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    • Few tweaks as the run order was completely messed up and the main point of your defence (reconstituted agreement) pushed to the bottom of the statement.   I, XXXXXX, being the Defendant in this case will state as follows; I make this Witness Statement in support of my defence in this claim and further to my set aside application dated 1 November 2022. 1.The claimants witness statement confirms that it mostly relies on hearsay evidence as confirmed by the drafts in person in the opening paragraph. It is my understanding they must serve notice to any hearsay evidence pursuant to CPR 33.2(1)(B) (notice of intention to rely on hearsay evidence) and Section 2 (1) (A) of the Civil Evidence Act. 2.  I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already wrote off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimants witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. 3. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights.  This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information).  The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 4.  I became aware of original Judgement following a routine credit check on or around 14th September 2020. 5. The alleged letter of claim dated 7 January 2020 was served to a previous address which I moved out of in 2018, no effort was made to ascertain my correct address.  I have attached a copy of my tenancy agreement which is marked ‘Appendix 1’ and shows I was residing at a difference address as of 11 December 2018 and was therefore not at the service address at the time the proceedings were served.  I have also attached an email from my solicitors to the Claimants solicitors dated 14 July 2022 which was sent to them requesting that they disclose the trace of evidence they utilised prior to issuing the proceedings against me.  This is marked ‘Appendix 2’. The claimants solicitors did not provide me with these documents. 6. Under The Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims 2017 a Debt Buyer must undertake all reasonable enquiries to ensure the correct address of a debtor, this can be as simple as a credit file search. The Claimant failed to carry out such basic checks. Subsequently all letters prior to and including ,The Pre action Protocol letter of claim dated 7 January 2020 and the claim form dated 14th February 2020 were all served to a previous address which I moved out of in 2018. 7. Upon the discovery of the Judgement debt, I made immediate contact with the Court and the Claimant Solicitors, putting them on notice that I was making investigations in relation to the Judgement debt as it was not familiar to me.  I asked them to provide me with a copy of the original loan agreement but this was not provided to me.   The correspondence to the Claimant Solicitor's is attached and marked ‘Appendix 3’ 8. On (insert date) I successfully made application to set a side the judgment. The claim proceeded to allocation, 9. The claimant failed to comply with the additional directions ordered by District Judge Davis on the 2 February 2024 'The Claim shall be automatically struck out at 4pm on 3 April 2024 unless the Claimant delivers to the Court and to the Defendant the following documents.' None of these documents were received by the court nor the defendant by that date. (insert date you did receive the documents) I then sent a Data Subject Access Request to Barclays but no agreement was provided. Details the timeline of communication between myself and Barclays are attached and marked ‘Appendix 4’and the copies of correspondence between myself and Barclays are attached and marked ‘Appendix 5’. Remove irrelevant 10.The claimant relies upon and has exhibited a reconstituted version of the alleged agreement. It is again denied that I have ever entered into an agreement with Barclaycard on or around 2000.  It is admitted that I did hold other credit agreements with other creditors and as such should this be a debt that was assigned to Barclaycard from another brand therefore the reconstituted agreement disclosed is invalid being pre April 2007 and not legally enforceable pursuant to HHJ Judge Waksman in Carey v HSBC 2009 EWHC3417.  Details of this are attached and marked ‘Appendix 6’. The original credit agreement must be provided along with any reconstituted version on a modified credit agreement and must contain the names and address of debtor and creditor, agreement number and cancelation clause. 11. Therefore the claimant is put to strict proof to disclose a true executed legible agreement on which its claim relies upon and not mislead the court. 12. It is denied I have ever received a default Notice pursuant to sec 87(1) CCA1974.The claimant is put to strict proof to evidence from the original creditors internal document software the trigger of said notice.  13.   As per CPR 1.4(2)(a) the court encourages parties to cooperate with each other in the conduct of proceedings in order to try and save time and costs for the parties and to also save the time and resources of the court however, despite vast attempts at mediation the claimants have been most unreasonable and have remained unwilling to mediate. 14. Until such time the claimant can comply and disclose a true executed copy of the original assigned agreement they refer to within the particulars of this claim they are not entitled while the default continues, to enforce the agreement pursuant to section 78.6 (a) of the Credit Consumer Act 1974. I believe that the facts stated in this Witness Statement are true.  I understand that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth. Signed                 ………………………………………………….. Name                  XXXX Date                     30 April 2024   Run 3 copies Court /Claimants Sol/File
    • As one of you mentioned above I've been in a mess for nearly 20 years now and I'm ready to sort my credit report out now - the main reason I got into second round of debt is my kids being unwell and the state considering them not unwell enough for extra help so despite my son being in hospital for 3 months in one year we got extra zero help and I eventually lost my job and got into debt to just so I can be تا my sons hospital bed at his time of need - my life basically fell apart and all these debts got me again 
    • Gosh mate I've woke up this morning with half the worry I had last night when going to sleep!.  I can't believe how much this forum has helped me over the years and I don't  have the words to explain the gratitude I feel towards you guys -  Now that I've slept on it I feel ready to reject this company and my plan is to make them an offer to accept payments to date as full and final settlement - I will I think write them a letter once my review is completed or maybe just send it now whilst they are reviewing explaining my kids are unwell for which reason I'm struggling to survive and if I can politely request for them to accept payment to date as a full and final - I'll mention I don't have any cash or anyone to borrow from to offer a full or even part amount of the remaining balance of the iva and therfore am unable to make a offer of payment.   If they agree to at least even put my offer to the creditors then I feel it's better I hang in there and that way I won't have to deal with any possibilities of more defaults and ccjs    Right now the only adverse effects on my credit report are the iva that is now 3 years old and 2 Ccj one coming of this July and one thus October.    But I am worried new action will begin and new defaults and Ccj may start to appear because I've paying into an agreement im under the impression the 6 year rules starts again so yes I have lost of mixed feelings about this but I'm not going to lie you guys have put some life back into my breath this week as for the last 3 years I've felt caged like an animal and this morning I feel freer I can't explain how much but certainly my soul feel lighter today thanks to yin because I'm now viewing this review totally different to I do yesterday thanks to you guys 
    • Court name UNKNOWN Case number ********** Amount N/A Confirmed by Insolvency Service Date issued May 2021 Type Voluntary Arrangement Notes If you have questions about voluntary arrangements you should speak to the Insolvency Service.     I started this in 2021. So it's been about 3 years I've been paying. 
    • Thanks @lookinforinfo@Nicky Boyi sent across the agreement earlier in this thread. No mention of financial reward to the MA. But, I wouldn't be surprised if it was done on the sly. As I said earlier, the owner of OPS is a convicted criminal, with a very shady reputation around these parts.
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yeah. i just off the phone to her and she said thst they havent processed the application yet but they will chase them on monday. im just getting anxious now. do you think i could pay the solicitor in installments?

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Probably. But depending on partners income you might not need to.

 

Now. There is nothing you can do till Monday now. So take my advice and try not to think about it until Monday. You won't change anything by worrying a weekend but the weekend will drag.

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I have to be honest with you. I see a fair few cases adjourned as legal aid havn't got their act together- so it's not just you. It could happen.

 

Think of your blood pressure and baby and enjoy the weekend xx

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oh my god. i really wanted it out of the way so i can concentrate on my babies but if thats normal then its ok too. i just hope that after all that the dont turn me down.

i had a check up and a scan today and the baby's growth is a little slow so i have to go back in 2 weeks for another scan. i hope im not letting this case get to me and affect the baby. its just hard not to worry.

thanks xxx

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Well if it's any help I know a few people that have had scans that say the baby is too small. Baby was a normal size when it was born.

 

Yes. When my ex-wife was pregnant with our first daughter, the scans tended to show she was a bit on the small side. She was just a touch short of 7lbs when born, which is small-ish but still a healthy enough weight. She turned 16 in January and has been healthy all of her life aside from the usual minor childhood ailments.

 

As to an adjournment of the court case, although I can understand why you want it over with, if for any reason the Legal Aid is not sorted by the date of the hearing, it would be in your best interests to seek such an adjournment until you can have a lawyer with you. I'd say this is particularly important if you intend to plead guilty to any charge, as you'll want the Magistrate to fully consider your circumstances and mitigation, and that's what a lawyer can help you with.

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hi antone. im glad to hear that about your daughter. its very reassuring. as to the adjourning the case. i think you are right. we'll see what happens on monday. thank you.

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I had to have ridiculous amount of scans including specialist ones measuring blood through the umbilical cord and in the end they said ds1 was growing regularly but would be small for dates. He was born weighing 8lbs 4oz. Admittedly he was 16 days late but even had he be born on time, he wouldn't have been small! On the contrary they were happy with dd and were shocked when she was born weighing 5lb 9oz. But she was fine too. So try not to worry.

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aaah. thank you so much. i was beside myself with worry. im so stressed out by this whole thing. i can eat or sleep. im just praying that i could get it out of the was on wednesday. i hope all this stress doesnt have a knock on effect on the baby. xxx

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my court date is tomorrow. i cant get hold of my solicitor. i dont know if legal aid has been granted or not. solicitor's office isnt answering. im really really freaking out. i dont know what to do he has all my paper work and my court time is 9.45am.

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I would contact the court and explain the situation ASAP. Tell them that you are have contacted a solicitor to help you but have been unable to confirm his availability for the hearing tomorrow. Then ask what, if any, procedure would be available to continue the hearing to later date to allow you to sort this out.

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Hi Just a quick update.

 

I went to court at 9.30am yesterday, my legal aid came through at the last minute, I had to wait such a long time and when I finally went in my solicitor asked for a probation report because I had pleaded guilty. Then I waited until 2pm to see the probation people. I must say the lady was lovely and she understood my circumstances and that my claim was not fraudulent from the beginning so she said that she would recommend that they sentence be a conditional discharge but if the magistrates don't agree with that then she would want to ask for a curfew. This is because I don't go out anywhere and that I have 3 young children and a baby on the way. but it would mean wearing a tag :sad:. she said she wouldn't recommend a fine because she feels that I am already paying a lot (£50.00 per week) back to dwp. Anyway court was adjourned until 28th April and hopefully by then I will know my fate.

 

Thank you for all your replies.

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hi honeybee

thank you so much. its not completely over yet but im getting there.

 

Hi There,

 

If the probation lady made such good recommendations that will help. I got my head teacher to write a letter say what a custodial sentence would do to me.

 

Good Luck Hun

 

Don't be afraid.

 

Roch Roch

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hi

just an update: i was in court yesterday and i got a conditional discharge and £15.00 surcharge and £85.00 court costs. i am so glad its all over now. xxx

 

Been keeping up with you, despite not commenting. I'm so very pleased for you! Onward and upward :) xxxxxxx

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