BW Legal escalation

Coupon-mad

thtguy said:

troublemaker22 said:

@Coupon-mad is right as usual. 

Filing online via MCOL is best at this point. The MCOL form can be a bit temperamental. For example it won’t accept double inverted commas/quotation marks “. It only allows the single ones that look like apostrophes ‘ 

Keep plugging away but if you absolutely can’t make the MCOL form work, the fall back position is to email your defence to CCBCAQ@justice.gov.uk
 

Make sure you file your defence today 

Hey thanks for the help. I filed immediately after my last comment.

Phew!

So you put in as much of the Template Defence as fitted?  How much went in, out of interest (MCOL will show it).

thtguy

Coupon-mad said:

thtguy said:

troublemaker22 said:

@Coupon-mad is right as usual. 

Filing online via MCOL is best at this point. The MCOL form can be a bit temperamental. For example it won’t accept double inverted commas/quotation marks “. It only allows the single ones that look like apostrophes ‘ 

Keep plugging away but if you absolutely can’t make the MCOL form work, the fall back position is to email your defence to CCBCAQ@justice.gov.uk
 

Make sure you file your defence today 

Hey thanks for the help. I filed immediately after my last comment.

Phew!

So you put in as much of the Template Defence as fitted?  How much went in, out of interest (MCOL will show it).

I had space to get to include up to 16 but used chat gpt to summarise 6-end and adding back in any important details/points that may have been omitted. 

Le_Kirk

thtguy said:

I had space to get to include up to 16 but used chat gpt to summarise 6-end and adding back in any important details/points that may have been omitted. 

Show us what rubbish that came up with!

thtguy

Hi. Update on this. I have been sent a mediation form due to fill out. I have tried reading the newbies thread but i'm getting quite overwhelmed. Just wondering the appropriate next step. Thanks

KeithP

thtguy said:

Hi. Update on this. I have been sent a mediation form due to fill out. I have tried reading the newbies thread but i'm getting quite overwhelmed. Just wondering the appropriate next step. Thanks

What exactly is a 'mediation form'?
Who has sent you this 'mediation form'?

thtguy

KeithP said:

thtguy said:

Hi. Update on this. I have been sent a mediation form due to fill out. I have tried reading the newbies thread but i'm getting quite overwhelmed. Just wondering the appropriate next step. Thanks

What exactly is a 'mediation form'?
Who has sent you this 'mediation form'?

Hey. I received a letter from BW legal, along with a completed directions questionnaire stating:

'We enclose by way of service a copy of our client's completed Directions Questionnaire. A copy has been filed at court.

We have now made numerous attempts to contact you prior to issuing court proceedings to try and resolve matters on amicable terms. Unfortunately, a settlement has yet to be achieved and having received and reviewed your defence, we have been instructed to proceed with our client's claim against you which may result in a final hearing in which we shall ask the court to award our client a County Court Judgment against you for the balance: outstanding.

Mediation

The courts provide a free confidential Small Claims Mediation Service which is available to parties in most small claims cases. Mediation is a way of resolving disputes without a court hearing, where the parties are assisted in resolving their dispute with the help of an impartial mediator. If the claim is settled at this stage the parties can avoid further court fees, costs and time involved in preparing and attending a hearing.

Under the Civil Procedure Rules, parties should make every effort to settle their case. You will note from our client's Directions Questionnaire (Al) that our client agrees for this case to be referred to the Small Claims Mediation Service. If you also agree then you will need to file and serve your completed Directions Questionnaire with your agreement to mediate.

If the mediation process is unsuccessful, the claim may proceed to a court hearing.'

And also a 'Notice Of Proposed Allocation to the Small Claims Track' along with form N180 Small Claims Directions Questionnaire from the Civil National Business Centre

KeithP

Ahh... so that letter pretty much matches the one described in item 7 on that checklist you were following when you filed a Defence.

You will also find that checklist useful when completing and returning your Directions Questionnaire.

thtguy

KeithP said:

Ahh... so that letter pretty much matches the one described in item 7 on that checklist you were following when you filed a Defence.

You will also find that checklist useful when completing and returning your Directions Questionnaire.

Hey, apologies for the silly questions. Thanks so much for directing me back to where to go!
Form filled out. Just a bit stuck on this last question:
Have you been advised of your right to give evidence in either English or Welsh [Y] [N]

I assume this should be a yes? Otherwise i may not be able to give evidence? Thanks!

Le_Kirk

thtguy said:

Hey, apologies for the silly questions. Thanks so much for directing me back to where to go!
Form filled out. Just a bit stuck on this last question:
Have you been advised of your right to give evidence in either English or Welsh [Y] [N]

I assume this should be a yes? Otherwise i may not be able to give evidence? Thanks!

Have you been so advised?  Why not just answer truthfully?

thtguy

Hi all. Was wondering if anyone would be able to provide any advice on my case.

I have been unaware of correspondence as i had to promptly leave my address due to a family emergency and have phoned the court today to ask for an update. The hearing has been set for this monday and i now live 6 hours away from the court. I just wanted to ask for some advice:

If i didn't go to the hearing, i assume i would have to just pay the fee. And as long as i pay within 30 days i will avoid a CCJ? Other than the ticket fee would i have to pay any court fees as well?

Or would it be advised i visited the court to see this through?

I'd really appreciate any advice anyone might have. Cheers!