Letter of Claim form not received

KeithP

glasso said:

I need to send a one page DRH position statement - what is this? Had a brief google and can't find a form to fill out etc. 

No, I have no idea what that is either, but I think DRH stands for Dispute Resolution Hearing.
Can you please show us the part of the letter that mentions that?

glasso said:

I also need to send copies of everything I intend to rely on for my defence, presumably this will just be the template defence I already created and sent to the court back in January?

Does it actually say:

Each party must deliver to every other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which he intends to rely at the hearing no later than [ . . . ] [14 days before the hearing].

Those 'documents on which you intend to rely' are your Witness Statement and evidence and the words 'every other party' means you must send that stuff to BW Legal as well as to the hearing court.

glasso

Ok now I've read the letter properly the date is for a Dispute Resolution Hearing - is that the phrase used for final hearing that decides who wins, or is this something before that? The letter goes on to say:



Each party must deliver to every other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which he intends to rely at the hearing no later than [ . . . ] [14 days before the hearing]

A one page DRH Position Statement setting out (i) the key points on your clim and amount claimed, or key points of defence and (ii) Proposed Resolution: any offers you are prepared to make for a settlement to save the further time and cost of the trial

Coupon-mad

It's a waste of time preliminary 'mini-hearing (pseudo mediation... heavily in favour of Claimants) but if the Judge decides one or other party's case is hopeless, then he/she can make a final decision then and there.

So you have to treat it as seriously as a final hearing but DO NOT OFFER MONEY.

If the hearing is in September, do not rush your submission because this month we are expecting a useful announcement from the DLUHC that you might well want to take some damning phrases and analysis from, for your DRH Judge to read.

glasso

The hearing is in August, 4 weeks today. So it's not the actual final hearing but it would be to my detriment if I don't attend..? Very annoying bearing in mind I need to complete forms for it, take time off work etc. 

So do we know what a DRH Position Statement has to be and should look like?

Coupon-mad

If you don't attend, that's unreasonable conduct and you'll lose immediately, and be clobbered for the £200+ costs of their rep's attendance (on top of losing the entire claim).

So do we know what a DRH Position Statement has to be and should look like?

Yes you do. It's what that Order says.

This is not something we see all the time: this Order is particular to your court and what their Judges want, which is why they've told you what they require it to cover.