Update time... since last we spoke I've received the dreaded "Estoppel by Acquiescence". Yes, that's right : there's been no response to the inane gibberish sent in, nor has anyone sent back his super-soaking wet-ink scrawl on something within some arbitrary deadline he plucked out of thin air, so his debt is, somehow, magically gone. Of course, estoppel by acquiescence would mean that the original request and subsequently imposed deadline would have had to be based on clearly established facts or legal principle ; "I can write something on my bill and turn it into a cheque" is neither of the above.
According to my FMOTL, instead of me, my employer should be sending someone to court who is versed in non-negotiable instruments. I think he genuinely thinks it's going to get to the stage where he is going to get to do some heroic cross-examination and questioning, rather than being put firmly in his place. Does anyone want to tell me what he's going to be getting very very wrong next? (I presume this whole "non-negotiable instrument" thing is tied in with his A4V/remittance scam.)
The court hearing is certainly not for a while yet, but I know a few things about the impending hearing that he does not. I'm not going to reveal anything until it's all over and done with, but it ought to be amusing.