Newbie =DCB Legal Letter of Claim/ Claim Form Help. From First Parking LLP

Coupon-mad

Forward your sent email so it shows the court that you did comply weeks ago.  By forwarding it, the attachment will be there too. 

Add a couple of lines saying the CCBC is wrong to send the letter they did and can they please now update MCOL accordingly.

newbie772

Hi everyone. We've received the Notice of allocation to small claims track (hearing) and Notice of trail date for Mid January 2022. 

On the second page of the notice of trial date it says you must within 48 hours of receipt of this order send to the court office by email to surreycivil@justice.gov.uk and send to the other party or parties the email address to be used for you for the hearing and the email address to be used for any witness. We haven't done this and we received this over 2 weeks ago. Is this a huge problem??

Jenni_D

Can't say I've seen such an order clause before. Did the claimant send you their email address to be used? (They'll have received the exact same order).

newbie772

no I haven't received anything. I also am confused as I thought it would be a telephone hearing and not a video platform hearing. I also received the claimants WS statement today and am putting my WS together as the deadline is the 1st December to file it. 

newbie772

Jenni_D said:

Can't say I've seen such an order clause before. Did the claimant send you their email address to be used? (They'll have received the exact same order).

I have attached a picture above. Thanks 

Redx

newbie772 said:

no I haven't received anything. I also am confused as I thought it would be a telephone hearing and not a video platform hearing. I also received the claimants WS statement today and am putting my WS together as the deadline is the 1st December to file it. 

Then do what it says asap

It says hearing , not trial , because it's a court claim hearing by video platform , nothing unusual in that , it was either that. , If telephone or on papers , or in person ( so not confusing at all , it is for the court to decide )

A trial happens in criminal matters , this is a civil matter

Yes get your bundle assembled asap and sent off to both parties , like the court order says

It is your legal job as a requirement to fully understand and comply with a court order ( as should the claimant too )

Coupon-mad

Latest good example WS are by @Nosy and @jrhys.

newbie772

Great- thanks for the advice all. I have a few questions...

I've received the claimants bundle of physical documents for the case via the post. I can still send mine via email right?,as the deadline is soon.( It  doesn't mention specifically to send by email) 

Also is it common for the court to ask for all th documents considerably earlier than the trial date ( 6 weeks)? 

I'm also still confused by the ' you must within 48 hours of receipt of this order send to the court office and other party -   the email address to be used for you for the hearing'  in the picture above? 

Redx

Email to both parties is standard practice ever since covid19 started , unless the court order specifically requires paperwork , as a bundle

It's more common since covid19 started , so yes , nothing unusual , but these are unusual times , so don't expect pre covid usual

Nothing confusing , do what it says , even if you are late in doing so ( if you have questions or queries about what the court requires , ask the court or seek legal advice from a qualified lawyer )

Jenni_D

newbie772 said:

Jenni_D said:

Can't say I've seen such an order clause before. Did the claimant send you their email address to be used? (They'll have received the exact same order).

I have attached a picture above. Thanks 

If the claimant hasn't sent your their details (email address) then they will be equally in breach of the court order, so they can't try to castigate you for breaching the order.

Make sure you only send your phone number to the court - the claimant has no valid need for it.