Court Date

[Tricey]

Hello, I have now received a court date, 21st September, to present my case against the Woolwich (really Barclays) for my charges. Can you give me some advice on how best to prepare so that I get the outcome I want. Any such advice would be very much appreciated. Tricey

[welshcakes]

Hi Tricey and welcome to the Barclays/Woolwich forum.

I would recommend you use both of these forums hand in hand for gathering advise and information as the Barclays forum is more active.

Can you give a little background? eg How much are you claiming, is it for 6 yrs of charges or does it go back further, which court and have you been ordered to submit anything to the court?

[Tricey]

Hi Welshcakes

Thank you for your reply.

I am claiming for six years worth of charges and they amount to just over £4,000. The hearing is taking place at Bromley County Court and is being heard by District Judge Thomas. The letter says:

'the hearing of the claim will take place at 11:00 on the 21 September 2007 and should take no longer than 1 hour.

Each party shall deliver to every other party and to the court office copies of all documents (including any experts' report) on which he intends to rely at the hearing no later than 14 days before the hearing.

The original documents shall be brought to the hearing.'.

There is a note at the end saying:

'This case may be released to another Judge, possibly at a different Court.'.

I guess this is where the hard part starts but I am trying to stay positive. I must admit though that the story in the paper about the guy that lost his case has shaken my confidence. The one thing that is bolstering me is that I submitted a claim for my best friend and she accepted an offer, and got, her money. The amount she received was only £400.00 short of what we claimed for.

Anyway I am rambling, sorry. Any help you can give would be very much appreciated.

Tricey

[welshcakes]

Hi Tricey

Have you read GOT A COURT DATE? A guide to the later stages ?

and also court bundles for dummies

[Tricey]

Welshcakes, Thank you very much for this. I have just got in from work, haven't quite got my brain in gear so will read and start compiling tomorrow after a good breakfast. Is it better to suppy the documents as soon as possible rather than waiting until the specified time? Have a good evening, Tricey