Horizon/Gladstone court claim

Coupon-mad

Looking far better.

Might be improved and made clearer, by finally adding some headings, like this one:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/73052391#Comment_73052391

And grab your points #2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and put them up into the prelimary matters section.

#8 and #12 appear to be repeating almost the same thing, so amalgamate/reduce the waffle down to one point on added costs, which can certainly be divided into parts but just one numbered point, I suggest.

Finally, look at the example I've just linked, in terms of the fact it has a much stronger ending, from the extra heading: ''Wholly unreasonable and vexatious claim'' down to the signature. You are very welcome to plagiarise it because I did(!).
I wrote that section - more or less - on pepipoo forum last week, copying from great wording by Johnersh, bargepole and LoadsofChildredn123 and putting it all together.

Then (finally - nearly done apart from printing it out and signing, dating and scanning it ready to email to the CCBC!) renumber the whole lot. At the moment, you have 1, 2, 3 repeated, whereas from the start of the prelim section, the numbers should flow on throughout.

username_taken

Evening all.

So I have my court date beginning of March and have received Gladstone's Witness Statement. I will be re-visiting the Newbies thread and compiling my own witness statement in the next week or so.

Looking through their evidence items I have noticed a couple of things

1. Whilst they have included a load of photos of the number of and positioning of signs within the carpark, they have not provided any close up photo of the text on the signs which display the T&Cs. Is this a tell that they know the signage is/was weak and so should I focus on the signage as much as possible?

2. None of their photos of signage are time-stamped. Is it reasonable for me to question whether they accurately represent the signage at the time of the alleged infringement? The photos could well have been taken yesterday, so surely they cannot be relied upon as evidence?

One further query... am I able to introduce additional arguments which weren't covered in my defence, or do I have to stick strictly to points I have already stated? Their evidence pack is the first sight I have had of many of the documents (charge tickets and follow up letters etc...), so I may spot things now which wasn't included within my defence statement

Coupon-mad

1. Whilst they have included a load of photos of the number of and positioning of signs within the carpark, they have not provided any close up photo of the text on the signs which display the T&Cs. Is this a tell that they know the signage is/was weak and so should I focus on the signage as much as possible?

Yes, signage can be key to a defence because the case turns on the alleged 'contractual terms' being prominently and clearly displayed (read the Beavis judgment that goes on about the signs being clear, the Judges lapped it up).

2. None of their photos of signage are time-stamped. Is it reasonable for me to question whether they accurately represent the signage at the time of the alleged infringement? The photos could well have been taken yesterday, so surely they cannot be relied upon as evidence?

Yes, agreed.

One further query... am I able to introduce additional arguments which weren't covered in my defence, or do I have to stick strictly to points I have already stated? Their evidence pack is the first sight I have had of many of the documents (charge tickets and follow up letters etc...), so I may spot things now which wasn't included within my defence statement

Well you don't put arguments into your WS, but you can use it to rip into their evidence.

nosferatu1001

Just to be clear - exactly WHAT DATE were you told to exchange documents?

Have yoy assumed 14 days, or does the letter state this?

I ask because GS are woeful at getting WS sent in on time, so I am concerned the court has set a much loinger exchange deadline and youve missed it.