My previous employer paid two sums of money into my account, one was my final paycheque and the other was an amount for £2654. This was a few days before the end of the month , about 10 days later I got a call from their accountant saying they had overpaid that amount into my account and could i return it asap. I explained to her that I would check my account, i knew i had lots of payments coming out from my account that month as well as a mortgage so there might not be the whole amount remaining.
After checking i saw that i could send back £1654 straight away and the remaining £1000 would have to be spread over a period of time. I sent an email to the accountant saying I intend to pay the money back and could do so in monthly payments that i could afford. Yesterday I got a call from the accountant stating that this wasnt acceptable and that they would seek further action unless i paid it back straight away. Can they take me to court? In the eyes of the law am i in the wrong?
2006-06-07
23:59:57
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muggzy_uk
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