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Poiuyt

(18,125 posts)
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 11:51 AM Oct 2019

Trump firm 'refusing to pay' legal bill for windfarm case

Donald Trump’s family firm is refusing to accept a legal bill worth tens of thousands of pounds after he lost a lengthy court battle against a windfarm near his Aberdeenshire golf course, according to the Scottish government.

A Scottish court ruled in February this year the Trump Organization had to pay the Scottish government’s legal costs after his attempt to block an 11-turbine windfarm in Aberdeen Bay ended with defeat in the UK supreme court in 2015.

The Scottish government has said Trump’s firm has refused to accept the sum it had put forward or reach an agreement on costs, so the case is now in the hands of a court-appointed adjudicator.
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He took his battle to the Scottish parliament, claiming the country’s heavy investment in onshore windfarms would ruin its tourism industry. In one famous exchange with MSPs, Trump insisted the committee did not need to call any witnesses to verify his claims.

“I am the evidence,” he said. “I’m an expert in tourism. I have won many, many awards … if you dot your landscape with these horrible, horrible structures, you will do tremendous damage.”

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https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/08/trump-organization-rejects-legal-bill-after-losing-windfarm-court-battle

His great and unmatched wisdom has won many, many awards.

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Trump firm 'refusing to pay' legal bill for windfarm case (Original Post) Poiuyt Oct 2019 OP
Time to repossess his property. greymattermom Oct 2019 #1
Invite him to Scotland gratuitous Oct 2019 #3
Yes. Why the hell can't they put a lien on his property? hlthe2b Oct 2019 #6
The Scots will get their money Generic Other Oct 2019 #10
Kick him out of Scotland malaise Oct 2019 #2
Seize the property. Sell off assets that can be moved off property. LiberalFighter Oct 2019 #5
The only thing that keeps the Trump Org from being classified a criminal org, is the org part. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2019 #4
Lien keithbvadu2 Oct 2019 #7
Once a deadbeat... dlk Oct 2019 #8
Any lawyer, or for that fact, anyone fool enough to work for him, deserves not to get paid. 3Hotdogs Oct 2019 #9
these lawyers didn't stopdiggin Oct 2019 #11

dlk

(11,567 posts)
8. Once a deadbeat...
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:09 PM
Oct 2019

The government could put a lien on his property, then foreclose, if not paid. Trump only understands hardball.

3Hotdogs

(12,390 posts)
9. Any lawyer, or for that fact, anyone fool enough to work for him, deserves not to get paid.
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 12:13 PM
Oct 2019

He has a long record of stiffing contractors.


Caveat suckers.

stopdiggin

(11,316 posts)
11. these lawyers didn't
Tue Oct 8, 2019, 02:29 PM
Oct 2019

he lost (at multiple levels) in the courts and was assigned legal fees (as frequently happens in our own system)
Generally what that means is you get the bill for the opposition's legal team. I suspect that Trump's legal team on the other hand is paid rather well (and kept rather busy for the privilege). Long and short -- I can't imagine where the Scottish courts will allow this flagrant disregard -- and I would suspect that liens are already being put in place.

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