Letter Before Claim - SCS Law & UKPC - Please Advise

Coupon-mad

Break it down into hours spent on each stage.

KeithP

There are three examples of cost assessments linked from the second post of the NEWBIES thread.

CVKTA

Hi all,
Thanks for your guidance. See latest draft below:

In the County Court at XXXXX

Claim Number: XXXXXX

Hearing Date: XXXXXX

DEFENDANT’S SUMMARY COST ASSESSMENT 

Ordinary Costs

• Loss of half a day’s earnings/leave, incurred through telephone appearance on 07/09/2020 - £60.00

Sub Total - £60.00

Further costs for Claimant's unreasonable behaviour, pursuant to Civil Procedure Rule 27.14(2)(g)

N.B – Claimant has acted unreasonable by failing to show adequate supporting documentation as to why they have the legal authority to add on £60.00 per Parking Charge Notice. 

These unexplained additions equate to £300.00 or over 30% of their entire claim.

Evidence of this legal authority was requested during the early stages, fully supporting and following the Pre-Action Protocol.

Further and final requests were made, shown in pages 1-2 of my evidence bundle but were ignored by the Claimant.

• Reading through multiple Letter(s) before Claim – 1.5 hours

• Reading N1 claim documents and Particulars of Claim  - 1 hour

• Replying to Letter(s) Before Claim – 2 hours

• Researching how to respond to court claims – 1.5 hours

• Writing my Defence – 1.5 hours

• Researching Witness Statements and evidence requirements - 1 hour

• Reading Claimants Witness Statement and Evidence Bundle – 1 hour

• Preparing Witness Statement and evidence bundle – 2 hours

11.5 hours Litigant in Person rate of £19 per hour - £218.50

• Stationery, printing, photocopying and postage: £14.50

Sub-total £233.00

TOTAL COSTS CLAIMED - £293.00

Signed ….

Umkomaas

N.B – Claimant has acted unreasonable

I'll try this one again .... unreasonably (spelling correction). 

CVKTA

Umkomaas said

I'll try this one again .... unreasonably (spelling correction). 

🤯 thank you!

CVKTA

Morning all, Monday is the day - getting close now! It will be nice not to have to think about PCN/SCS/UKPC/LBC and all the rest for a while. Finger crossed for a positive outcome.🤞🏻🤞🏻

DAngel

Can’t wait to hear how you get on!! Good luck!! 

Le_Kirk

Good luck for Monday!

CVKTA

Thanks guys!

CVKTA

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