Claims sold in ANC case • Parcels firm ANC may
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yet be dragged into the High Court by two former franchisees who have sold their claims for compensation to third parties in a bid to speed up legal action.
Compass Express, which held the franchise in Bristol, and Rapid Services, which ran the Exeter franchise, have been seeking compensation totalling around £1.75m from ANC. Unable to claim legal aid, they were struggling to finance their claims.
Compass Express has assigned its claims to one of its directors, Rod Griffiths; while Rapid Services has sold its case to Winchester legal consultant Clark, Goldring & Page.
Rapid Services is now insolvent and Compass Express is in a voluntary arrangement with creditors, but the assignees in both cases have agreed to pay creditors a percentageird any damages recovered from ANC.
Compass Express is suing ANC for loss of earnings; the Rapid Services writ is for money owed. Two other exfranchisees, Driving Force in Plymouth and. Richard Temple of west London, have issued separate writs against ANC. Temple's wife won notoriety at a franchising awards event two years ago when she poured red wine over ANC bosses.