Small Claims Court guide

Computersaysno

Hi, welcome to the forums.

You really should start your own thread as this thread is here specifically to discuss MSE's Small Claims Court guide.

tobycat62

This is the first time I have used MSE site, the issue I am having is that we are claiming a small amount of unpaid wages for my son and we have followed each step, the defendant has never responded to anything sent to him, and a few weeks ago we paid to have a warrant issued, not sure what this means but each time we check the site it doesn't show any update! Can anyone explain what happens next please?

Computersaysno

At the risk of repeating myself.....


Hi, welcome to the forums.

You really should start your own thread as this thread is here specifically to discuss MSE's Small Claims Court guide.

Computersaysno

Maybe you didn't see it directly above your post....so here it is again....


Hi, welcome to the forums.

You really should start your own thread as this thread is here specifically to discuss MSE's Small Claims Court guide.

Slippers124

Hi, I’ve been given a default judgement against a tradesman who did a bad job, blamed it on somebody else,then disspapeared leaving my house in a complete mess. I emailed my concerns and asked him to resolve. I posted letter before action. No response. Claim was issued. No response. Now I have the judgment. Today I drove past the address he is linked to through disssolved businesses on companies house, but saw his vehicle parked at house on the opposite side of the road (literally less than a minutes walk away). Further digging today and discover he now lives at the address on other side of road. So, my two questions are:
1) Can I send a HCEO to the newly discovered address or do I need to start the claim again?
2) I know that he either contracts or is directly employed by another business now (but the work he did for me was just in his name). So, would I have more succcess requesting a third party debt order against this other business, or better to go down the HCEO route? Thanks for any advice.

Computersaysno

Maybe you didn't see it directly above your post....so here it is again....


Hi, welcome to the forums.

You really should start your own thread as this thread is here specifically to discuss MSE's Small Claims Court guide.

Computersaysno

Maybe you didn't see it directly above your post....so here it is again....


Hi there, welcome to the forums.

You really should start your own thread as this thread is here specifically to discuss MSE's Small Claims Court guide.

Zuby

I won a claim against a person in 2015, I had to use bailiffs as he did not pay, but still to this day I haven't received a penny. The letter I received from the official was the the defendant was not living in the address as the owner (his dad) advised them. Is there anything else I can do now? Or is the system that crap.

waamo

Zuby wrote: »

I won a claim against a person in 2015, I had to use bailiffs as he did not pay, but still to this day I haven't received a penny. The letter I received from the official was the the defendant was not living in the address as the owner (his dad) advised them. Is there anything else I can do now? Or is the system that crap.

Hire a tracing agent to find him. They often have a no find no fee service and aren’t too expensive.

freccle

My claim is being defended so I've been notified of proposed allocation to the Small Claims Track. I have to complete the form by 16 April and return it to the court office and "serve copies on all other parties". Does that mean I do extra copies for the court to serve on the defendant or do I have to actually send a photo copy of the form to the defendant.
Also at the moment, I 've just provided a precis of what and why I'm claiming. Should I send actual copies of my evidence to the court or the defendant or is this done at the hearing?