Yikes - my CMC is a telephone hearing

[hammyhound]

Is there anything I would need to do - is it similarly to the hearing at court. Can I just give my telephone number to the court. It does say claimants need to organise the hearing.

 

Any help appreciated.

 

HH

[Michael Browne]

If you are a calimant, but you are a litagant in person and the defendant is represented, then it is up to the defendant to organise the telephone conference.

[BankFodder]

Well if you don't give any details, then how on earth can anyone advise you?

[hammyhound]

Sorry,

 

I didnt mean it like that.

 

I have attended a CMC before and just wanted to ask whether this would be any different.

 

The court order says that a non-contraversial summary should be sent to the court. I assume that the Claimants send me this a week before for approval.

 

It says any documents to be relied upon to be faxed over the day before. The only documents I have are the ones the Claimants sent me (an agreement together with an incorrect 100 page terms and conditions).

 

Would I just ring the Claimants up a few weeks before with my telephone number and they do the rest.

 

HH

[BankFodder]

Well, still not much detail so still very difficult to help.

Don't trust the claimants whoever they are - especially if they are banks.

 

Go about it as if the other side weren't going to do anything.

 

Send a summary of your case to the court together with your phone number. If you think that ther are any order which you believe should be made such as disclosure then suggest it in your summary. If the claimant has not complied with some order or rule then mention it at the end of your summary.

If you have not heard from the claimants then tell the judge that you have heard nothing and that this is why you are taking the initiative and doing your best to comply in the circs.