Urgent, court hearing in July, WHAT NEXT :(

B789

ISTIAWAN said:

 its me again! sorry - I am trying to use the dropbox template but I cant work the font? As i cant seem to edit it I will have to type a few pages. Any idea on the font and size please? Is there a legal requirement with this? 

Practice Direction 5A applies. Para 2.2 specifically:

https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part05/pd_part05a

There is no mention of what font to use but it must be legible. Use either a serif font such as Times or a san-serif such as Arial or Helvetica.

You can just download the dropbox example I gave you earlier. Once you have done that, you can open in a pdf reader and copy and paste what you need out of it into a new document using whatever software you normally use.

ISTIAWAN

B789 said:

Practice Direction 5A applies. Para 2.2 specifically:
You can just download the dropbox example I gave you earlier. Once you have done that, you can open in a pdf reader and copy and paste what you need out of it into a new document using whatever software you normally use.

Thank you so much
Today I send my defence to Northampton! 

I have printed the 12 steps from newbies and following to the tee - just got a question. I filled in the online Acknowledgement as explained, ticking the I intend to defend all this claim box.

The next stage is to send my typed defence, written as per advice on here. My question is, do i send it alone or with any of the paper format of the response pack? Thanks everyone x

ISTIAWAN

Sorry - my other question is - I need to send a copy of my tenancy lease as this is my defence, that parking permits are not mentioned. Do I send with the defence now ? I assume so but dont want to be wrong!

B789

ISTIAWAN said:

Sorry - my other question is - I need to send a copy of my tenancy lease as this is my defence, that parking permits are not mentioned. Do I send with the defence now ? I assume so but dont want to be wrong!

No. You don't send any evidence with your defence. You send your defence as a pdf attachment in an email to the CCBC using their address as advised in the 12-point checklist from the Template defence thread. You just need to make sure that you receive an auto-reply from the CCBC as confirmation that your email has been received. If you don't get an immediate response then it is likely that they have not received it due to their rubbish, out-of-date, technology supplier.

It is advised in the 12-step checklist that you also send a copy of your defence to the claimants' solicitor but that is based on some problems in the past. I believe that is not necessary anymore as the CCBC will forward a copy of your defence to them. If you are not confident that will happen, you can just CC in the claimants' solicitor on the one you send to the CCBC.

ISTIAWAN

B789 said:

You just need to make sure that you receive an auto-reply from the CCBC as confirmation that your email has been received. 

Oh ok — I may have the wrong 12 steps! Mine says send it in print format to Northampton. I will go with your advice, but first hunt down the 12 steps one. 

B789

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lexezsjdz7rypct/CC_Checklist.pdf?dl=0

ISTIAWAN

I am following Bargepole but this seems to be an additional question. Please adivse?

ISTIAWAN

Sorry upload difficult. 

B789

No and:

I am not content for the case to be heard 'on the papers' because that seems to disproportionately give an advantage to a legally represented party. I feel strongly after all these years of intimidating demands from this aggressive parking firm and its agents, that I need a voice at an attended hearing.  
I wish to question the Claimant about their evidence at a hearing in person and to expose omissions and any misleading or incorrect evidence or assertions. 
Given the Claimant is a firm who complete cut & paste parking case paperwork for a living, having this case heard solely on papers would appear to put the Claimant at an unfair advantage, especially as they would no doubt prefer the Defendant not to have the opportunity to expose the issues in the Claimants template submissions or speak as the only true witness to events in question.

You will have to download the form and use a text box overlay for D1 and then paste the above test into that text box. I found Arial 9pt to fit perfectly.

Coupon-mad

You are meant to be reading the first post of the Template Defence thread (the 12 first steps).