HELP!! allocation/case managment confrence hearing?

petetheleek · 4th January 2007, 11:42

hi recieved today notice of allocation/case management confrence hearing what does this mean? any help greatly appreciated
hearing date 7/02/06

MadMat · 4th January 2007, 19:36

What court was the Letter from?

Asking as if you read the general section you'll see some cases have in the past been transfered to a higher (mercantile) court.

Mat

petetheleek · 4th January 2007, 20:55

its from southend county court where i applied. in the first instance the judge looked at all the cases on december the 13th then sent this its to be heard by the district judge dudley will this be it?

e28bigalbexley · 4th January 2007, 22:38

could you please post the core of the letter her ie. District Judge Dudley ordered/requested

Cheers AL

paddym · 5th January 2007, 00:51

Pete if you can type in the letter you received we will be at a better advantage to offer you advice !

sausageburger · 8th January 2007, 11:31

Hi Pete and Matt, I also have allocation hearing set for 7th February at Southend! Have you had any advice yet with what this is all about and how much further we can expect to go with this (this has been ongoing for five months so far!). Perhapes we could all get together on this beforehand so we know what we are all doing? My hearing is at 12.30pm.
Anyway let me know if you have any advice.

MadMat · 8th January 2007, 12:22

I handed my AQ into Southend court just before Xmas, and am still waiting on a date, Will let you guys know if it's the same!

Mat

sausageburger · 8th January 2007, 13:02

Hi Mat,

Thanks for your message. I telephoned the court last Friday 5th Jan and they gave me the date over the telephone, I then received the letter Saturday. You can always try ringing the court to see if they can give you an estimate on the date or when you will hear.
Anyway when you do, let me know.

MadMat · 9th January 2007, 15:34

Just called southend court about my case - seems my AQ is still in with the judge, but the clerk said I should expect something by the end of the week.

Mat

petetheleek · 9th January 2007, 17:09

the letter states

Take notice that the ALLOCATION/CASE MANAGMENT CONFRENCE HEARING will take place on 7th of febuary at southend county court

to be heard before District judge Dudley

When you should attend

please note; this case may be released to another judge, possibly at a diffrent court

this is exactly what the letter says
HELP please do i have to prepare anything?

MadMat · 11th January 2007, 13:24

I've just had a letter from the court - My Case has been stayed untill the 7th Feb, and is then to be Refered to District Judge Dudley in box work on 7th Feb.

Not quite sure what to make of that!

Mat

e28bigalbexley · 11th January 2007, 22:17

Mat pm a mod and let them know whats happened they will guide you in the right direction.

AL

lloopylou · 12th January 2007, 01:26

My case has been transferred to Southend to be looked at by Judge Dudley, but I don't have a date yet. This is sounding scarey......:o

Loopy.

petetheleek · 12th January 2007, 07:33

can someone please help ive typed the letter out above the date is getting closer and i havent a clue what im doing
thanks

lloopylou · 12th January 2007, 09:11

Pete, I would pm a moderator as I haven't heard of this before. I think we could all do with some guidance on this. Good luck.

Loopy

petetheleek · 12th January 2007, 13:30

i telephoned barclays yesterday to confirm that a representative from barclays would attend but they cant give me a straight answer its so annoying!

lloopylou · 12th January 2007, 14:00

I don't know if anyone has pm'd a moderator but I think I'm gonna do that now. It seems there are a few of us involved now.

Loopy

pjdavies2000 · 12th January 2007, 15:41

There are notes on this in the general forum about staying and about the doodaa court conference.

This is what I have made of it from those posts:
The DooDaa conference.
this is basically the higher judge taking a bundle of similar cases (so maybe not all the same bank) and trying to force the banks hand into turning up so a judgement can be passed in the courts. Once this is done, and they lose, then the lower judge can re-open all the stayed (suspended I suppose) cases and dismiss the defences.

They would want to do this because it costs them time and money, and as yet a case hasn'y made it to court - imagine their frustration as well! - so they want to push the banks into allowing a test trial to go through. Then other judges (from all over the country) can start to say 'Claimaint wins as the defence has been struck out'. Many judges seem to be of the opinion that the banks are being particularly annoying as they get to the last minute and settle, meaning wasted court time and so I would assume lots of empty voids for them, but also a backlog of cases!

In the DooDaa conference you will have the opportunity to put your views forward, and can lean on past cases, laws and acts as evidence - but neither is allowed a physical witness to attend. It isn't actually a hearing, but a means of trying to decide what would happen at a hearing.

If you have had your court claimed stayed, it is because the judge is wanting to wait on the outcome of the DooDaa conference to basically be informed as to who to find in favour of. An interesting thing that I think Bankfodder mentioned is that in the conference you can ask for the bank/s to submit standard disclosure meaning that the bank would have to explain it's charging system and costs - the thing they do not want to do!

from what I have read, most of the banks will submit before the hearing (knowing what could happen to them!) and so pay out as per a normal hearing date.

I will admit this is my own surmise of the whole doodaa conference and staying issues, so please have a read of them yourselves.

The main thing again is not to worry, if you go, don't rely on statements you don't understand, and be frank and honest about why you believe the charges are wrongful.

I would think you won't have to go - ring the bank and give them a push and a nudge...you never know!

Hope that helps a bit

Peter

BankFodder · 12th January 2007, 16:14

First of all there is nothing to be worried about. This is not hearing. It is not a trial. It is merely a meeting to arrange the logistics of the final trial including whether there would be any witnesses if evidence will be taken and of course the judge is curious to know which banks will still be defending the case. Let me say that it is unlikely that any banks will be defending. However you must assume that the bank will be there and that you will have to argue your case when the final hearing occurs.

The bank may be represented at the case management conference but it is entirely possible that it will not bother to be there.

However you must assume that the bank will be there and it will want to represent its own interests and that it will try to introduce suggestions for the final conduct of the trial.

One question that you need to know is whether the court is sitting as a county court or as the mercantile court. I suggest that the court is telephoned or even wr

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