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Small Claims

OH is a sole trader. Being sued by a supplier. Date set for small claims track.

Question is : does oh HAVE to attend or can the business manager [who had all the dealings with the supplier] attend on her [business's] behalf???

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  • derrick
    derrick Posts: 7,424 Forumite
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    Can't see why not!
    A while ago I took a local company to SCC, all documentation sent to the MD,company sent MD's PA to court, case dealt with, (I won).
    Don`t steal - the Government doesn`t like the competition


  • stebiz
    stebiz Posts: 6,592 Forumite
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    BFG wrote: »
    OH is a sole trader. Being sued by a supplier. Date set for small claims track.

    Question is : does oh HAVE to attend or can the business manager [who had all the dealings with the supplier] attend on her [business's] behalf???

    Anybody can attend. You should have completed an Allocation Questionairre stating who was attending, including Witnesses. You will need to write to the court and the otherside, advising the change.

    Stebiz
    Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies
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