Court Bundle Checklist

DELAPOLE155

Thanks for your help so far.

Still not 100% sure what to put into section a. Hopefully i can find some relevant information to pad it out alittle.
Many thanks
delapole155

haychee

Ive got a court date for a DIRECTIONS HEARING for 31st August. This date was set in late May early June, so before the OFT announcement.

I dont know what to do. Am i still expected to attend this hearing and do i need to take anything with me? I have recieved nothing from anybody since the date was set ie, no AQ or details of anything i need to bring or to court.

Any advice greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance.

MimiJane

A Directions hearing is similar to a preliminary or allocation hearing. Yes, you should attend unless told otherwise, but do give your locall court a ring to make sure.

The court will let you know if you need to fill in an AQ ... lots of people aren't now being asked to. They would also advise you if you need to take anything along, but I'm sure they'd have told you in their notification letter.

Personally, I'd take your full charges schedule and anything else you might feel relevant, e.g. OFT report and all correspondence between all parties you've received and sent. All this hearing is for though is so the judge can tell you what he needs from you verbally rather than in writing, so I can't see you'd actually need anything, but I'd still take it along just in case.

If you do still have to go, it's certainly nothing to worry about and lots of "very nervous" people have got on very well at these hearings, actually enjoyed them, and come away with a much better idea of what they have to do.

Good luck

Mimi

Faye34

Hello - this is the first time I've posted but have been reading threads with interest over the last few months. My case against Yorkshire Bank was considered by a judge who then allocated the claim to the 'smalls claims track' to be heard ont he 24th Sept. I've had to pay £100 allocation fee(!) and I have 28 days in which to do the following:

a) A schedule setting out each charge repayment of which is sought, showing the date, amount, and reason given for that charge being made.
b) Copies of any statement or other document relied upon as showing that each and every such charge has been made.
c) A statement of evidence of all matters relied upon as tending to show that the charges are irrecoverable as penalties or otherwise.
d) Any other witness statements.
e) Copies of decided cases and other legal materials to be relied upon.

SO, I'm currently producing a spreadsheet of the dates, amounts, nature of charges and a running total to satisfy a), and obviously b) will be covered by bank statements. It is point c), d) and e) I'm unsure of.

Has anyone been through the same thing? Can anyone help? Do I have to appear in court?

Thanks!!!!! (aaarrrrgggghhhh):eek:

Edinburghlass_2

All this is covered in the Court Bundle thread so I'll shift your post into that in a minute and if you read MimiJane's posts carefully you find out what you need to know.

leighv

Hi,

I am taking HSBC to court, and they offered a settlement, which I refused. So we are now going to court!!!! The county court has sent me a letter which does not specify the date - just that I need to provide documents in advance that I will be using in court.

Can somebody point me a thread - or let me know what I have to provide the court.

Thanks in advance.

Edinburghlass_2

It depends on if its a full hearing or a directions hearing which will only last 5/10 minutes, the letter you received should give some indication as to what documents you need to send and when.

Have a look at the previous posts.

leighv

I received the following:

District JUDGE JENKINS has considered the statements of case and allocation questionnaires filed and allocated the claim to the small claims track.

The hearing of the claim will take place on a date to be fixed at Brentford CC...... and should take no longer than 30 minutes.

Each party shall deliver to every other party and to the court office copies of all documents (including any expert's report) on which he intends to rely at the hearing and statements from everyone (including themselves) whose evidence they want the Court to take into account no later than 14 days before the hearing.

So - I'm not sure where it states what I need to provide....

HELP!!!!

MimiJane

You'll need to submit a full court bundle, which is the "basic court bundle" printed from the CAG site, copies of all correspondence between all parties, your statements with charges highlighted (just the ones with charges on), Terms and Conditions for the claim year at the start of your claim and the end year, relevant case laws and any relevant BBC up-to-date articles you can find by "googling".

My bundle was 230 pages long, so there's a lot of sorting and printing involved! You will need to take 3 copies ... one for the court, one for the solicitor and one for you, plus keep the originals in case it goes to court as the judge may ask for them.

Please see my post no. 247 and follow what I've recommended.

It's important you join up on the CAG forum where you can start your own thread under your bank's heading. The helpful and experienced folk on there will take you through what you need.

Good luck, you'll be fine.

Mimi

oldmill123

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