Hi Everyone, thanks in advance for your help. Having a row with local council tax, usual story - I write to complain about bill being wrong, they ignore my letter and summons me. Gone to court and case been ajourned. (I think the magistrates were unhappy that the council had not replied to letters but could not bring themselves to throw the liability order application out on the spot) The council are saying that CT action is neither a civil court action nor a criminal court action, hence they don't need to be bound by the usual civil procedure rules (which they have violated by ignoring my letters) - I smell bull from the council's counsel. Could anyone point me to the statutes that would either prove or disprove this ?? cheers. O.