Well, i'm in court on Wednesday. I was actually looking forward to it. I've got home from work........and guess what? Checked my internet banking, Yep, they've settled in full!!!!! £3297.83 (more than claimed actually):o:D:D:D:D:D Special thanks to GaryH.

After no communication at all for months, I actually got a letter today. Telling me, that my overdraft has been reduced and subsequently they had made all the payments on my account, which has left me overdrawn:) . I haven't used the account for 12 months!!

I'm doing a friends claim against Abbey, the court have said that we need not submit an AQ. The court (Liverpool) have said that they are allocating them all to Small claims track. It saves you £100 anyway.

sorry to sound a bit harsh, mate. But have you read any of this forum?????

jammy bugger.........lol

Just found this. I have to agree, this company is awful in every way imaginable. I've just re-mortgaged and got rid of a £15k secured load with them. When my solicitor finalised the mortgage I noticed that Blemain have added £1800 in "collection charges". Should I send an SAR with a letter to breakdown these charges?

Guido, thanks for the e-mail. I already filed this morning. My bundle was 100 pages!! Yours is 200. I'm now [a tad concerned]

Thanks, I'll hang on then. I live 5 mins away from the court, i'm leaving now. The clerk in the court said there's no problem. PS would you like a scanned copy of the order, for future ref??

Thanks, I've pretty much finished everything ( I think). But would like to check with yours if you don't mind cheers.

I've just phoned the court to see what time they're open 'til. And they're shut til tomorrow. My court bundle had to be today?? Has anybody ever filed this late??

This is the letter....pretty basic, but wanted to get it tonights post. ‘Orders’ Liverpool County Court 35 Vernon Street Liverpool L2 2BX Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your swift response regarding my “Notice Of Allocation”. I refer to District Judge Bellamy’s claim that, “At the end of the stay, parts 1 & 2 of section G of the claimants AQ can be ordered”, (N157 enclosed). District Judge Henthorn ordered that the claim was stayed until 26 April 2007 to enable parties to attempt settlement. I wrote to the Defendants on two separate occasions during the stay period, (Letters enclosed 2 & 2a) the first letter in attempt to narrow the issues in dispute. None of my letters were even afforded the courtesy of an acknowledgement. I therefore respectfully request that an order may be made as follows; 1. That the Defence is struck out as an abuse of process, pursuant to rule 3.4(2)(b) of the Civil Procedure Rules On the basis that the Defendant has filed a template defence then subsequently settled each and every other claim of this nature. Since May 2006, the Claimant is aware of over 100 claims of this nature in which the Defendant has filed an acknowledgement of service, then a Defence, then an allocation questionnaire, then has breached the order for pre-hearing directions, then has finally settled shortly in advance of the hearing. A sample list of these claims, including their claim numbers, is attached (attachment 1B). The Claimant believes that the Defendant is using court process as an intimidatory tool in order to dissuade its customers from pursuing legitimate complaints. It is strongly suggested from the pattern of hundreds of settled cases that the chances of the Defendant contesting this claim at trial are infinitesimal. I believe this strategy to be abusive, directly contrary to almost all of the Overriding Objectives, and to the detriment and financial cost of the public resource, as well as myself, the Claimant. It is respectfully submitted that the Defendant will continue to conduct litigation in this manner for as long as it is allowed to do so with impunity. Yours faithfully,

I called the court today, the woman who issued the allocation notice didn't really know what the judge meant?? She told me to write a letter to them and she will forward it to the DJ. She said that there's a chance he could strike the defence out. Fingers crossed.

Well done!!!

Can I therefor not ask for a judgement?? I'm confused, in the N24 (Notice Of Stay) I received, the stay was until 26/04/07. And both parties had until 10/05/07 to submit new AQ's. Then on the N157 (Notice Of Allocation) It says that parts 1 & 2 of the other info in the AQ can be ordered at the end of they stay????? Any suggestions, please, Gary.

Received my court date!! District Judge Bellamy has considered the statements of case and AQ's filed and allocated the claim to the small claims track. The hearing will take place at 10:00 on the 11 July 2007 at Liverpool County court, and should take no longer than 15 minutes. At the end of the stay 1 & 2 of section G of the claimants AQ can be ordered. Each party shall deliver to every other party and the court office copies of all documents on which he intends to rely on at the hearing no later than 29th May 2007.

I initially rejected the first offer, and sent my LBA. Meanwhile an offer of £350:???: crossed it the post?? I didn't understand it, but accepted it. Recieved a cheque today for £350.

Thanks Curly & Gary. Will keep you informed.

Submitted the new AQ today. Including "Lincoln abuse order" "Mullen Vs Hackney" Plus a list of recently settled cases and draft order for directions. Lets hope they make a difference. Thanks Gary H for your guidance.

Thanks again, Gary.

District Judge Henthorn orders that this claim is stayed until 26 April 2007 to enable parties to attempt settlement. On or before 10 May 2007, one of the following steps must be taken: Either The claimant must notify the court the the whole claim has been settled. Or The claimant or Defendant must write to the court requesting an extension of the stay period, explaining the steps being taken towards settlement and identifying any mediator, expert or other person helping with the process. Or All parties must file a completed AQ at the court. Where a settlement of some of the issues in dispute have been reached, a list of those issues should be attached to the completed AQ. That's the letter from the court. Am I right in thinking that I don't have to submit another AQ?? Just checking, I don't want any mistakes now i've come this far!

I must remember to log my other halves account out before posting:oops: Anyway I got a pretty quick response 13/4/07 all statements arrived, with a letter offering a 'gesture of goodwill' of £126. Total charges = £250 Thanks but No Thanks;)

Does anybody have an e-mail address for [problem]??

Gary, cheers for the advice. I've decided to give them the month and just wait. Another thing, my Internet banking is no longer available, is this one of the things they do?

I've been looking for this......Is it worth sending? Why can't the judge realise that SC&M are just wasting everyones time!!

I've just got off the phone to the court. They have issued a "STAY" until 10th May 2007. Can someone give me a bit of advice, Please.