Allocation hearing held, thread updated

I guess it's a case of starting from the beginning; i.e., you requested a list of charges, under the Data Protection Act - so take that correspondance and any evidence of the bank not cooperating (it could help your case). Next, you came to a conclusion regarding exactly what you're going to claim back. Understand how the interest was worked out, and why you came to that amount. Next, you made a claim for your money back; again, copies of corespondance sent and received is relevant, together with evidence of cooperation (or otherwise) from the bank.

The way I see it, you won't have an enormous amount of stuff to take, just correspondance relating to the case, evidence of any nonsense from the bank (to aid your case), and details relating to the amount your claiming and why.

As far as dress goes, I'd dress smart. Personally, I'd wear a suit with an open-necked shirt unless there's a dress code for the court, which is unlikely. Technially it should make no iota of difference to your case, but it's probably helpful to respect the court by acting as professional as possible. Finally, as the other poster said, most likely this will not go to court. If it does, I;d be amazed if your bank fights the claim; they'd be the first bank to do it!!

Good luck.

An Allocation hearing is to decide if your claim is to be dealt with in the small claims court or fast tracked.

To be honest i would sign up for CAG https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk and look at the following threads

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/guidance-notes/64911-got-court-date-guide.html#post553523


http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/barclays-bank/77008-allocation-hearing-southend-5th.html?highlight=allocation+hearing

will give you a good idea what to expect and how to argue which track your claim should be dealt with.

Hi Kev

Don't Worry !

Which bank is it with first of all ?

You may well have to attend. Basically all the court want to do is decide upon the issues that need deciding in the claim, and whether to allocate your claim to small claims or upwards to fast track.

I think you will probably receive settlement prior to the hearing. The courts seem to order these as a way of getting an earlier court date, as Allocation hearings only last 5 mins or so rather than 3 hours for a full hearing.

What did you write on your allocation questionnaire (assuming you had one)

also have you a copy of the defendants allocation questionnaire ?

sometimes they ask to involve expert witnesses etc so the judge may want to discuss this with them.

If you can type out the full order you received from the court with the date on that will help. I'll look in a bit later see if you reply.