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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 12m

I wish my mental mnemonic for remembering this reading wasn't 'this means 'to accept' or 'to take' and therefore uke.."

Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15m

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King of Kings: The Fall of the Shah, the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Unmaking of the Modern Middle East

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 43m

Would it surprise you to learn she’s a MENSA member?

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 1h

Oh right, that's pretty clear (CW: anti-semitism)

In a letter dated 18 November 2011 from the solicitors to PI Estates (Pheasantland’s predecessors as tenant of the “chalet land”), under the heading “Water Supply” there was reference then to Ms Saunders having set out a clear threat to cut off the water supply on the basis that they had been a failure to pay (which was denied). This is clear evidence that Ms Saunders knew that Abbotsley were supplying the water and were to be paid for it. She was threatening to cut off the water supply because of alleged non-payment for Abbotsley’s supply of water to the “chalet land” not because they were not entitled to water. In the same letter, the solicitor makes complaints against Ms Saunders which are shockingly similar to the behaviour she has exhibited towards the current owners and occupiers of the lodges:

“Whether you consider it to be justifiable retaliatory conduct or not, what has transpired recently is simply unacceptable. You have repeatedly stated that there is now a “dispute” of which our clients need to make every prospective purchaser of a Lodge aware. Without being anywhere near an exhaustive list, recent activities on your part include the following – Mr and Mrs Moses experiencing abuse to them on Site (including verbal and arguable racial abuse) such that they felt it necessary to report the incidents to the Police/ Threatening to cut off the water supply to the Lodges (when you have acknowledged it is a supply to which they are entitled)/ The implicit suggestion in your letters to the residents and ourselves that anyone who asserts their legal rights against you normally results in their legal rights against you normally results in them losing, incurring substantial costs and in some cases facing prison/ Constantly referring to the Lodge owners as “inmates” / Leaving abusive voicemail messages, one of which stating that you very much hoped our clients “die over the weekend…” (my emphasis)

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It is shocking that this seriously abusive behaviour f…

Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 1h

Ms Melesi denies the allegations of trespass on 16 November 2022, but accepts that she did at one point “have a moment” with her dog when she exclaimed to the sky “Go and get fucking stuffed. Fucking bitch.” Ms Melesi says that this happened along the six-foot high fence and nowhere near to Ms Saunders. It was not meant to be heard by Ms Saunders, but it appears that Ms Saunders has recording devices as well as cameras hidden in various places around the property and it must be that one of those recording devices that picked up Ms Melesi. Having seen Ms Melesi give evidence, this is plainly not the sort of language that she would normally use but, on this occasion, she lost her calm. I do not condone the strong language used but, having witnessed how Ms Saunders behaves and the evidence of Ms Melesi and others about Ms Saunders’ behaviour, no-one looking at the situation objectively could blame Ms Melesi, a calm and collected individual, from “losing it” on this one occasion. I do not believe that Ms Saunders was upset about those words. In my judgment, she would have considered it a useful piece of evidence that she could endeavour to use against Ms Melesi. As Ms Melesi is not represented I asked her some further questions about the circumstances in which she said those comments. While counsel for Ms Saunders was concerned that I was asking questions in order to get a full picture of the atmosphere at Abbotsley, in my judgment it is important that a full picture was obtained and it was not within the power of Ms Saunders to exclude relevant evidence, particularly when Ms Saunders relies upon “extreme anti-social behaviour” as part of her case. Ms Melesi’s evidence was that she was just on a walk and was thinking about all the arguments and all the money that had been spent and how it takes over your life. She said the words were not chosen, they just came out.

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Remarkably, court time was spent on the time Ms Saunders ran over Ms Melesi’s flip flop. T…

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 1h

It's proper 'I come not to bury Caesar but...' stuff

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 1h

TW: suicide

but Jesus Christ this is *brutal*

The first defendant, Pheasantland, is the current tenant of the Lease granted by Abbotsley of the “chalet land” to Luddington on 13 July 2003. Pheasantland is therefore the intermediate landlord between Abbotsley and the individual leasehold owners of the substantial three-bedroomed log cabins constructed on the “chalet land”. The directors of Pheasantland are themselves owners of individual log cabins on the “chalet land” and, other than defendants twelve and thirteen, the other 15 defendants are all owners and/or occupiers of the log cabins.

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As one of the major issues in the dispute is the allegation that the residents of the log cabins on the “chalet land” have been trespassing upon the Abbotsley water supply, and another major issue is the possession claim, it was sensibly suggested by Mr Hafiaz, acting on behalf of Mr Brindley, that his case be heard separately to the remainder of the defendants. Unfortunately, due to the excessive time that the case has taken to hear, the trial for Mr Brindley had to be adjourned.

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Sadly, during the course of these proceedings, Mr Warren committed suicide. Ms Saunders has been vociferous in repeating her position that she is not to be associated with Mr Warren killing himself. It is not for this court to make any comment about the cause or causes of him deciding to end his life, that has been dealt with by the coroner. The Record of Inquest, which took place on 18 December 2024 (having initially been opened on 27 April 2023) before Caroline Jones, the Area Coroner, sets out that “Neil Warren had been engaged in a long-running legal dispute which had a significant impact on his mental wellbeing. In April 2023, following the imposition of an injunction and with a further court case pending, Neil experienced thoughts of suicide …In notes that were discovered after his death, Neil had outlined the significant toll that the ongoing litigation had on his mental state and it is probable that his worries ove…

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 1h

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/kb/2025... and the full judgment in the main case can be found here.

Abbotsley Limited & Anor v Pheasantland Limited & Ors - Find Case Law - The National Archives

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 2h

I’m a bit more cynical - “I would like this problem solved without any costs of doing so falling on me”

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 3h

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Ex-golf champ branded manipulative by judge as loses tenant dispute

Vivien Saunders accused the tenants of breaching the conditions of their leases, which could have led to the forfeiture of their properties. They claimed she wanted the land for a £20 million developm...

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 3h

Holiday lodges it seems; the subtext is that she’s trying to cause it to forfeit the long lease (120 years!) without buying them out so she can sell the disused golf course and the land they’re on to hotel developers

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 3h

Bah

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 3h

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 12h

Sorry it is a High Court too so should be published, I imagine complaints have been made holding up release

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 12h

I think that seems to be the case, not sure whether it will get reported as a county court not a high court case

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 13h

Random Slow Horses thought apropos of absolutely nothing; the weird effort made to avoid showing the Excel centre in any shot from the new City Hall

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 15h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15h

As there’s inevitably a tax angle, she went to the upper tier tax tribunal with the gold course in question in today’s course

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15h

Though it kept very weird in a very freudian way even into the 2000s as anyone who recognises the word Daemonculabula will know

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 15h

The whole Pain Glove bit involving muscular young men wearing a tight black latex skin suit to suffer an hour or two of intense agony to bring them into some kind of head space where they had nothing to do but consider their love for a daddy-figure in the Space Marine novel comes to mind

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 17h

There are few other judgments on BAILII involving the claimants that give even more colour

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 18h

And an OBE too

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 19h

(Which tbf she has publicly denied in the Mail/Sun articles but there is a reference to disclosing a development agreement only in her closing statement)

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 19h

Well yes, and is basically trying to get a lot of £250k leases forfeited for no compensation so she can build a hotel on the site

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Richard J @preachypreach.bsky.social · 19h

You can search her name and find a few articles with a bit more context

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