Quick update - they didn't show up so the judge dismissed their application. Having a beer now and wondering if they'll try again!

Thanks. Will send tomorrow to avoid delays. Thanks again dx and Andy. I really appreciate the work you are doing and the time you have dedicated to helping people out

Paragraph 21 amended to: The Claimant submitted a claim form without being in possession of supporting evidence to the court when issuing the claim, as admitted in paragraph 24 of their witness statement. It is reasonable to believe that they did so in order to avoid the loans becoming statute-barred under section 5 of the Limitations Act 1980.

Thanks dx. I'll add something to that effect into the statement

Thanks Andy. I think I need to get it done tonight so I can send tomorrow. Otherwise Wednesday is the latest I can send it I believe?

I'm swinging back and forth between thinking I've got a good case to thinking I'm stuffed

I wasn't planning on relying on it but was wondering if it had legs? I would prefer to gamble that the application is rejected on the claim number being wrong, but only if I am informed by the court in time to submit a second statement

It depends on how quickly they get back to me if the application is rejected. Would I have to ring the court or would they let me know somehow in time to submit another statement?

18th April

Um, Drydens' witness statement does refer to the original (correct) claim number, in contrast to the N244. It is signed with the statement you have quoted above.

Great. Thanks Andy. Do you think I need to include exhibits (eg copy of the N244)?

So second option would be a witness statement then?

Mmm, will either option cause them to lose their fee?

The girl said the court hearing was still happening. She wasn't really sure what I should do. She did suggest emailing the court to repeat what I had told her. She also suggested contacting Drydens to clarify, but I'm not too keen to tell them how they've messed up.

I rang the court this morning to clarify. It appears that Drydens did put the wrong claim number (BCD23456) on the N244, but put my name and address on it. Somehow my local court allowed the Notice of Hearing of Application to proceed, but created a different claim number (CDE34567). The original claim number (ABC12345) is not recognised on my local court's computer system. The girl on the phone told me that the reference that Drydens had put on the N244 (BCD23456) actually belongs to another case! The covering letter that Drysdens sent with the witness statement refers to both the wrong claim number (BCD23456) and the court's new one (CDE34567). The witness statement, however, still refers to the original number (ABC12345). I have uploaded all the relevant documents below. PS the N244 doesn't make any reference to the agreement numbers (see the pdf). Nor does the witness statement. Drydens mess.pdf