessment / response concern

Zoë Yujnovich

Chief Executive, National Grid plc, since November 2025; group executive office in London

National Grid leadership biography

  • 1 concern / oversight
  • 6 questions

Start with this question · BH68-13

Who will own the review—and obtain the records?

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1 issue in this record

Each summary links to the full evidence, legal explanation and recorded response.

Accountability questions for Zoë Yujnovich

National Grid’s standards. Who will account for this record?

BH68-C06 · Concern / oversight

The publication asks Zoë Yujnovich, as current Chief Executive of National Grid plc, to commission a review of the operating company’s BH68 record integrity, response handling and compliance with applicable standards. This is a proposed oversight request, not an allegation that she participated in or already knew of the disputed events.

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Address the allegation.
Produce the record.

Identify the issue number, say what you accept or dispute, and provide the document and passage supporting your answer. An acknowledgement, denial and document-supported rebuttal are recorded distinctly.

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Public Review & Support

Her call for answers.
Our shared interest in justice.

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BH68 / Read the letters and the evidence

What was put to Shackson and Skea?

The 6 and 7 May 2026 letters before action and their evidence are now available as indexed downloads, checked against the original sent attachments. The source hub also records Geldards’ denial and Skea’s September representation letter, distinguishing those replies from the authentication and contractual-record questions.

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Home life / Public protection / Accountability

Gunfire at home. Her distress needs an answer.

A pensioner in tears. Noise recorded inside her home. Read the direct challenge to Timothy Edmund Walsh’s findings in the supplied transcript, Torridge’s response and the fourteen demands for answers.

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