SAR sent off but results will be after defence deadline

Fruitcake

If you get no joy with the landowner then do send an email to the CEO as I suggested above. Always complain to your MP about this unregulated industry, and do ask for your complaint to be forwarded to Neil O'Brien MP.

It never hurts to get the press involved. The Daily Mail used to very keen on publishing stories about this sort of thing.

KatAstrophe67

Good afternoon,

I received a letter from HM Courts & Tribunals Service dated 29th December 2021 stating the following:

"I acknowledge receipt of your defence. A copy is being served on the claimant (or the claimants solicitor). The claimant may contact you direct to attempt to resolve any dispute. If the dispute cannot be resolved informally, the claimant will inform the court that he wishes to proceed. The court will then inform you of what will happen.

Where he wishes to proceed, the claimant must contact the court within 28 days after receiving a copy of your defence. After that period has lapsed, the claim will be stayed.  The only action the claimant can then take will be to apply to a judge for an order lifting the stay."

I have checked my emails, my MCOL and have not received any communication other than the letter above.  From reading the newbies sticky, it doesn't mention a letter similar to the above so I wondered if anyone could advise? If I have not heard by the end of January is it too late for them?

Is the next step is the Directions Questionnaire (N180)?

Many thanks for your assistance. 

Sareck

Your MCOL claim history will show the current status ( everyone gets that letter )
No it won't time out at the end of January
Yes the N180 stage is next , only after the CCBC post it to you by mail , so keep checking your claim history over the next few weeks

KatAstrophe67

Thank you, that's a shame as I thought they might have forgotten about me!!  

KeithP

The CCBC sent you a letter saying the Claimant had twenty eight days to consider your Defence.

What you don't know is when the CCBC sent a copy of your Defence to the Claimant. 

It follows from that that it is not known when the Claimant has to respond to the CCBC. 

Further, we don't know what delays there are in the CCBC that means they don't send you a DQ as promptly as you might like.

Can I suggest that you keep checking your MCOL Claim History and as soon as you see that the CCBC has sent a DQ to you, you are ready to download a DQ, complete it and fire it back to the CCBC, remembering to send a copy to the Claimant of course.

KatAstrophe67

Good afternoon,

I have tried searching on the stickies for advice regarding offers received but I couldn't see anything, I would appreciate any advice regarding email received from DCB Legal Ltd:

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

 Dear XXXXX

 We write in reference to the above matter.

 We note that the matter is listed for a hearing on 24/10/2022. In order to assist the Court in its overriding objective, our Client is willing to settle this matter. The amount claimed is £341.00. Our Client is willing to accept £170.00 as full and final settlement. Payment of the same will conclude your liability with our Client and no further action will be taken as the listed trial will be vacated. We are willing to review a counter offer should you wish to make one. If agreeable, payment is due within 21 days of this email.  Payment can be made via bank transfer to our designated client account:-

• Account Name: DCB Legal Ltd Client Account       
• Sort Code: 20-24-09      
• Account Number: 60964441      

You must quote the correct case reference (beginning ‘10’) when making payment. If you do not, we may be unable to correctly allocate the payment. If further action is taken by us as a result of an incorrect reference being quoted, you will be liable for any further fees or costs incurred. Alternatively, you can contact DCB Legal Ltd on 0203 434 0424 to make payment over the telephone.  

   

Kind Regards,

Owen Cook 
DCB Legal Limited

My daughter (who's claim this is) is currently suffering from mental health issues and does not want the added worry of attending court, so I am inclined to counter offer in order to save her worry. However, I would welcome your advice before making a decision.

Many thanks

K

Coupon-mad

NO OFFERS! Why not just laugh and prepare for the inevitable discontinuance?

Have you missed @Umkomaas' thread?

Fruitcake

The court hearing is most likely to be via a video conference call, so your daughter would most likely be in the comfort of her/your own home.
You can act as her lay representative, meaning you can represent her and speak on her behalf for most of the time, but she must be present.

This assumes that it goes ahead at all.

C-m has referred to a thread where Umkomaas has been collecting data about PPCs pushing and bullying, just like your daughter's case, making a last ditch reduced "offer", then cancelling the claim at the last minute.

It is quite possible the same is happening here. Even if the hearing went ahead, and your daughter lost, she wouldn't be paying much more than the reduced offer of £170. 

My advice is either to ignore, or tell them to FRO "see you in court."

Coupon-mad

If they don't discontinue first...highly likely!