my positive experience from the county court

[kenboy1961]

hello to all (fellow bankcharge fighters).If it is of any help to you,i paid a visit to my local county court today and explained to the judge of my pending appearence if the defendants have the bottle to turn up and answer to my claim.

 

What a bloody brilliant response i got from the judge and the court usher,i couldnt beleive it when i was given a full tour of the court and an explanation of what happens where and when.

 

The judge invited me to sit in whilst he dealt with a civil case,someone trying to get money from the defendant and rightly so.I was gobsmacked at the smooth running of the procceedings that was admininsterd by the judge.After the hearing i approached the judge and thanked him for allowing me to sit in during the case.

 

Your welcome he said,is there anything that you wish to ask me.After a few hesitant questions he told me that when i represent myself if the defendants provide a legal bod (AS I CALL THEM) They will not be permitted to bully or intimidate me in anyway during the hearing.

 

All of my fears and concerns about going to court have completely dissapeared now and i reccommend that you do take this sites advice and pay the court and the sitting judge a visit just like me.what a positive experience this was from the county court and particularly judge chesterfield. I would like to finish with a thankyou to all involved at the court and i hope that this post may be of some help to all other (fellow bankcharge fighters).kind regards kenny ward.

[alanfromderby]

Thanks very much for your post, I am sure it will give great encouragement to many who are apprehensive about possibly having to go to court.

[kenboy1961]

cheers alan thats the encouragement i needed because i was a bit nervouse about putting it all together. cheers fella. kenny ward

[kenboy1961]

blooming heck alan i forgot to mention massive respect and thanks to bankfodder, bookworm,whisperwolf and maxie.

[dw190]

I'm suprised you were let into hear a case if it was the small claims court. These are usually behind closed doors. Other cases in the courts for claims of over £5,000 are held in open courts unless directed by a judge to closed court.

 

You can go to any court Magistrates, Crown and County and sit in on cases.

 

When going as a litigant in person you should write down and highlight what you wish to say so as not to forget anything, tick it off as you go through. Take three copies of everything. Take a large note pad and take notes.

 

Speak slowly and clearly so the judge can take notes. Address the Judge as Sir or Maam and keep your mouth shut when anyone else is speaking.

[icefall]

hello to all (fellow bankcharge fighters).If it is of any help to you,i paid a visit to my local county court today and explained to the judge of my pending appearence if the defendants have the bottle to turn up and answer to my claim.

 

What a bloody brilliant response i got from the judge and the court usher,i couldnt beleive it when i was given a full tour of the court and an explanation of what happens where and when.

 

The judge invited me to sit in whilst he dealt with a civil case,someone trying to get money from the defendant and rightly so.I was gobsmacked at the smooth running of the procceedings that was admininsterd by the judge.After the hearing i approached the judge and thanked him for allowing me to sit in during the case.

 

Your welcome he said,is there anything that you wish to ask me.After a few hesitant questions he told me that when i represent myself if the defendants provide a legal bod (AS I CALL THEM) They will not be permitted to bully or intimidate me in anyway during the hearing.

 

All of my fears and concerns about going to court have completely dissapeared now and i reccommend that you do take this sites advice and pay the court and the sitting judge a visit just like me.what a positive experience this was from the county court and particularly judge chesterfield. I would like to finish with a thankyou to all involved at the court and i hope that this post may be of some help to all other (fellow bankcharge fighters).kind regards kenny ward.

 

thats a great post! I have been thinking about visiting my local court, as per FAQ's, its encouraging to me (and probably others) to hear about your positive experience.

[trundlecat]

Really great post, thanks Kenny

 

I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds the thought of court intimidating but I have to say, since I found this site & started reading & claiming my charges back I'm begining to see how they can work to the ordinary persons advantage.

[BankFodder]

I'm suprised you were let into hear a case if it was the small claims court. These are usually behind closed doors. Other cases in the courts for claims of over £5,000 are held in open courts unless directed by a judge to closed court.

 

I'm sorry but this is quite wrong.

Although the cases are heard in closed office rooms, this is only because it is more practcial to have smallish courts and alos no one normally is interested. However, almost all court proceedings are held behind "open-doors" and you have a right to be there and to see justice being done.

[fruitycar]

I have had a case in the small claims court before (in Scotland) and everyone involved in all of the cases being heard in that session were in the room and the cases heard one by one.

[cajdad]

Well done Kenny - I'm now tempted to go along and have a look myself.

 

Even if your own case doesn't get to court (and it seems that hardly any do), it's bound to give you a bit more confidence in your dealings with the bank and/or their solicitors.

[Bookworm]

Kenny is quite right, it makes a huge difference. I went to an industrial tribunal sitting before my husband's case, where I was representing him, and my word, what a difference it made! When I saw the way the little person was helped by the panel against the big company, (even though he was totally in the wrong and I couldn't believe he'd even tried to take his ex-employers to court, frankly!), I lost most of my apprehensions. It was th ebest thing I'd done, and if any of my claims here gets closer to a court appearance, I shall definitely be doing the same for County Court.

 

Thanks for that, Kenny.

[deemacperth]

Not trying to hijack the thread here, it's sort of similar, but when I go to file a claim, I live in London, but work in Southend and stay here midweek, can I pick what court I file the claim in? I would rather do it in Southend.

[Bookworm]

I don't think so, I think it gets transferred to the one nearest to where you live.

[kaznelson]

I attend County Court often for work purposes and I would say the Judges tend to be very lenient to a individual who is Claiming against a Co-operation especially if they have legals reps. Even more so if you are well-mannered and explain that they are not use to attending court but are trying to follow all the rules.

 

In a personal matter I was took action that ended up in the Fast Track Claim and I was up against a Barrister & Solicitor and the Judge was fantastic with me. I didnt win the case (long story) but Barrister wanted £6k in legal fees but the Judge reduced this by half.

 

I think its a great idea that you approached the court

[kenboy1961]

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