Received N157 - What Next?

befree16

Hi All,

back again

I received my N157 letter (Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track (Hearing)).  It says I must pay the court fee by a certain date (cannot find anywhere to pay this so I assume I will have to call in tomorrow), and I need to by a slightly later date:

• Each party must deliver to the other party and to the court office copies of all documents on which that party intends to rely at the hearing.

My question is, what are these documents?  The witness statement, or the other cases recommended by users on this forum when doing the defence stage?

Forgive this post, but I have looked on the newbies thread, and I cannot find N157 or Notice of Allocation to the Small Claims Track (Hearing) anywhere.

This kind of stuff isn't my forte and I would greatly appreciate a nudge in the right direction.

Also, do the documents need to be sent via post?  Or can they be sent to the court and the claimant via email?

Thanks!

Umkomaas

It says I must pay the court fee by a certain date

No it doesn't!  The CLAIMANT has to pay it. You're not that party!

The NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post (Headed up in Red) explains the process alongside the Template Defence Announcements. Both can be found near the top of the forum thread index, one page back from here. 

Gr1pr

Presumably this 3rd thread is a continuation of your 2 previous threads, so should be one topic,  one thread, so I will report them for merging 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6574259/pcm-moorside-court-claim-received#latest

As above,  the claimant pays,  not you , study the 8 steps in the defence template thread 

befree16

Umkomaas said:

It says I must pay the court fee by a certain date

No it doesn't!  The CLAIMANT has to pay it. You're not that party!

The NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post (Headed up in Red) explains the process alongside the Template Defence Announcements. Both can be found near the top of the forum thread index, one page back from here. 

Gr1pr said:

Presumably this 3rd thread is a continuation of your 2 previous threads, so should be one topic,  one thread, so I will report them for merging 

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6574259/pcm-moorside-court-claim-received#latest

As above,  the claimant pays,  not you , study the 8 steps in the defence template thread 

Umkomaas, well said.  I didn't spot that.

Much appreciated for the direction - Having looked at the defence template thread, I am pretty sure I already did this.  The letter I received most recently states the date in which my face to face hearing will be.  As mentioned do I just need to send the court, and the claimant copies of past cases in which the defendant was favoured?

This is quite confusing, my apologies!

Good evening guys.