Civil Enforcement - Letter Before Action

MrP_Arker

Yep I tried to change the numbering, it's numbered correctly on my word file, it just automatically formatted that way when I copy and pasted it into the comment box in the forum. All good. 

No idea why they have a parking attendant booth when they dont bother to man it. Another complete nonsense.

Fingers crossed we get the draft IA between now and Monday....

Le_Kirk

Still too long in my opinion and reads like a witness statement; a defence is a series of short, punchy technical/legal arguments around which you later hang all the narrative and giving evidence.  It just needs to be: -
the fee was paid after technical difficulties, the defendant has proof of payment, the signs were abysmal and the help offered on signs was pathetic.

MrP_Arker

Ok so I've shortened it a little more and it's been sent, just before 4pm today. Here we go! 

I still haven't received an IA, does that mean anything?....also, just to clarify, what is an IA and would it be postal or via email?

I've downloaded the N180 directions questionnaire and will crack on with completing it "as described by bargepole in his 'what happens when' post linked from post #2 of the NEWBIES thread " 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5546325/court-claim-procedure-updated-october-2016/p1

KeithP

IA = Impact Assessment.

You won't be receiving an Impact Assessment from anyone.
An Impact Assessment is due to be published by the Government any day now, but as you have now filed your Defence, because you had a deadline, there is no way anything from that Impact Assessment can be incorporated in it.

B789

More urgently... did you receive an auto-email acknowledgement from the CCBC when you sent your defence? If not, they haven't received it and you need to keep trying until you receive the auto-email acknowledgement. If you're using Gmail, then try using a different email agent to send your defence.

MrP_Arker

B789 said:

More urgently... did you receive an auto-email acknowledgement from the CCBC when you sent your defence? If not, they haven't received it and you need to keep trying until you receive the auto-email acknowledgement. If you're using Gmail, then try using a different email agent to send your defence.

No I haven't received an auto-email acknowledgement from the CCBC. I sent it on Monday afternoon during working hours. I'll try and again, but dont have another email service provider. I can sign up for another one but thats pretty ridiculous if they cant receive emails on the most popular email server on the planet. 

MrP_Arker

...i've just seen this on the gov.uk website.





I sent my defence to CCBCAQ@justice.gov.uk.  Should it have gone to ccbc@justice.gov.uk????

KeithP

MrP_Arker said:

B789 said:

More urgently... did you receive an auto-email acknowledgement from the CCBC when you sent your defence? If not, they haven't received it and you need to keep trying until you receive the auto-email acknowledgement. If you're using Gmail, then try using a different email agent to send your defence.

No I haven't received an auto-email acknowledgement from the CCBC. I sent it on Monday afternoon during working hours. I'll try and again, but dont have another email service provider. I can sign up for another one but thats pretty ridiculous if they cant receive emails on the most popular email server on the planet. 

Well, 'pretty ridiculous' or not, it is probably a good idea to ensure your Defence is filed properly.

Your Defence filing deadline passed at 4pm on Monday 24th July 2023 - yesterday.

At this moment, if the CCBC have not noticed that you have filed a Defence, then the Claimant is free to seek a Default Judgment against you without further discussion.

Assuming you don't yet have that Default Judgment against you, I suggest you would be wise to use whatever means available to get an acknowledgment of having filed a Defence before 8am tomorrow morning.

KeithP

MrP_Arker said:

...i've just seen this on the gov.uk website.





I sent my defence to CCBCAQ@justice.gov.uk.  Should it have gone to ccbc@justice.gov.uk????

If you sent your Defence to CCBCAQ@justice.gov.uk, then you have sent it to the correct place.
This is clearly stated in the checklist in the opening post of the template defence thread.

Coupon-mad

Have you now re-sent it and got the required acknowledgement?

If not you now risk a CCJ any day.