We are in exactly the same position and also at Wellingborough (have just posted a thread) 'How do we file and serve....' I have to respond by 28th July and am doing so today. Has your bank replied to you? Have you heard anything back yet? I sent a schedule of all charges made against my account when I sent an initial letter to Barclays (which seems like gaaes ago now!). So I am guessing that in section 2 of your General Form of Judgement letter the 'file' part means filed with the court and the 'serve' part means send a schedule to the bank. SRV

We have got to the small claims court stage and Barclays look like they want to defend it all the way. We have been sent a "General Form of Judgement or Order" from Wellingborough County Court stating that "there are many similar cases proceeding in this court which do not come to trial, and upon recognising that the court's resources are finite and of the courts own motion... It is ordered that: 1 The claim is allocated to the Small Claims Track 2 The claimant shall, by 28th July 2007, file and serve on the Defendant a schedule setting out each charge of which the Claimant claims repayment , together with an explanation of the basis on which the Claimamt claims repayment." The letter then goes on to outline what would happen if this is not done and what Barclays would have to do next to continue defending the case. What do we need to do next? Do we simply write to the bank and include a table of all charges claimed (even thiough this was all included in our initial letter to the bank)? Is there a template we could use or a suggested wording to explain "the basis on which the claiment claims repayment"? When we originally contacted Barclays we used the standard letters from MoneySavingExpert.com i.e. something like "the charges do not reflect the true cost to Barclays and are therefore unlawful..." Also, do we have to cc to the court? Anything else we need to know? Thank you SRV

Hiya I am currently claiming my bank charges (£1800 inc stat interest) back from Barclays. I turned down an offer of less than a third of the total amount and went to the small claims court. They have contested the claim. I have now received a letter from the court telling me the claim has been transferred to my local court and also saying the following... "IT IS ORDERED THAT: The filing of an allocation questionnaire be dispensed with in this case unless the District Judge at the court of transfer orders otherwise. Note: Any party affected by this order may under Rule 3.3(5) apply to have it set aside, varied or stayed. Such a party must apply under Rule 23.3 within 14 days of service of this order. Date order drawn: 8th May 2007" There then follows a couple of pages where Barclays sets out its defence. Can anyone tell me what the above statement means and what I should do next? Do I just wait until I am given a court date or should I be doing something more pro-active? What is this questionnaire that has been dispensed with and is that in my best interest? Very grateful for any advice SRV