Small Claims Track help

Confusedbylaw

Hello, I need some guidance to navigate where I am in defending a claim against VCS. 

Statements of case/defence were submitted and directions questionnaire with the help obtained from the forums. 

The District judge has now allocated the claim to the small claims track. 

The claimant has provided copies of all the documents they intend to rely upon at the final hearing. 

After looking at the claimant's pack, the question I have is can the defence be changed or updated to what was previously submitted since the notice mentions that copies of all documents defendant want to rely on should be sent to them again?

Appreciate your help!

Coupon-mad

You seem to have missed that defence is not your only job!  Read the NEWBIES thread second post again (not the first bits about LBC and defence).

I hope you are not now in breach of the Order and are still in time to rescue this oversight.

See the example WS bundle by @wobs2k

Confusedbylaw

Sorry should have mentioned I have done all the other steps when I first received the claim notice containing MCOL password. The notice I have now received is just to advise that the case allocated to the small claims track for hearing. The Claimant and Defendant to provide all the documents by a certain date.

The question I have is can I change or update my defence at this stage or do I have to stick to what I previously submitted. Since the case is allocated to the small claims track and the hearing date is assigned is there still an opportunity to refine my defence?  

Coupon-mad

No there isn't.  You can expand in the WS, which is what I was explaining and signposting you to read.

KeithP

Confusedbylaw said:

The question I have is can I change or update my defence at this stage or do I have to stick to what I previously submitted. Since the case is allocated to the small claims track and the hearing date is assigned is there still an opportunity to refine my defence?  

You have to stick with what you filed previously - unless you want to pay a lot of money to ask a judge for permission to change your Defence. That permission can be refused.

Why don't you show us your Defence and we can probably help you make the most of it when filing your Witness Statement and evidence?

Usually the Claimant will leave the filing and serving of their Witness Statement and evidence until the last moment.
You have the same filing deadline as the Claimant, so when is your Witness Statement and evidence filing deadline?

Confusedbylaw

30th May for Defence and 13th June for WS

Coupon-mad

There is no deadline for defence.  You did that already.  What does the order say?

Confusedbylaw

Coupon-mad said:

You seem to have missed that defence is not your only job!  Read the NEWBIES thread second post again (not the first bits about LBC and defence).

I hope you are not now in breach of the Order and are still in time to rescue this oversight.

See the example WS bundle by @wobs2k

Thanks, WS template is really good. 

Confusedbylaw

Coupon-mad said:

There is no deadline for defence.  You did that already.  What does the order say?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xdjKsFAvFqofNf7Fx7b9GBefO7ipbw_5/view?usp=sharing

Umkomaas

You had a lot of help from some of the top experts here on your CCJ thread, but despite the help given, you left the thread with no outcome to provide feedback to those who helped you. Any reason for the radio silence?

While we do all of this for free, it's disappointing when we feel we are being taken for granted. 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6073451/parking-ccj-set-aside-advise/p4

Confusedbylaw

Umkomaas said:

While we do all of this for free, it's disappointing when we feel we are being taken for granted. 

Sorry, I don't know many features of this forum but rest assured like so many here benefitting from expert advice, I have benefitted from it as well when I thought there was no way out other than paying the operators excessive sums. Therefore, I for one do not take any of the expert's valuable help for granted. 
I'd appreciate it if you can show me how to register my compliments.