Do i need to get a solicitor on board and could they attend instead of me? anyone have any idea how much i would be looking at costwise for that? it would cost me in the region of £300 plus 2 days off work to attend myself.

just recieved a copy of the application made by the defendant. In it he has requested Set aside or reschedule as he wishes to make offer of payment. the evidence and information he will be relying on is: i was advised not to attend the hearing by my accountant, i now relaise the importance of attending and wish to have the hearing rescheduled as there are important facts which may have an impact on judgement. Signed. The facts of which he speaks have not been entered but a set aside hearing has been set at his local court which i am really going to struggle to attend and I do not have a solicitor. He had 2 opprtunities to attend court previously and failed but if i cant get to this hearing im gonna lose everything.

Hi I recieved only the letter stating the date and time of the hearing which is not for another 2 months (the claim started beginning of Jan 2010) there were no details of his claim in there I have requested a copyof it from the court and am hoping that I will recieve it in the post today. I had a contract with the first company but did not get a new one when they were 'taken over' i did however get furnished with a letter apx 3 months after the fact stating that they were taking over the business of.

i believe the original company was LLP however now dissolved and im not sure about the new company name whether it is Ltd or LLp.

Hi, origionally I was claiming against the company however the judge requested the defendant be substitued for Mr *** trading as ***Estates. he was a partner of the original company and is the director of the rebranded company. As you quite rightly said he will most likely dissolve the company again and rebrand. If his cheque to the court for the set aside request bounced does that mean it will still go ahead or would it be cancelled. The companies previous director and also a previous partner have been arrested for fraud and money laundering. My property was being looked after by this company at the time and also i was not informed that the company had rebranded when the original company was dissolved my property and the management of it remained with these companies from 2006 until 2010.

Hi, Need some help with regard a claim that I have submitted thrugh small claims. Basically i submitted a claim for negligence of duty and monies owed with regard my property which was fully managed by an agent. The claim accounted for non payment of rent recieved by the agent, non collection of rent, non eviction of unpaying tenant, damages and costs. There was a hearing at which the defendant di not attend and i was requested to furnish the court with documents, photos etc at a later hearing. At the second hearing 14 May (to which the defendant did not attend) a judgement was made (dated 17 May) totalling £5706.52 payable by 28th May. No payment was recieved and on 14th Jun a letter was sent to myself stating that the defendant had requested set aside judgement so was being transferred to another court. On 24 jun i recieved a letter from the other court stating a hearing scheduled for 22 sep. What can i do now? Can he do this? he is a director representing a company i am an individual and the new hearing is 300miles away. He is just stalling for time again as he acknoledged the claim then said he wished to dispute then did not file a dispute at all then failed to attend both hearings and now this. He is just hoping i will give up and go away and i know i am not the only one he has done this and is currently doing this to. Also the cheque he used to pay the court with has bounced so the court still have not been paid so will this go ahead? Help im so confused.