I am locked into what is essentially a commercial relationship with a very abusive man (I can't get out of it without moving).
He is a bully - it's not limited to me but I'm a main focus because i successfully brought court proceedings against him half a dozen times.
He throws things, hisses in your ear, uses words like bitch and cunt, is constantly abusive, glares, thrusts his face forward towards yours, etc, etc.
But the worst thing is that he has a habit of filing police reports about anyone who disagrees with him and because of the job he did pre-retirement he knows how to draft these and is treated with a friendly respectful ear by the police.
I was actually charged with a totally fabricated offence which got all the way to the CPS before they booted it out. I have no doubt he will try again.
I don't know what to do. Anything I do in the course of the commercial relationship that he doesn't like, he will treat as a sign of "criminality"
He's utterly vile and I just want to get my life back. If it wasn't for the pandemic he wouldn't be in such a foul mood but it has obviously taken a toll on him and this is just who he is/what he does.
Can anyone advise on how to protect myself? fwiw, appeasement doesn't work because he blames me for things that other people do.