PCM Moorside court claim received (Merged)

befree16

1505grandad said:

"14. Furthermore, as insinuated by the Claimant's client, XXXXXXXXX, ..............."

Not sure who you are stating on the heading as "The Claimant"  -  please clarify

I removed the client part - Thank you for bringing to my attention.

befree16

So I guess the court hearing will be going ahead, as Moorside paid the court fee, and I haven't heard anything in response to my WS?

It is less than a week away.

Could anyone give me a heads up as to what I need prepped when going in?  Do I need to know the cases used in my defence and WS quite thoroughly?  Will I be questioned on these?

Should I have my WS statement printed out infront of me in there so I can refer to it?

I am sure people understand this is quite new to 95% of posters on this board!

Many thanks

Gr1pr

My suggestion is that you read recent cases on here where the same questions were asked and replied to,  plus read recent concluded cases where the defendant has replied with anecdotes of what happened in the courtroom etc, there is nothing better than reading the before,  during and after parts,  like the end of a book where the perpetrator is revealed and the plot is summed up

I have read plenty of them recently on here, meaning that you can too, it's how we all learn 

Just so you know,  most of the people on here who reply have not been through it either,  including me

befree16

Gr1pr said:

My suggestion is that you read recent cases on here where the same questions were asked and replied to,  plus read recent concluded cases where the defendant has replied with anecdotes of what happened in the courtroom etc, there is nothing better than reading the before,  during and after parts,  like the end of a book where the perpetrator is revealed and the plot is summed up

I have read plenty of them recently on here, meaning that you can too, it's how we all learn 

Just so you know,  most of the people on here who reply have not been through it either,  including me

Are you referring to searching moorside legal threads specifically, or any similar to my case?

Also, what would be the best search keywords?  

Thanks

Gr1pr

Any case, not just Moorside,  you won't find many Moorside ones yet, they are relatively new on the scene 

Le_Kirk

befree16 said:

Could anyone give me a heads up as to what I need prepped when going in?  Do I need to know the cases used in my defence and WS quite thoroughly?  Will I be questioned on these?

Read and know your defence, witness statement and evidence inside out, make yourself a crib sheet so that, if/when, you are given a chance by the judge to talk, you can make sure you get across ALL your points.  Make sure your crib sheet contains pointers from your WS to the evidence page and paragraph. Be there early in case the cases in front of you move up the queue and also to allow time for security checks etc.  Do not allow yourself to be sidetracked into a room so that a well-dressed lawyerly type can "have a few words".  Do not accept any bits of paper.  Have a spare copy of your witness statement in case the claimant tries the "we did not receive the defendant's WS" trick!  Be polite and do not talk over the judge, address the judge as "Judge" even if a lady judge and finally - good luck.  Don't forget, when you win, to ask for your costs.

flowercuppatea used this advice and WON

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81580928/#Comment_81580928

Coupon-mad

And @Lemonhead39  and @babtunde345 last week!

Read their posts about how it went. They are probably not Moorside cases because they are new but the approach in hearings is standard.

befree16

Thank you all for the input.  I will get studying! 

befree16

Le_Kirk said:

befree16 said:

Could anyone give me a heads up as to what I need prepped when going in?  Do I need to know the cases used in my defence and WS quite thoroughly?  Will I be questioned on these?

Read and know your defence, witness statement and evidence inside out, make yourself a crib sheet so that, if/when, you are given a chance by the judge to talk, you can make sure you get across ALL your points.  Make sure your crib sheet contains pointers from your WS to the evidence page and paragraph. Be there early in case the cases in front of you move up the queue and also to allow time for security checks etc.  Do not allow yourself to be sidetracked into a room so that a well-dressed lawyerly type can "have a few words".  Do not accept any bits of paper.  Have a spare copy of your witness statement in case the claimant tries the "we did not receive the defendant's WS" trick!  Be polite and do not talk over the judge, address the judge as "Judge" even if a lady judge and finally - good luck.  Don't forget, when you win, to ask for your costs.

flowercuppatea used this advice and WON

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81580928/#Comment_81580928

I just read the post by flowercuppatea.  Whilst they reiterate to do your homework, their case was completely different to mine, and was obvious they would win.

I am wondering how solid mine is based on the face Moorside have decided to pursue it until the end.  I guess this is second guessing coming into play.  At the end of the day, it was a no parking area (albeit signage was not seen by me and highlighted as possibly poorly visible by parked cars and pedestrians as an exhibit), and although I wasn't parked, they have a pic of someone getting into my car.  

And I hope the judge does not ask me too many questions.  I am no legal scholar!

I will focus on a main few arguments of mine but do not think I can have everything full understood/able to answer.

Also, is it possible to bring new factors into the hearing, which weren't necessarily included in my witness statement?  

Thanks

ChirpyChicken

Moorside seem to follow gladstones and in general dont sens reps . So if one doesn't show dont be surprised (although doesn't applies in all cases)