Phillip Taylor MBE review. The Great Council Tax Recovery Scam

BOOK REVIEW THE GREAT COUNCIL TAX RECOVERY SCAM APPROVED BY MAGISTRATES & JUDGES How To Challenge The Council’s Fraudulent Costs By Paul Patterson ISBN 979 8 67896 427 4 PAUL PATTERSON VERY SAD READING FOR A FREEDOM OF SPEECH MATTER INVOLVING THE VEXED SUBJECT OF COSTS An appreciation by Elizabeth Robson Taylor MA of Richmond Green Chambers and Phillip Taylor MBE, Head of Chambers, Reviews Editor, “The Barrister”, and Mediator Paul Patterson has undeniable courage in producing his personal critical survey on what he calls “a costs scam” involving council tax recovery processes. He is an angry man! And his anger is about the concept of the award of costs which are at the discretion of the court. There are always at least two sides if not more to a story, and costs are often as emotional as the judgment itself. Sadly, the way in which council tax payments are obtained from the local electorate has remained an area of concern for many