Apr 122020
Chris Fry Law– We have been contacted by people who remain frustrated and are being told that because they are not on the ‘Clinically Extremely Vulnerable’ Government list then no priority will be granted. We have even heard from some of our friends that they are now resorting to food banks for help.
We have double checked our legal opinion with other expert barristers and we are confident that a legal challenge would be successful. On that basis, we will be prepared to formally represent those of you who meet all of the following criteria on a No Win No Fee Basis;
- You have an impairment or illness which affects your day to day life and which you have had for 12 months or more.
- You are currently required under government guidelines to ‘Shield’ or self-Isolate for 12 weeks, OR you can’t access the supermarket in person without assistance … which is denied to you by a Supermarket policy. (You may also have issues in waiting in a long queue without support).
- You have already sent a complaint that has been ignored or has not been resolved to your satisfaction.
- You have experienced a detriment as a consequence, in other words, the situation has caused you additional anxiety or distress for example.
Some of you may be concerned about instructing a Solicitor as we appreciate this a big step. The process is straight forward, all you need to do is complete the form attached.
There are no fees to pay. You will not be at any financial risk unless Court proceedings need to be served, at which point you will have the choice to abandon your case without any consequences.
Finally, we have been in discussion with the Disability Team at the Cabinet Office and we continue to lobby for change in the hope that litigation will not be necessary. At this point this is not something that we have shared openly via our social media feed as we want to keep the line of communication open with the Government.
I have emailed some supermarkets and my GP about my situation but received no help. I am currently shielding.
I have lifelong medical conditions which mean I have been reliant on online deliveries from the start.
It has been distressing and almost impossible to get food deliveries.
I am interested in pursuing legal action.
What I don’t understand is, I received an NHS letter from my hospital to say I was “at severe risk of severe illness, if I get Covid-19, letter goes on to confirm the 12 week self isolation etc., & is dated 26/3/20 As suggested, I registered on the website for help, as I don’t have family/friends available locally to help. Trying to get online food deliveries was very difficult & stressful, I did manage to get 2, with many items missing. Most of the online supermarkets said they didn’t recognise me as in the “vulnerable group”, but as soon as they got information from Government, they would be in touch.
The Government & the supermarkets have not been honest about how this was supposed to work. I’m sure I’m not the only person who presumed they meant this would happen quickly. What about the food boxes Government were supposed to deliver to homes? I ordered more expensive items from some local places that had set up home deliveries in this situation. I also got some help from a local Facebook community support group. But this is not the point.
Hi I meet all of the criteria, have had a letter stating that I should shield for 12 weeks and have written two complaints directly to the CEO of Sainsbury’s with no response. Can I clarify when you say complain who should the complaint be to?