The Case of the Barrister Who Never Was
As the Grand continues to veer between tragedy and farce, we can now report on the case of the barrister who never was. For this we must thank a series of emails between [...]
Robert Richardson
It’s High Noon at the Grand – Folkestone
A major confrontation between the Insolvency Service and the ‘new’ management of the Grand is brewing and could result in both civil and criminal proceedings. On one side [...]
It’s Business as “Normal” at the Grand ….
Depends of course on what you call normal! And one can only feel sorry for those public officials, the Insolvency Practitioners, charged with making sense of the complex web [...]
The Grand: A victory for the residents.
The Upper Tier Property Tribunal yesterday (14th Jan 2019) threw out Hallam Estates appeal (you can download a pdf of decision at the end of this blog post) against the [...]
The Grand: “The Merry Go round stops”
With those words, Michael Stainer knew that his final appeal against personal bankruptcy was doomed. Appearing before Chief Bankruptcy Registrar Briggs in the High Court on [...]
A Grand History
Between April 1981 and September 1981 the residents of the Grand made six written requests for a summary of costs for service charges to Michael Stainer (pictured circa [...]
Breaking News: Who is in charge at the Grand?
Following the shock new of the bankruptcies of Michael and Doris Stainer and the liquidation of more of their companies, just who is running the day-to-day activities at the [...]
The Grand Farewell: High Court Bankrupts the Stainers
Thirty two years after residents of the Grand first confronted Michael Stainer in Court, and three and a half years after HMRC arrested Stainer, his wife Doris and Robert [...]
High Court refuse Michael Stainer right to appeal Income Tax & Paye decision.
In March 2018 Mr Michael Stainer; who lost the ownership of The Grand in 1995, lost his appeal to the Upper Tier Tribunal of the Tax & Chancery Chamber, regarding unpaid [...]
Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of Mr. Stainer?
It must be hard being Michael Stainer (pictured below) as the multiple investigations continue into his complex web of companies, and now his personal finances. HMRC, Crown [...]
The Long Read: Part 2: Is the Absence of Evidence, Evidence of its Absence? A Grand Question About Red Herrings.
How many times can a story be embellished, elaborated and even altered before it ceases to be true, or as we now say, “fake news”? We ask this in regard to this headline [...]
The Long Read: Allegations of breaches of human rights at the Grand?
Allegations of breaches of human rights at the Grand? Sounds absurd but that is exactly what Michael Stainer’s solicitor Andrew Duncan(pictured left), and his latest [...]
Wanted – Help us help Michael Stainer.
Like all law-abiding citizens, we are firm believers in the rule of law. People who commit crimes should be apprehended, charged, prosecuted and if found guilty, sentenced [...]
The Grand: Hidden in plain sight.
After a six month lay-off from court appearances following what he misleadingly described to High Court Registrar Raquel Angelo QC as a “serious accident”, it was good to [...]
The Grand Silence………
Yet again Michael Stainer (pictured below) was absent and silent while a Tribunal case “with the potential for far reaching impacts upon our client’s life” took place [...]
Stainer’s Woes — is the net finally closing?
“There is an ongoing criminal investigation involving Mr and Mrs Stainer and Robert Richardson manager of The Grand and the VAT ‘problems’ that resulted in their [...]
The Postman always knocks twice at the Grand
Yesterday’s post must have made very unpleasant reading over Michael and Doris Stainer’s (pictured) breakfast croissant and coffee. The First Tier Property Tribunal, [...]
The Long Read: End of a Grand era?
It’s a funny old world. We’ve been receiving very authoritative emails suggesting it’s Auf Wiedersehen Pet for Robert Richardson, General Manager of The Grand [...]
Winding-up Stainer.
Since 2003 somebody has been winding up Mr. Michael Stainer (pictured). His companies have been wound up no less than six times. On all six occasions the petition to wind-up [...]
The Grand’s empty chair
Yet again, leaseholders of the Grand turned up in numbers at Folkestone Magistrates Court on January 31st for the third and final day of the Property Tribunal hearing. They [...]
The silence of the Stainers?
We understand that the witness statements in the forthcoming case between Mr & Mrs Stainer (pictured) and David Hammond of CR Childs of Hythe have been circulated by [...]
The Grand Inferno
Forgive the classical allusion but Dante might be the name that will be taking up a lot of Michael Stainer’s time over the coming months. But he won’t be studying [...]
The Long Read: Lots of Questions About Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited.
Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited (FTCM) has had 24 Directors and two Secretaries. Its current directors are Tom McNiece former Mayor of Folkestone (pictured) [...]