Emma, i think u gotta try, it might be that your Judge thinks differently...Good luck!

Dear All that are wondering what might happen in your hearing like i was , I am claiming about £600 and went to court today, first the barclays representative came and talked to me saying they were going to request a stay and asked if i needed any clarifications on what that meant to which i said no as i had already done my research and knew thats what they would do! She went away and came back again saying if i was going to accept the stay i didnt need to waste time waitting and could leave...to which i said that was fine i wasnt accepting the stay... Went in and the judge asker her to say whatever and she asked for the stay to which he went off at her for not having sent the court the application for the stay and she said she was doing that then and he kept on going off at her ...he then asked me to show the letter they sent to me and it said that they were immediatelly applying for a stay, which hadnt happened...and i stated thinking there was a light at the end of the tunnel...he asked me what did i have to say and i stated various reasons against the stay: 1 human rights act that states everyone has the right to have a fair hearing within a reasonable time(the expected 2-4 years for the unfolding of this case isnt a reasonalble time barclays replied - its meant to take 4 months...blah blah OFT wouldnt allow such a long period to decide on the case blah blah 2 importance of the case to me as for barclays it is just another case and the sum of money claimed is insignificant to them barclays replied - the case is important otherwise they wouldnt be in court blah blah 3 allowing a stay is favouring the banks that have a lot more resourses in order to defend themselves and no restrictions are being put on their activities and me as a consumer am being restricted and dont have anyone representing me but myself Judge said he understood my points but felt it was right to allow the OFT to come with a decision before he could carry on with the case.... Thats it!

Ive had my case stayed today @ Clerkenwell & Shoreditch Court against Barclays.

Hi there, I need some advise in relation to what i should be doing or not for my court hearing to go ahead in the context of the latest news about the OFT case. I have had a previous court hearing which didn't result in anything because i hadn't sent all of the necessary documentation to both parties. I was told to do this and assigned a second date for early september in the Shoreditch County Court. Is there any chance of this court date happening. Should I be chasing the court or the bank at this moment, is there any chance of me getting a settlement before the OFT case is resolved? Many thanks in advance. P

Thanks again for all the responses! @torigirl_uk - no I haven't tried ringing them yet. I'm sending my court bundle off tomorrow and I'll ring them up as soon as I get a new date. @MEOB - thanks, the thread about contacting the litigation team is very reassuring. @dfbankclaimer - sorry, didn't mean to get you worried, sounds like I've just been being a bit paranoid. Again, thanks evryone for the reassurances. I'm sending my court bundle off tomorrow and will look forward to finally settling with Barclays afterwards!

Thanks for the replies I'm still a little worried and want to check a little more... So I am going to submit a court bundle which includes copies of all my statements and my schedule of charges. Won't it be really obvious here that I got the maths wrong? I am worried about putting my whole claim in jeopardy by claiming the wrong amount. Is it defintiely better to leave the amount unchanged even though I know it is incorrect? If it comes up in court can I change the amount there? If I try and change the amount now does that make it worse? I don't care about the extra £25 if it means I miss out on the rest of the £600! Also, MEOB - you said Barclays settle before court. They didn't when this claim first went to court. Is that just because I forgot the court bundle that time (the judge just told me to send it in and rescheduled the hearing). Do you think they will settle before court if I send the court bundle in? Thanks again for all the replies

Hi! I went to court last week and no decision was made because i didn't send the statements to court and to the bank so the judge asked me to do that and i would get another date in the post. In the meanwhile i found out i got the amount im claiming wrong by £25(I should claim £25 less).Can someone advise whether i should rectify the amount in the paperwork i send to(court bundle i think?) or if i should leave it as it is, as it will be a different amount than the one i claimed initially, and to the one they have in the paperwork i sent them before?can this be an issue for the court decision? many thanks for you help in advance!