panther - yes looking back now I totally agree, and to a point worked. I did become really worried. But i though no, i will fight.

What an experience it has been and i really feel for the other people who are currently experiencing it. They need to stop the judgement by default. They need to have all the correct paperwork when first issuing a claim, in an ideal world. Its all about money though isn't it and its how the courts make their money.

I know, I'm so happy about it. :whoo:

I could not have done it without you guys so THANK YOU TO YOU ALL WHO HELPED and a donation will be coming when i get paid!!

Hi all,

So I called the courts today just to see if they had heard anything and they informed me they had received a letter from claimant and they have discontinued!!!!!!

Good plan....I will post if/when I hear something

Thanks Andy!

If 14 working days then last Wednesday. If just 14 days then today

Thanks Andy

Still nothing in the post today, I've developed some kind of' sit in the window waiting for postie' behavior at the minute

How long do I wait before contacting the courts (if i need to) and advise that nothing has been received from the claimant?

ah right....well they have my SB defense and i will go to court and fight them with everything I have.

If i do however receive their WS am I able to resubmit another on defending theirs? (if that makes sense)

I was thinking that Mike770, last ditch attempt....but why pay the court fee?

Hi all,

sent my defence/Witness Statement in for the 5th Aug to the courts and claimant ,

14 working days before the court date and as yet have not received anything from the claimants.

I did receive a without prejudice letter asking for 250 pounds to settle the claim. Is this standard practice from Dryden.

I have been reading other posts but i cant really see anything that is similar to mine,

they have paid the court fee but not sent and WS to me yet.

Just an update

Claimants have paid the court fee, i checked today. I was hoping to get a discontinuation or something similar, but looks like ill be back in court with these idiots!!!

Right, ok i think i understand that. Im glad i asked because i didn't think i needed to do anything else

Last question i promise...the paperwork has to be submitted 14 days beforehand. Is this working days or include weekends.....so date of submission 10th/11th August (inc weekends)

Thanks Andy

If they have my WS and documents why do I need to send them again?

Hi all, i need a bit of advice.

I have been reading through a few threads and it seems the paperwork i received after my set aside wasn't a directions questionnaire. It was just directions. I have no boxes to tick etc. Here's whats stated.

the following directions apply to this claim:

Each party must deliver to the other party and to the court offices of all documents on which that party intends to rely on at the hearing no later than 14 days before the hearing (its on the 25th Aug).

The witness statement stands in place of a defense..Does this mean i do nothing? I really don't know what to do here, should i send the claimant copies of all the paperwork??

There are also other things stated but i can understand them.

My questions are, do i wait and do nothing until the hearing or do i need to send off my witness statement and documents again to the courts and claimant? And if i wish to add some things to my WS can I?

The last day for them to pay for the hearing was today, i will be calling the courts on Monday to see if this has been paid.

Apologies for all the questions, i really don't want to muck things up on the final hurdle

Hi all

I've received some paperwork today.

Allocated to small claims track.

Witness statement stands in place of a defence.

Hearing 28th august.

Claimant must pay by the end of July

Just wondering what do I need to do now...if I do?

Let me know if you need anymore info

I have also requested again, now that the ccj is set aside they must supply me with the cca. As that was part of the witness/defence.

Many thanks

Thanks Andy, I will.

If there is any tiny bit of advice I can give to anyone who is going through this process, is that the application to set aside is done so as quickly as you can. My earlier application in October helped me a great deal in winning the set aside but she did have stern words about the October till now delay. If I hadn't had done the October application (albeit completely wrong) I would have, without a doubt, lost.

Thanks PC,. Yes I certainly will. I would always have come back and posted regarding the outcome so it would help others that may be going through the same situation.

I wouldn't have got mine without the help and advice on here

I'll make a donation soon in way of a thank you

Hi Andy

I think it is restarting. They have said its suitable for the small claims and to expect some paperwork in the next two weeks. The judge said she would enter my witness statement as evidence, she even commented on how well presented it was.

We will see what the claimant does next.

Hi all

Had my set aside hearing today.............it was successful! Lasted a while but I got there in the end

Brilliant! Will do........so fingers crossed and ill report back when i hear something

Thanks again, couldn't have sorted this without you guys

Hi PC

Ah! Thanks for telling me, i would never have done that. Just a copy of the form...not the witness statement and the other bits of info im attaching?

So i send them all off together and the court sends a copy to the claimant or i do

Ok so just one more thing to ask before i put everything in an envelope and send off

My witness statement, does it look/sound ok? I know im not a person of law so ive just written what i feel is right.

Many thanks for everyone's help on here

Hi all

I've been to the bank this morning and they can't find anything. Because I have no information from my old bank account they searched and searched but nothing came up, all branches were checked, name, dob nothing. That was definitely the bank I would have used at the time

Hi Andy

This was so long ago im not sure, the last payment was in 07 and from that, all contact and payments stopped. I stayed at that current address until I moved in 2010 so highly unlikely that i did.

Thanks PC honestly when i think about it i feel physically sick. There is a branch of my old bank near me, i will pay a visit tomorrow

Ive inquired about obtaining my old statements from the closed bank account. I need to go into a branch with ID so im planning on doing that tomorrow. I thought it was on the claimant to prove the payments? i could be wrong.

Ive moved 3 times since 2010!