LETTER BEFORE ACTION FROM CIVIL ENFORCEMENT LIMITED

Coupon-mad

ishy2013 said:

2024:

@Coupon-mad thanks for your response. I am at the witness statement stage. Letter from the county court states the claim will be heard on 15th Jan at 10:00am. It also states I am required to deliver to the other party and to the court office copies of all document on which that party intends to relay at the hearing no later than fourteen days before the hearing. It also mentions witness statements.


2025:

Hello everyone, 

Letter received with a court date set for January 2026. I have now received an email with a Mediation Appointment set for 28th May 2025. I do not want a mediation and would like to proceed with the court date. Can you please advise on my options and the best way to proceed?

Many thanks for your help. 

What happened at the January hearing?

Le_Kirk

ishy2013 said:

1) I have now received a letter from my local county court (dated 17/10/2024) with a proposed hearing date of 15th Jan 2025. I will need your help and advice with preparing a defence, witness statements, etc.

2) Letter received with a court date set for January 2026. I have now received an email with a Mediation Appointment set for 28th May 2025. 3)  I do not want a mediation and would like to proceed with the court date. Can you please advise on my options and the best way to proceed?

1)  Surely your defence has already been submitted if you have a hearing date. 
2)  Confused!  Do you have two hearing dates for the same claim?
3) Mediation is now compulsory.

ishy2013

@Le_Kirk
There was a typo and it should have been January 2026 and not 2025. In essence, the hearing is yet to happen. However, I have now received an email with a mediation appointment for 25th May 2025.
 

Gr1pr

ishy2013 said:

@Le_Kirk
There was a typo and it should have been January 2026 and not 2025. In essence, the hearing is yet to happen. However, I have now received an email with a mediation appointment for 25th May 2025.
 

Which was made a compulsory stage last summer,  so we suggest that you take the phone call 

Study the mediation stage advice in the 12 steps and in the newbies sticky thread 

ishy2013

@Le_Kirk thanks for responding so quickly. Sorry to be a pain, but I am struggling to find the mediation stage advice. Are you able to drop a link? Much appreciated.

Gr1pr

Step 9 in the 12 steps in the defence template thread in announcements near the top of the forum 

ishy2013

@Gr1pr
thanks for your response. It is appreciated.