PCM Court claim UK

cuongzi

1505grandad said:

Just checking  -  you have filed and served your WS etc?

Yep filed and served

cuongzi

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

I have my court hearing tomorrow afternoon via phone. Has anyone done a phone hearing before? Any tips and advice on what to expect? Will the judge do most of the talking? 

Many thanks

You have ignored questions asked of you six weeks ago and now you want answers with less than a days notice.

Good luck.

Sorry, confused, what questions did I fail to answer?

KeithP

cuongzi said:

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

I have my court hearing tomorrow afternoon via phone. Has anyone done a phone hearing before? Any tips and advice on what to expect? Will the judge do most of the talking? 

Many thanks

You have ignored questions asked of you six weeks ago and now you want answers with less than a days notice.

Good luck.

Sorry, confused, what questions did I fail to answer?

At least two questions asked in a post on 1 September at 7:42PM.

cuongzi

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

I have my court hearing tomorrow afternoon via phone. Has anyone done a phone hearing before? Any tips and advice on what to expect? Will the judge do most of the talking? 

Many thanks

You have ignored questions asked of you six weeks ago and now you want answers with less than a days notice.

Good luck.

Sorry, confused, what questions did I fail to answer?

At least two questions asked in a post on 1 September at 7:42PM.

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

KeithP said:

cuongzi said:

I have my court hearing tomorrow afternoon via phone. Has anyone done a phone hearing before? Any tips and advice on what to expect? Will the judge do most of the talking? 

Many thanks

You have ignored questions asked of you six weeks ago and now you want answers with less than a days notice.

Good luck.

Sorry, confused, what questions did I fail to answer?

At least two questions asked in a post on 1 September at 7:42PM.

I didnt ignore Coupon mads question. I acknowledged it with a thumbs up.   Apologies if YOU are offended by that. This is why I didn't ask any further questions and have not updated this post until yesterday. I followed Coupons advice, drafted and sent my witness statement. I didnt think I needed to 'answer' anything. I didnt want to add to the thread as Coupon gave me everything I needed.

All I'm asking now is just what to expect from a phone hearing. Does the judge do all the talking etc or am I allowed to talk? Not even asking for advice about WS or what to say. Just wondering what to expect that's all. I apologise again if anyone is offended . I've acknowledged every post with a thumbs up, even your unhelpful dig at me.

Johnersh

Ok. Once checking everyone is assembled, most DJs will describe their understanding of the case, invite the claimant to discuss (sometimes omitting that if the facts/allegations are fairly clear) before inviting D to respond. You’ll want to not only make your case, but to specifically address what the advocate for C says on the day. They’re often instructed late, so can get even basic info wrong. Again, be prepared for interruption by the DJ or possible direct questions to cut to the chase. Time is short.

don’t be afraid to:
1. That the court has your WS or bundle
2. to refer the court to documents or page refs of the papers you are speaking to.
3. As you’re by phone you don’t have the advantage of watching the judge and what points land/when s/he’s writing. Speak slower than you might normally do.
4. Make notes during the hearing. You may need to.
5. Challenge Cs the basis for the claimed costs even if you lose on the main argument over the PCN. The bolt ons and interest alone make turning up for the hearing worthwhile if you can knock those out.
6. Argue that C should be prevented from recovering legal costs entirely other than court fees. It’s a small claim and if you kick out any clement (eg the bolt ons) it’s likely to be a significant % of their total claim.

Gr1pr

Regarding point 6 above, if there are no lawyers involved, meaning that if PCM  are representing themselves, object to any £50 legal fee, if they added it into the total claimed 

You should check the claim form, top left for anyone involved, bottom of the form too check the figures 

The above assumes a loss, so no asking us after the fact, costs etc are all dealt with at the end of the meeting, before dispersal 

Also, please change the thread title in post one to something more meaningful, like 

PCM UK  Court Claim 

Coupon-mad

PCM never represent themselves.

cuongzi

Thanks for all your helpful replies. Really appreciate you all taking the time to reply. I'll keep you updated how it goes. 

cuongzi

UPDATE

The claim has been struck out as PCM did not provide a contact number and did not turn up to the hearing. Thanks again all for your help, advice and guidance. Special thanks to those who replied on this thread, Coupon Mad, Keith P, Johnersh and Gr1pr.

LDast

Well done. AOBTD