PCN claim with DCBL mediation done and now with local court - help.

Ghutch

Hi,

Once I have emailed my defence and received auto reply acknowledgment of email - when will money claim update? 

Many thanks!

KeithP

Shortly.

There's a phone number on your Claim Form. Why not ask them?

Ghutch

Thanks, Yeah I will. Looking after three little kids and short of time. Was worried it had not been received or added to my case.

Gr1pr

They are usually very busy, so just keep checking twice a week or so

As long as you received the email auto response, its in their queue, and if by any chance they use Windows, then the queue will be even worse 

Ghutch

Thank you! @Gr1pr

DCBLegal are evil. Complete harassment and scaremongering my family!! 

I’ll keep checking and hope it lands soon. Just want it gone. Hope my defence works - I used the template from the Newbie added my own section but typed the actual court name at the top and not just left it ‘in the county court’ 😫 Hope that doesn’t make a difference.

Gr1pr

Hopefully it won't, but the N180 next stage is where you choose your local civil court 

There is a lot more to do than just your defence, the whole process will probably drag on into 2025 , possibly 6 to 12 months is highly likely, so unlikely to be over soon 

Just stick to the advice in the newbies sticky thread and in the template defence thread, especially those 12 steps 

LDast

It isn't in your local county court yet. Do not change the wording, even once it is, if it ever gets that far.

The same is not allocated your local court until later in the process and the directions Questionnaires have been filed.

Coupon-mad

Not that it matters that you changed it!

No need to phone. As long as you sent it to the right email and got the auto-receipt.

Ghutch

Hi, @Coupon-mad @Gr1pr @KeithP

my defence has been received and I’ve received a letter in the post from HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Please see attached. 

Do you guys have an idea of what might happen next?

thanks!

Umkomaas

Ghutch said:

Hi, @Coupon-mad @Gr1pr @KeithP

my defence has been received and I’ve received a letter in the post from HM Courts and Tribunals Service. Please see attached. 

Do you guys have an idea of what might happen next?

thanks!

All detailed in the 12 steps listed in the Template Defence Announcement. 

Ghutch

Thanks @Umkomaas! I’m just waiting for DQ’s to come then. Thought maybe people had experienced timescale or other approaches from DCBlegal.

cheers!