Tokyo Minerva Law Office Approximately 3 billion yen will be diverted to the client? July 22 6:04
It has been about one month since the law firm "Tokyo Minerva Law Office", which has been developing TV commercials extensively and handling refund requests for overpaid money, received the decision to start bankruptcy proceedings.
About 3 billion yen, which should have been returned to the person who was originally in debt, was suspected to have been misappropriated, and more than 2500 consultations have been received from all over Japan.
The Tokyo Minerva Law Office had been working on requests for refund of overpayment for consumer finance, etc., but due to a cash flow problem, in June the court decided to start bankruptcy proceedings.
The Daiichi Tokyo Bar Association that I belong to is conducting an investigation, but about 3 billion yen that should have been returned to the person who originally borrowed money was misappropriated and used for payment to the business partner of the office etc. It turns out that there is suspicion.
Tokyo Minerva Law Office explained to NHK that they paid a large amount of money to the advertising company that was in charge of advertising for CM and other media.
According to the bar association, people who have contracted with Tokyo Minerva Law Office have been consulting one after another nationwide, and the number has reached 2584 so far.
A man in his 50s has been paying interest for a long time because he has been in debt for a long time, but last year he requested a refund of the overpayment through the Tokyo Minerva legal affairs, and about 3 million yen from consumer finance I should have received it.
However, the Tokyo Minerva side said, "There are many clients, we are waiting in line," "We have a sick lawyer and can't settle the transfer."
The man said, "I feel frustrated when a lawyer does such a thing and feel deceived. I think that there are many people who are in trouble because of overpayment refunds, so please respond to the Minerva side in good faith. I want it".
The bar association will further investigate and clarify the facts. The phone bar number for free consultation is 03-3595-8508 and is available from 10am to 4pm on weekdays.