Help! DEFENCE due

Nosy

Have you checked your Junk mail? I found the claimant's WS in my junk. 

BaftyCrastard

Double checked my emails / post this morning including junk and nothing received. Rang the county court who also said they haven't had anything through as of yet. It seems odd that the CO deadline for 4pm 14 days before the hearing is flexible. Surely if I hadn't submitted my WS but they had, there would be ramifications felt at my side. Do I write an email to have the claim struck out on Monday? Or maybe that their evidence be excluded from the hearing? It feels unjust that the claimant should have 14 days to review my WS while I do not have theirs.

Post sounds a bit moany but I'm just thinking out loud with what I can do next and why

Le_Kirk

You are right in your thought that more tolerance/leeway is given to claimants than defendants - it has been reported on here before.

nosferatu1001

It isnt flexible, more the court may have a pile of unpreocessed paperwork sitting there right now. 
I would file with the court notice that the claimant is in breach of the court order of Y date from Z judge as they hjave failed to serve you a copy of the documents they intend to rely on in court by A date, and they have not asked for relief from sanction. You ask that the court applies an appropriate sanction. 

BaftyCrastard

nosferatu1001 said:

It isnt flexible, more the court may have a pile of unpreocessed paperwork sitting there right now. 
I would file with the court notice that the claimant is in breach of the court order of Y date from Z judge as they hjave failed to serve you a copy of the documents they intend to rely on in court by A date, and they have not asked for relief from sanction. You ask that the court applies an appropriate sanction. 

I'll draft an email. I'm assuming I send this to the same email address that I sent the WS (civil.xxx.countycourt etc)? 

nosferatu1001

Yes, and to the judge named on your order as "FAO"
You should also send a copy to the claimant

BaftyCrastard

I received their WS through the post just now. I will upload some images for review soon. Is it still worth notifying the court that they didn't meet the deadline imposed? 

nosferatu1001

I reckon the court wont care about 1 day
You would have to explain how it hurt you

DO NOT redact anything other tnan YOUR data. NOTHING else. The contract is always great to see

Coupon-mad

I would mention it at the hearing.

BaftyCrastard

The Claimant's Supplementary WS arrived today. I've put the WS and SWS together in a pdf. I've also circled in red on some exhibits where the Claimant has lied and that signage did not exist at the time. The images the claimant has included were captured post-May 2019 (alleged incident took place 07/09/2018) and Google Street View confirms this. https://www.dropbox.com/s/t7b54nyd2ccl83c/Claimant WS & Supplementary WS.pdf?dl=0