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Hi received cobbetts defence today. Reads like gobble-de-gook to me.

 

They state that they will strike out my claim due to claiming charges barred by the limitation act 1980. My first claim goes back to 24/10/2000 when I first knew about unlawful bank charges. There are only 2 claims in this period amounting to £39 and then I have claimed from 30/04/2001 onwardI will be prepared to fight for these. in the fact they have penalized me for years before this and I have not claimed for these.

 

Where do I stand on this?

 

Also they have sent a CRPpart 18 request. I have done a bit of reading and will send them a letter stating that I will not respond to this unless ordered by the Court. I have also requested in writing why they have asked me to do this? Do I send a copy of the letter to the Northampton Court for their reference and also a copy of letter to the Courts to Cobbetts.

 

Is this were the scary stuff starts now!!!!!!

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I have been on the computor for most of the day looking for something clever to say to cobbetts.

 

I have drafted two letters

1 to cobbetts

Cobbetts LLP

Ship Canal House

King Street

Manchester

M2 4WB

 

 

10th February 2006

 

 

Dear Ms Burgoyne,

 

Claim No: XXXXXXX

I write to Acknowledge the receipt of the defence posted on behalf of National Westminster Bank plc.

In your defence Section 2 You state you will apply for a strike out in respect of the Limitation Act 1980. Can you please clarify the reason for this. I have not related my claim in relation to this act. There are two transactions 24/10/2000 and 30/11/2000 amounting to £39 The rest of the unlawful charges fall within this act.

 

Can you please confirm in writing to me, why you have requested me to complete the CPR part 18 request in this case.

At this stage I am not prepared to answer the CPR Part 18 Request. I anticipate that the claim will be allocated to the small claims track and would not then expect to have to deal with a Part 18 request since these are specifically excluded under Part 27 unless the court specifically orders me to do so of its own initiative

 

Furthermore I consider that the CPR part 18 request is intimidatory and I intend to bring the intimidation to the notice of the court. However, for clarity, I confirm the charges I am claiming were applied to the following account:

 

Account Name: XXXXXX

Account number:XXXXX

Sort Code: XXXXXXX

 

 

Please also find enclosed a breakdown of all charges I am claiming.

 

Yours Faithfully

 

 

Cc Northampton County Court

 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

and letter 2 to the Courts

 

 

Money Claim On-Line

Northampton County Court

21-27 St Katherine’s Street

Northampton

NN1 2LH

 

10th February 2007

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam

Claim No

Claimant:

Defendant: National Westminster Bank

 

I write to the Court in response of the Defence I have received today from the Defendants Solicitors Cobbetts LLP.

In their defence Section 2: they state they will apply to have the case struck out in respect of the Limitation Act 1980. I would like to continue with my case, due to the fact that this was the time that I actually became aware of these unlawful penalties and started correspondence with the defendant.

Section 3 of their defence states no schedule of charges have been given to them relating to any penalties taken from the above account. I find it hard to, comprehend their statement in Section 2 that the claims exceed the Limitation Act of 1980.

 

I have also received a request from the defendants for further information, which they say is made pursuant to CPR Part 18.

 

However it is highly likely that this claim will be allocated to the small claims track and we know part 18 does not apply.

 

The Defendant’s part 18 request suggests very strongly that I have not supplied them with enough information to mount a defence. Despite this they have submitted a very full and complicated defence.

 

I am anxious to be seen to be co-operating as much as I can and therefore I am providing the following information and sending a copy to the defendants.

 

In section 2 of their request, the defendants ask for a detailed breakdown of the charges that have been applied to our account and our account details. I do not understand why they require this information as I have sent them a copy on both the 1st November 2006 and the 24th of November 2006. I also sent a copy with my claim form of the 8th January 2007 which you will find in the court file and presumably the court must have served this on the defendants with the claim form.

 

In section 2.2 the defendant asks clarification of why the charges should not have been levied against them, but it has already been explained in the claim, the charges are disproportionate penalties. In fact section 3 of the defendants request makes it fully clear they are aware to the answers to their section 2.2 as they specifically refer to the reasons for my claim.

 

Section 4 of the defendants request; ask for details of my account contract with the defendant. However the defendants are clearly fully aware of the details of the contract, the contract is their own terms and conditions imposed by them with no basis for negotiation. Further more the defendant has purported to rely on upon the terms and conditions in order to implement charges against us. The defendants must understand very well, which are the contractual terms in issue.

 

I am sure the court is already aware of the current flood of litigation which is being brought against all of the major banks on the issue of penalty charges. I can tell the court that hundreds such of claims have been issued at courts around the country, many having been allocated to the fast track and there are at least 10 cases transferred to the mercantile court in London to be heard as a test case. However to date every case has been settled by the banks before going to a hearing, even Barclays bank which is the defendant at the Mercantile court cases has started contacting the claimants and making an offer of full settlement in order to avoid the case being fully heard.

 

The NatWest, the defendants in our own case has settled over 180 cases, many of them for much larger amounts than my own claim.

 

The banks are fully aware of the bank charges issue. The Office of Fair Trading conducted a 2 year investigation into Credit Card penalty charge cases and found they were unfair and unenforceable at law. The OFT also said there was a read-across to banks of their penalty charges. The OFT has urged the banks to comply with their findings. The banks have refused and the OFT in entering into further discussions with them.

 

In the meantime the banks oblige thousands of their customers – very ordinary citizens, to bring court claims which their banks or their solicitors then go on to complicate the process with procedural devices such as the present part 18 request.

 

Only those claimants of sufficient heart and tenacity are eventually paid out in full. I am sure the great majority give up altogether or accept reduced payments. This is the deliberate intention of the banks style of litigation.

 

The banks style of litigation is intimidatory and it is a sham.

 

The banks style of litigation would be vexatious if it were not for the fact they are the defendants.

 

The Master of Rolls in 2004 addressed an international conference on vexatious litigation. He told the conference the evil of vexatious litigation was that it undermined justice and was a burden to the public resource.

 

I can not imagine any better description of the result of the banks style of litigation.

 

It really should not be for an ordinary citizen to bear the burden of bringing the banks back within the rule of law.

 

The OFT has the power to deal with this matter and is tasked and resourced to do the job. If the OFT were to seek an injunction then this burden upon the private individual could probably be brought to an end within a week.

 

 

Yours Faithfully

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cc Cobbetts

 

 

 

 

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Thanks Deller1

 

There as always. This is a bit Bit scary, but what the hellhasnofury in for a penny in for a pound. I have been on hot coals all week waiting for the defence to come and must admit I did not understand much of it.

 

Do you think that they can strike my case out because I went 2 transactions over the Limitation Act?

 

If they can can I amend my schedule of charges through the court?

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Hi Tony, The Limitation Act 1980 as I understand means that you can only claim up to the last six years of punitive charges. In my schedule of charges I claimed for two transactions total £39 just over this limit of six years. I have written to the court with my explanation for this. I have claimed these transaction as they were in limit of the limitation act when I started correspondence with the bank.

 

Does that make sense to you.

 

This is something the bank do as well to scare you. But to defend this in court they would have to reveal there actual costs to themselves. I think

 

Probabley someone will tell me that I am wrong and then the pooh will hit the fan.

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I am really panicking now about cobbetts threating to strike out my case. I am going to write to the courts explaining that the six year limit was still in when I started this progress.

 

Can anybody reassure me please or do I have to fill out a NN24 to make amendments to my claim.

 

Any help greatly appreciated

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I am no expert but as every day passes everyone will have some charges that now fall beyond the 6 year rule. My understanding is that you can include 6 years back from the date you serve your claim. Are yours still within this? My first charge I am claiming for is Feb 6th 2001. I filed my claim on Dec 6th 2006 and it was within the rule but as my court date is not until April quite a few will now be outside.

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OK so I have been doing some reading on the CPR part 18 request thread and I have come up with these letters I have used some letters on this thread. I think that they are great but need advice please

 

I write to acknowledge the receipt of the defence posted on behalf of the National Westminster Bank PLC.

Firstly can you please confirm to me in writing, why you have requested that I fill out the CPR Part 18 request in this case.

 

In response to your request for further information and clarification as requested for by Cobbetts acting on behalf of NatWest Bank PLC, pursuant to your CPR Part 18 Request, dated 9th February 2007.

At this stage I am not prepared to answer the CPR request. I anticipate that the claim will be allocated to the small claims track and would not then expect to have to deal with a Part 18 request, since these are specifically excluded under Part 27 unless the court specifically orders me to do so of its own initiative.

Furthermore I consider that the CPR Part 18 request is intimidatory and I intend to bring the intimidation to the notice of the Court. However, for clarity, I confirm the charges I am claiming were applied to the following account.

Account Name:

Account No: Sort Code:

 

The information you request has been provided previously in the schedules attached to each letter of correspondence to the NatWest Bank at every stage of this claim. A copy has also be given to the court. However, to clarify further I offer a more comprehensive breakdown of the claim’s finer details

 

As to Part 2.1 of the request, whereupon you ask me to identify the date, amount and reason of each charge, once again the attached schedule lists the finer details of all the above.

 

As to Part 2.2 of the request, whereupon you ask why I am contesting the charges and why I should not have been charged each amount, the answer is again clear. I contest the legality of your client’s charges and need to see a breakdown of your client’s charge structure to ascertain exactly what level of disproportionate charging has taken place. However, this request has been ignored throughout this claim. This information, which NatWest appears reluctant to offer is the matter of contention in this case. If you were to offer a full breakdown of the costs incurred to Natwest Bank PLC where there has been a charge, then and only then could I come to a clear understanding whether such a high charge is disproportionate or not. It is my belief that they are disproportionate and as such contrary to common law and consumer regulations.

 

If you could supply me and the courts with this information I would clearly understand exactly how disproportionate or otherwise they are.

 

However, you have consistently been reluctant to share with myself or the courts a breakdown of such costs appertaining to each charge. Therefore, for further clarification, I raise the following points and ask for a more detailed response from yourselves to help us settle this matter.

 

If NatWest Bank PLC are claiming their charges are ‘fair and reasonable‘, I contest this. Moreover, I believe they exceed each transgression and are disproportionate contrary to common law and consumer legislation.

 

Without the benefit of a detailed breakdown of your costs, here’s why I believe the charges are disproportionate to offer further clarification of my claim number: XXXXXXXNatWest claim their charges are ’fair and reasonable’. However, their method of charging its customers is an automated process. As such and being that the process operates many thousands of times each day and millions each year, it is fair to assume that the cost of it is spread over this huge number of transactions and is shared equally between them. Without a clear breakdown of your client‘s costs, one can only assume this cost. As it is automated and spread across a wide range of customers I assess that this cost is most probably less than 50p per transaction. Unless you can clearly offer evidence to the contrary, why should it cost any more?

 

If NatWest Bank PLC do not contest this issue and are instead claiming that their charges are the price of a contractual service, then I claim that their price exceeds what is reasonable as required by S.15, Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. In it, S.15 says that where no price is agreed at the time the contract is made, that a reasonable price will be implied. I believe this not to be the case when charging £35 per automated refusal? A bank is a High Street business. Normal mark-ups on the High Street businesses are 100%. It would not be reasonable for Banks to mark up significantly higher than this without a full and detailed explanation to their customers.

 

I hope this response has covered all aspects of your request for further information satisfactorily. For a fair and reasonable hearing I would expect you on behalf of NatWest to offer a detailed summary of how their costs appertain to each charge as listed, or offer a settlement in full for my claim.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Enc

Cc. Northampton County Court

 

and next the letter to the courts

Dear Sir/Madam

Claim No

Claimant:

Defendant: National Westminster Bank

 

I write to the Court in response of the Defence I have received today from the Defendants Solicitors Cobbetts LLP.

In their defence Section 2: they state they will apply to have the case struck out in respect a charge or charges exceeding the Limitation Act 1980. I would like to continue with my case, due to the fact that this was the time I started correspondence with the defendant which was within the time limits of the Limitation Act 1980.

Section 3 of their defence states no schedule of charges have been given to them in relation to any penalties taken from the above account. I find it hard to, comprehend this statement, as they obviously have the schedule of charges to note as stated in Section 2 that the claims exceed the Limitation Act of 1980.

 

I have also received a request from the defendants for further information, which they say is made pursuant to CPR Part 18.

 

However it is highly likely that this claim will be allocated to the small claims track and we know part 18 does not apply.

 

The Defendant’s part 18 request suggests very strongly that I have not supplied them with enough information to mount a defence. Despite this they have submitted a very full and complicated defence.

 

I am anxious to be seen to be co-operating as much as I can and therefore I am providing the following information and sending a copy to the defendants.

 

In section 2.1 of their request, the defendants ask for a detailed breakdown of the charges that have been applied to my account and my account details. I do not understand why they require this information as I have sent them a copy on both the 1st November 2006 and the 24th of November 2006. I also sent a copy with my claim form of the 8th January 2007 which you will find in the court file and presumably the court must have served this on the defendants with the claim form.

 

In section 2.2 the defendant asks clarification of why the charges should not have been levied against them, but it has already been explained in the claim, the charges are disproportionate penalties. In fact section 3 of the defendants request makes it fully clear they are aware to the answers to their section 2.2 as they specifically refer to the reasons for my claim.

 

Section 4 of the defendants request; ask for details of my account contract with the defendant. However the defendants are clearly fully aware of the details of the contract, the contract is their own terms and conditions imposed by them with no basis for negotiation. Further more the defendant has purported to rely on upon the terms and conditions in order to implement charges against me. The defendants must understand very well, which are the contractual terms in issue.

 

I am sure the court is already aware of the current flood of litigation which is being brought against all of the major banks on the issue of penalty charges. I can tell the court that hundreds such of claims have been issued at courts around the country, many having been allocated to the fast track and there are at least 10 cases transferred to the mercantile court in London to be heard as a test case. However to date every case has been settled by the banks before going to a hearing, even Barclays bank which is the defendant at the Mercantile court cases has started contacting the claimants and making an offer of full settlement in order to avoid the case being fully heard.

 

The NatWest, the defendants in our own case has settled over 180 cases, many of them for much larger amounts than my own claim.

 

The banks are fully aware of the bank charges issue. The Office of Fair Trading conducted a 2 year investigation into Credit Card penalty charge cases and found they were unfair and unenforceable at law. The OFT also said there was a read-across to banks of their penalty charges. The OFT has urged the banks to comply with their findings. The banks have refused and the OFT in entering into further discussions with them.

 

In the meantime the banks oblige thousands of their customers – very ordinary hard working citizens, to bring court claims which their banks or their solicitors then go on to complicate the process with procedural devices such as the present part 18 request.

 

Only those claimants of sufficient heart and tenacity are eventually paid out in full. I am sure the great majority give up altogether or accept reduced payments. This is the deliberate intention of the banks style of litigation.

 

The banks style of litigation is intimidatory and it is a shameful sham.

 

The banks style of litigation would be vexatious if it were not for the fact they are the defendants.

 

The Master of Rolls in 2004 addressed an international conference on vexatious litigation. He told the conference the evil of vexatious litigation was that it undermined justice and was a burden to the public resource.

 

I can not imagine any better description of the result of the banks style of litigation.

 

It really should not be for an ordinary citizen to bear the burden of bringing the banks back within the rule of law.

 

The OFT has the power to deal with this matter and is tasked and resourced to do the job. If the OFT were to seek an injunction then this burden upon the private individual could probably be brought to an end within a week.

 

 

Yours Faithfully

 

 

Cc. Cobbetts

 

Any comments please before I sent them out recorded delivery

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Cobbetts seem to try this on with everyones claim, mine included. You are correct in thinking that the 6 year limitation period starts from the time you first contacted the bank with regards to these charges and not from the time you filed your claim through the courts, which is how they seem to like to play it.

It might be a good idea to include the following in your letter to point out this matter.

 

I first contacted your client regarding their unlawful charges on XXth XXXXXX 2006 and therefore disagree with your contention that some of these charges fall outside the scope of the Limitations Act 1980. However I am happy to let the court decide on this matter.

 

Your client should consider themselves fortunate I have not claimed charges going further back, since I believe that any limitation would be overturned under the terms of section 32 of the Limitations Act, due to their continued "concealment" of the facts that their charges are unlawful, or for relief from a "mistake".

 

 

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Wow thanks deller1 for that lovely little statement. I was just on my way out to post the letters, but will ammend them when I get back from work and send them out tomorrow.

 

YOU ARE A STAR

 

THANKS

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Hi, Hellhasnofury

 

I only just got your PM this morning - have replied.

 

Deller has done his normal bit of magnificence so I hope your mind is now at rest. The suggested paras on the Limitations Act are spot on.

 

An observation I would make on your responses: you don't need to say so much (and hey, this is me, the king of verbosity, speakin'!:D). You also don't need to write direct to the court about the Limitations Act defence. That can be argued later.

 

As for the POCs - it is an issue with MCOL. Did you file fuller POCs, supplying them both to Northampton and to the defendant? They will answer pretty much all the points they seek to make (which are generally cr*p anyway).

 

Don't get involved in an argument. Don't write stuff that argues emotionally and pleadingly, rather than coldly and legally. By all means be abusive (but NOT libellous:rolleyes: - there are those who know whereof I speak) on the site - it's somewhere to let one's hair down. But stick to the template letters. It gives a much better impression if you're cool and calm. If you get excited, it just encourages them to wind you up.

 

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Dear natwesttookmymney

 

Are you trying to imply that I have had a case of verbal diahorrea. but I get your drift.(point) I did do my poc through MCOL., but I haven't wrote to the courts with a fuller poc. Should I?

 

When I send my much shorter amended version of the letter to cobbetts do I send a copy to the court. and if I do what do I say to the court?

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How about this:

 

Dear Sirs

 

Re: case no. xxxxxxxxxx, Hellhasnofury - v - National Westminster Bank plc

 

I attach herewith a copy of my full particulars of claim, which I have today forwarded to the Defendant. Please attach the same to the appropriate case file.

 

Lots of love

 

Hellhasnofury

(Claimant)

 

Only probably best to say 'yours faithfully', rather than 'Lots of Love'. That's just a personal preference.)

 

Anyone else have any suggestions?

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Hi, I have amended the letters questions????????

 

Do I copy the full poc from the templates and amend them with my details.

 

I do feel a bit let down that the letters went on and on and on,(spent all weekend on them) but unfortunately I do like a good row. Its in my nature, sorry they just really wind me up like they are somebody and I am nobody, but I will have the last laugh won't I.

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Dear Deller1 and Natwesttookmymoney,

Thanks for watching my thread you are my champions. always there when I am panicking and don't know what to do and I am only at this stage.

 

Ta for all your help.

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Hello, I have received my Court Allocation today. So I am going to send these ammended letters out tomorrow to Cobs and the Court with my £100 fee off course.

 

Getting a bit closer I think:p

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letter to cobs and the court sent recorded delivery today.

So what comes next. I have read that many threads and advise I am confused against the natwest.

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Hiya Hellhasnofury,

Just got your PM, Ive been away for a few days (in bed ill..lol) , I see you seem to have got your answers already..lol

 

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letter to cobs and the court sent recorded delivery today.

So what comes next. I have read that many threads and advise I am confused against the NatWest.

 

Its a case of sitting back and waiting AGAIN I'm afraid. The next thing to happen should be that Cobbetts submit their AQ to the court, you should receive a copy of this once they've done it.

 

What was the deadline for the AQ's to be returned to the court??

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Hi Deller1

 

Thanks your support.

 

The date was the 28th of Feb. I have realised that I did not put any information in Section G of the info on the AQ. I am now going to sent a letter to ask them if they would consider adding it to the aq. I know I am going to B**ls this up.

 

Do you think they will do this for me?

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Might be worth phoning the court on this one, you say the deadline date is the 28th therefore your AQ should'nt have been presented to the judge yet. I cant see it being a problem if you state you wish to withdraw your old AQ and present a new one, not sure where you stand with regards to fees though, I'll be interested to hear your outcome.

 

And NO, you wont B**ls this up as we're here to help you.

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Hi Deller1

 

Thanks for your advise and support.

I will ring the court as son as it opens and ask for their advice. I know that it is now all legal and even if it costs me another £100 I will pay it.

 

Will post as soon as I know.

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Hi Dellar1,

 

I have got a smiley face now.

 

I rang the courts and they have asked me either to go down and amend the AQ or just send a letter with the information for their consideration.

 

and yes she told me that I would not have to pay any more. so that is good.

 

That will teach me not to be so hasty and not read up on things before I send things out.

 

Thanks again

 

Keep you posted

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