BW Legal unpaid mobile bill

Dindi

I received an HM Court & Tribunal Service Court Order of £1500.00 to pay for a mobile phone bill that was not paid back in June 2007 that BW Legal feels I took. BW Legal has taken over the debt from mobile company as I believe and now are threatening me with Court Order. They are saying I last made payment of £5.00 in December 2008. I have not been with the said mobile network for a long time. I believe its not my bill :mad:. What should I do can anyone please help?

grumbler

If you really received the court order, you need some serious help. Start with contacting the CAB ASAP.

How long have you been living you at your current address? Have you received any information/notification before the court hearing?

Dindi

I have lived at my present address for 6 years. I have filed a response refusing all the claim. Then I requested the courts to ensure the claimant sends me all contractual paper work, bills, modes of payments I made for last bills

MataNui

Did you make the payment in December 2008? They are claiming you did because after 6 years (providing no contact has been made either way) a debt like this cannot be enforced. If you didnt make the payment they will need to prove that you did.

I am betting that the paperwork received is not from the courts. If it was then it wouldn't be a demand for payment it would be a notification of a case against you and a date it would be heard. It looks like this company is chancing their arm. If it does go to court they will need to provide all original paperwork and proof of that £5 payment otherwise the court will tell them to bog off.

gjchester

MataNui wrote: »

I am betting that the paperwork received is not from the courts. If it was then it wouldn't be a demand for payment it would be a notification of a case against you and a date it would be heard.

Its possible the OP has misread it and the claimant is claiming £1500, or case has been heard and the OP found guilty , however your right more likely not a real case.


OP needs read it carefully and query it with the courts

grumbler

MataNui wrote: »

I am betting that the paperwork received is not from the courts. If it was then it wouldn't be a demand for payment it would be a notification of a case against you and a date it would be heard.

I am no expert, but...

A court order is an official proclamation by a judge (or panel of judges) that defines the legal relationships between the parties to a hearing, a trial, an appeal or other court proceedings. Such ruling requires or authorizes the carrying out of certain steps by one or more parties to a case. A court order must be signed by a judge; some jurisdiction may require it to be notarized.
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An order can be as simple as setting a date for trial...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_order

mobilejunkie

There can't be an order without a hearing. There can't be a hearing without notice from a court. All sounds completely bogus to me. Call the court (if there is one) - get the number from a directory and not from the paperwork. Check that the documents are real and report it to the police if they're not. They are always advertising nowadays that they want people to let them know about scams - though I'm sure that's to make them look good rather than to fight crime and protect the innocent.

chanz4

they can if it was money claim online, bet its a claim pack