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I have just issued my claim for £949 from A&L to the courts, and was wondering if anyone could tell me some information about what happens now the courts have my claim, how long it will take for A&L to respond or how long gernally this claim will go on for?
I have just issued my claim for £949 from A&L to the courts, and was wondering if anyone could tell me some information about what happens now the courts have my claim, how long it will take for A&L to respond or how long gernally this claim will go on for?
Any info would be much appreciated,
Cheers,
Donna
Basically A&L have 28 days to submit a defence to the court (or pay up). Shortly after 28 days have elapsed you'll be sent a copy of their defence (if one is filed) and an allocation questionnaire which you'll need to return (along with a fee if one's payable - not sure off the top of my head). The allocation questionnaire helps the court decide what type of trial will happen but in your case it's virtually certain to be a small claims trial.
You then get a court date (which can be weeks or months later depending how busy the court is etc). Sometime between now and then you'll probably get an offer for the full amount, you can then discontinue the court claim and feel suitably better off
It's impossible to predict timescales for these things, so just sit back and relax.
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Originally Posted by Donna C
