Gladstones 2 Claim forms in 2 months. First was DISCONTINUED & 2nd is just crazy and unfair charges!

Stitch25

Hi everyone,  I had my Mediation done fist week of October. I've done as suggested and now has been sent to the local court. What to do know? I'm waiting for the court notice, is that correct? Can I change or add some information to my previews defence? Hope don't have to go yo court🙄

Car1980

Yes, wait for instructions from you local court re. Witness Statements.

Le_Kirk

You cannot change or amend your defence once submitted (well, you can but it costs £LOTS); just wait for your Notice of Allocation and, in the meantime whilst events are fresh in your mind, start compiling a Witness Statement.

Stitch25

Help! Court time and I'm no way ready 😬!


1. Notice of Allocation to Small claim Track(Hearing) -received issued:20/12/25
2. BY Email from Gladstones Solicitors : CLAYMANTS WITNESS STATEMENT notice, and also says" The Claimant requests for its attendence be excused and that the claim be decided in its absence....court has been asked to deal with the Claim in the Claimants absence. The statemant has been filed at the Court.

Coupon-mad

Search the forum for recent threads (2025 only) that come up with keywords like:

Gladstones Witness Statement

Stitch25

Coupon-mad said:

Search the forum for recent threads (2025 only) that come up with keywords like:

Gladstones Witness Statement

  Thank you. It's so out off my league! The process has been hard, every step of the wsy, but seems to be easy for some people, or experts, and I'm not complaining, it just to express how reading, understading and writing anything takes me ages, hours, days to get the ideas or infomations and than write it down. I will fight up to the end even if I lose, but I need more help to have any chance of sucess. Thanks 

Coupon-mad

Stitch25 said:

Coupon-mad said:

Search the forum for recent threads (2025 only) that come up with keywords like:

Gladstones Witness Statement

  Thank you. It's so out off my league! The process has been hard, every step of the wsy, but seems to be easy for some people, or experts, and I'm not complaining, it just to express how reading, understading and writing anything takes me ages, hours, days to get the ideas or infomations and than write it down. I will fight up to the end even if I lose,

but I need more help to have any chance of success. Thanks 

Which is what the search will give you. Something to copy and adapt.

I don't have a recent Gladstones WS in my head but the forum search finds loads as long as you change the filter to NEWEST (never 'best match'). Just copy a recent one and adapt to suit.

You need one with Chan & Akande.

My notes of good examples recently, include these but I don't know if they were all Gladstones ones, not that it matters:

@maxim024

@Feyla

@Char27

@aza123 has Chan & Akande

@Kpmp54 also has Chan & Akande 

Stitch25

Thank you again. As much I read more complicated, overwhelmed and unsure I get! Is there a simple way to write  WS? I'm not the driver and I've not been to the parking site or any of the list of things is written. The HEARING will be on 27 Jan/26. Is that ok if I just copy my old defence, and file it? do I have to address Gladtones WS points? HELLLLLP give simple steps to follow,please! English is my second language, dyslexic and slow!! 
Thanks
 

Coupon-mad

This is why I gave you the 5 links.

You were meant to go to their profiles to see their threads. Then copy a WS, editing the facts. This is very simple. It is your story plus attached evidence (exhibits).

Stitch25

Ok...thank you