I have a friend who got her boyfriend (now her ex boyfriend) out a loan at his request for £8,000 because he was unable to get a loan himself. He promised to pay her back. She has now paid off the loan - her mother has been in contact with the ex boyfriend who was still promising to pay back and there are text messages to this affect. Recently he is not contactable and it looks like he's not going to pay back. There is obviously a paper trail from when she got the loan out and gave it to him by cheque.
Does she have a strong case to take to a solicitor/court and if so how likely would it be to be successful?