Bank Charges claim going to Court - Can anyone help?

kaytee2

Hi, this is my first time posting a thread, hopefully someone out there can help me?

I had my bank charges case put on hold awaiting the test case but I applied for the stay to be lifted and was sucessful. I have a court date for 7th Janaury 2008 but I have no idea where to go from here?! Can anyone help?

I rang the court today and ask if there was anything else I needed to do but they said I shouldn't need to submit anything further. Do I need a solicitor? According to Martin I should be able to do it myself but I have no idea how to go about doing that? Has anyone else been in this position that can help me with what I need to do and what I can expect?

Please someone help me!!:mad:

scandirose

Hiya!
Im in the same situation as you, going to court on the 5th dec, and i havent got a clue...yet!! But i really really want to win, so will do all i can to get prepared, so Good luck to you as well, and if you get any tips, please post them here as i could get some advise too
Good luck!!

kaytee2

Yes you too, Good Luck. Come back after the 5th and tell me how it went!

nmcnelis

Hi, I seem to be in the same boat as you guys. I successfully contested a stay and have now had a hearing date set for January 29th.
Before we left the court last time the judge pulled me aside and hinted that i may be out of my depth as we will be debating not just the facts but also points of law, which is a bit worrying. If either of you get any pointers from your cases i'd love to hear them.
Good luck.

droopy1

How the heck do you get a 'stay' on the court date lifted?
I was going to court months ago, then 2 days before the date, I had the 'stay' letter. I then heard you had to be at the debtors door to have that 'stay' lifted. So I gave up. Thats where I am now, I have given up on £2500 of bank charges...thought that was the end of the road!!!!
What do you do to get it lifted and does it cost yet more money?

kaytee2

It costs £35 to have the stay lifted, if you look online there are places that help you with what to write, such as everyone has the right to be heard in a certain amount of time etc.

I am worrying slightly about what nmcnelis has said now though, as I will be out of my depth if I have to start discussing points of law!!

droopy1

Thanks for the reply, more money then! I am beiginning to wish I had never started at all! Will have a look around and see what I can find. Cheers!

nmcnelis

So....

How did you get on Scandirose? I'm starting to prepare for my case so it would be good to know what to expect. Hope it went well.

Nick