A & L defence thrown out

[fizzibelle]

The Oxford CC have thrown out the A & L defence and awarded me the judgement!! A & L failed to submit their skeleton defence in time.

Wragge & Co have today tried to settle for a lower amount after being given 3 opportunities to do so earlier! Why would I want to settle now when I have won!

I will now resubmit a full claim including all the updated interest charges, court fees etc and also try to get some money back for the time I have spent dealing with this. I understand that the judge may award this to me but they don't have to.

Has anyone else managed to get anything back for personal time?

Thanks for all the advice

[MimiJane]

Hi there,

Well done I've never heard of A&L/Wragge actually submitting their court documents at all, so the vast majority seem to be winning by default if they hang on, or taking a lesser amount if they need the money in a hurry.

Having just won judgment by default, I'm in the process of attempting to claim for Wasted Costs. See this link (if you haven't already) :-

Wasted Costs order

I'm claiming for £500, which is a lot ... I haven't read of anyone being awarded over £300 yet, but I do have just about all my receipts and Recorded Delivery slips, so worth a try. There are no guarantees you'll get anything of course and the judges will often cut down your preparation time drastically.

If it would help, I could email you my schedule detailing exactly what I've claimed for and the costs involved. If you'd like it, PM me your email address.

Fingers crossed for us both

Mimi