Vexatious Litigant

zzzLazyDaisy

That's good news. Here's hoping this is the last you hear of this person....

But just in case....

My advice, if he brings another claim against you, is to file a short defence against the actual complaint, and then to ask that the case be dismissed on the grounds that the claimant is a vexatious litigant who has commenced legal proceedings against you on [x] separate occasions (list all the case numbers and the courts that the cases were heard), that he was unsuccessful in all cases, and that on the lase case (case number....) the judge awarded costs against the claimant, which as at today's date remain outstanding.

Re the costs - he almost certainly won't pay, if you pursue the matter it will cost you in money, time, and stress, with no guarantee of success, and in the meantime you are feeding his need for attention.

But if the costs of one case remain outstanding if/when he starts another case, this will go in your favour.

stevemLS

Don't waste your time seeking to have him declared a vexatious litigant (by means of a Civil Restraint Order). They are only available on the application of the Attorney General (s42 Senior Courts Act 1981).

Must be bloody annoying though!

FlyingDonkeys

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

That's good news. Here's hoping this is the last you hear of this person....

But just in case....

My advice, if he brings another claim against you, is to file a short defence against the actual complaint, and then to ask that the case be dismissed on the grounds that the claimant is a vexatious litigant who has commenced legal proceedings against you on [x] separate occasions (list all the case numbers and the courts that the cases were heard), that he was unsuccessful in all cases, and that on the lase case (case number....) the judge awarded costs against the claimant, which as at today's date remain outstanding.

Re the costs - he almost certainly won't pay, if you pursue the matter it will cost you in money, time, and stress, with no guarantee of success, and in the meantime you are feeding his need for attention.

But if the costs of one case remain outstanding if/when he starts another case, this will go in your favour.

This happened. Another two claims by them and after months of nonsense the claimant asksto set aside their court action. A threat of another court action sent in writing and then a written thing to say they are not doing anything. This is ludicrous. Wonder if I have a rope now! Reading your comment again and will have to act. Problem is can't claim for time in court spent defending myself.

Takeaway_Addict

Geeeees!

You really needed to have done what they said at the beginning and get this guy banned!

FlyingDonkeys

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Geeeees!

You really needed to have done what they said at the beginning and get this guy banned!

Yeah - but there's no clear low cost route to do this. Judges won't respond to letters. Doesn't help that you are going from one judge to another even on same court case.

Perhaps I should just post all the papers up on a website and that way everyone can see the looniness of this idiot.

Not really feasible to get them banned via Attorney General: costs, time unlikely outcome.