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Originally Posted by ICY  I understand the meaning behind what you are saying, but on the same score surely we have to show we have tried to reach settlement without taking it to court, and have tried every last resort, rather than just rushing into the court straight away, is it not going to be in the claimants interests and would it not help if the case comes before a court that it can be shown how unreasonable the defendant has been by ignoring attempts to settle outside court.
Dont get me wrong i am not rubishing what is being said here, i just think we have to be seen to be giving the banks the opportunity to settle instead of them asking for stay to negotiate, we would have grounds to appeal a stay as we could prove we have already made serious attempts to do so |
Well, no. the CPR state that one month is sufficient time to try and settle before initiating court action, which is of course why our letters give 14 + 14, BEFORE court action.
There is absolutely no reason to respond any more, apart to Court Directions, and responses to offers to settle from the Defendant, tbh. You already have done all you could to try and stay out of court, now let them do the running around if they don't want to go in front of the judge. Simple as that. Honestly.
Re: Is your court dispensing with the Allocation Questionnaire? 
