Help with defence

D_P_Dance

  ...  saying a lot of what i have done is copy and  paste are asking the judge to throw it out 

If you think that the solicitor has acted unprofessionally, and it certainly sounds like it, complain to the SRA here,

https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor/

Le_Kirk

Ktm1050 said:

Got everything done and have my court telephone hearing in march ..got the other sides paper work and they are saying a lot of what i have done is copy and  paste are asking the judge to throw it out before trial even tho i have pictures of no signage where i was parked ..what are the chances that she ..its a lady judge will do that ..the other side has said he will not be there and is passing it down to a junior rep and wants costs for his time ..whats the worst it  could end up paying if i lose .. im getting nervous as it draws closer..

They always try that - it is a futile exercise for them as one judge commented when a claimant made that remark in a court hearing "so what!"  Not to mention that nearly every defendant gets a letter like that, so now who is copying and pasting?

Le_Kirk

Ktm1050 said:

Had my day in court via phone call ..judge looked at what the other side had presented  and struck it out on them sending me their evidence at the last minute also they had not made any effort to show why they was claiming against me  .all over in 5 mins . I had done all my photos and reason's for no signage  . the other side only sent a rep and not a solicitor so she was not impressed thanks for all the  help and advice 

OP reports a WIN on another thread: -
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6341171/victory-today/p1

Coupon-mad

Ktm1050 said:

Got everything done and have my court telephone hearing in march ..got the othe sides paper work and they are saying a lot of what i have done is copy and  paste are asking the judge to throw it out before trial even tho i have pictures of no signage where i was parked ..what are the chances that she ..its a lady judge will do that ..the other side has said he will not be there and is passing it down to a junior rep and wants costs for his time ..whats the worst it  could end up paying if i lose .. im getting nervous as it draws closer..

That response is pathetic and rude - who sent that (a solicitor?).

You are allowed to research online and use a template to help you create a defence.  Don't let that get to you!

Have you seen the news last month, that things have changed for the better recently?

Read the whole new DLUHC Code of Practice because it covers all the usual points and issues, and states the best practice position.

Not retrospective but you can use it to effectively say 'Here's what a professional parking firm should have done'.

I've created a new paragraph 4 onwards to replace the template defence, which covers the fact that debt recover pseudo 'costs' are now banned:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79031299/#Comment_79031299

You will also notice that para 4 and 5 covers what to say about them accusing you of copying your defence.  I realise you are way past defence stage but it's not too late to make yourself crib sheet bullet point notes for the hearing.

That new wording explains to a Judge why that is relevant for existing cases, too.

We are encouraging everyone with a claim that includes the 'extortionate' fake costs to deal with that more robustly than ever.

In case you missed it, we are talking about the very welcome statutory Code of Practice produced by the DLUHC on 7th February, the development for which included my personal involvement and attendance in the Government's Steering Group since 2020, which I was not able to admit until afterwards.

Fully discussed in bargepole's thread here, so newbies can understand this ground-breaking news and the changes:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6333036/breaking-news-government-has-announced-the-statutory-code-of-practice-and-enforcement-framework/p1

  

Coupon-mad

Wait - I see you won already, well done!

I will leave the above reply as it may help others looking for hearing tips.