Harrasment Order

Q: well enough was enough and after the police got invovleda "non harresment order" (at least i think thats what its called) is now in place. this was fine for 3 months now, yesterday my girlfriend gets a letter from a solicitor saying they are acting on behalf of him, and he is demanding several items belong to him when they clearly do not. it seems to me that these are just bully tactics as he is able to do little else to annoy or get at my girlfriend in any other emotinal way since the non harrasment order was put in place. and finally can the solicitor involved be commiting harrasment also? as i thought that harrasment through a third party was also covered by non harrasment orders

A: Contact , either direct or indirect is not in its own right harrasment as far as the police are concerned. If he genuinely has a claim on these items then a rational conversation with him may be the best bet to sorting this out. It seems to me that he may have finally accepted that they will not get back together and wants his stuff back by way of closure. You didn't say in your original post if they

were ever living together. If they were and both making contributions towards living expenses then things get a bit more complex but if not then politely but firmly tell him to get stuffed. Unless anyone can suggest otherwise I suspect photographs would be classed as the property of whoever paid for the film and development which sounds as though it may be him. As things have been relatively quiet of late , you have to ask if its worth stirring things up again over some pictures. This may sound a bit harsh but if he wants to start annoying you then there are plenty of ways he can do this that won't be traceable back to him that the police will be unable to deal with.