Tuesday 25th September 2007
Claims management firm Robertson Holbrook may bring legal action against Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), reports the BBC.
A total of ten claims being handled by the company remain unpaid by HBOS, worth from £1,900 to £8,400, according to the broadcaster.
The cases were heard in Cardiff county court in August and ruled in favour of the claimants when no representative was sent by HBOS.
But Robertson Holbrook asserts that the money remains unpaid and that it is to serve the financial institution with a winding up order to resolve the issue.
"We have to get [the papers] up to the head office in Halifax - we have found the bailiffs in Halifax to be a bit wanting," spokesperson Tim Russell told the BBC.
However, HBOS states that it remains unaware of any outstanding claims made against it and that all money owed to customers - totalling more than £21,000 - has been refunded.
"We have received the letter and our legal team are currently reviewing it," a spokesperson told the BBC.
"We have not ignored the claims and we will be telling Robertson Holbrook that very shortly."
HBOS recently faced doubt from investors following the run of withdrawals at Northern Rock, according to Reuters.
The financial services provider is Britains biggest lender, the newswire asserts, leading to fears over whether it could remain solvent in the current credit crunch.
But a spokesperson announced: "We have exceptionally strong capital resources and, in short, HBOS is one of the strongest financial institutions."
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