MCOL defence missing

Gr1pr

Post a copy of the MCOL claim history below,  if possible 

But as long as the CNBC logged it, you are waiting for developments,  so follow the 8 steps in the defence template thread 

Euroshiteparks

Thank you for the help on this one so far. The defence was eventually logged. We submitted the DQ a few months ago, copying in ECP, but did not receive a copy of theirs. I assume they should have done this? 

We have also just received a letter for the hearing date for the 15th April.

 I am a little confused by the two deadlines for the defendant, namely 24th Feb for ‘all documents to be relied upon’ and 10th March for the witness statement. Does the witness statement not count as a document that is relied on?

Should we be filling any evidence and WS now, or as late as possible?

My wife (the actual defendant) is also pregnant, and the hearing date falls two weeks after our due date, there is a real risk we might not be able to make the hearing, do we just automatically ‘lose’ if this happens? It will be the last thing on our minds. 

ChirpyChicken

i will suggest they will discontinue before WS needed so wait

Gr1pr

Clever judge there,  several deadlines,  especially for DCB LEGAL,  plus the hearing fee deadline date too

As said above,  DCB LEGAL will discontinue soon, keep checking her email inbox and spam folders for their N279 discontinuation document,  which should happen before her WS plus Exhibits bundle is due

Euroshiteparks

I’ve summarised them:
27th Jan: DCBL submit reply to defence including details of claim 
3rd Feb: DCBL submit documents to be relied on (but not WS?)
24th Feb: we submit documents to be relied on (but not WS?)
10th March: DCBL and us submit witness statements
18th March: DCBL pay trial fee
8th April (hearing -7 days): DCBL submit ‘paper bundle’
15th April: hearing

Seems a bit silly to me, and I don’t really understand all the differences. Appreciate the advice on waiting, although I don’t think DCB legal have ever emailed my wife (eg their DQ) so not sure they’d start now. Annoyingly the submission for 27th Jan deadline doesn’t instruct DCBL to copy us in (para 7 on the photos) but the others do, does this make a difference?

Coupon-mad

The judge has staggered the dates so you can see their evidence first. And this judge probably knows their propensity to discontinue. So just wait until February.

Canny judge!

Gr1pr

Euroshiteparks said:

Seems a bit silly to me, and I don’t really understand all the differences. Appreciate the advice on waiting,

although I don’t think DCB legal have ever emailed my wife (eg their DQ) so not sure they’d start now.

 

We are very,  very sure that they will email her,  before the hearing fee is due,  or earlier  !

kryten3000

DCB Legal might try to obtain a settlement by making an offer of as low as £60 but you can ignore that.
If they try calling, refuse to speak to them and block their number.

Love the staggered deadlines, more judges should do this

Euroshiteparks

Thanks all!

Gr1pr

Great stuff,  another one for the thread of shame by @Umkomaas