I Have A Court Date Please Help

[aussie22]

G'day mate,

Ignore them. Deal with the courts and take them for everything.

Or you could ask them to disclose the real banks costs but you have buckley's and no chance of that eh!!

[dib182]

I received the same not so long ago, tell them you accept as part payment but will continue to pursue their client through the courts for the rest. if you owed the bank £5566 would they accept a one off payment of £2600? I think not

[james76]

Hi Could Anyone Give Me Some Advice. In December Cobbetts Made Me A 50% Offer As A Gesture Of Goodwill. I Turned This Down And Within A Couple Of Days My A&q (questionaire) Form Arrived From The Court With A Deadline Of The 2nd Of Jan 2007. I Made Sure My Form Was In On Time But Cobbetts Have Failed To Get Theres In On Time, Is This Just Another One Of There Stalling Tactics And If So Can I Do Anything About It.

[HydraUK]

Since AQ's originate with the Judge I think it unlikely that they would risk the case just to stall.....could be a strike out here for Cobblers m'be? Default win? I'm no expert, mind.

[hagenuk]

Sadly this is all too common and means little. It is highly unlikely that this will result in a strike out or default judgement as the Court will simply allow extra time to Cobbetts and what's more - Cobbetts know this.

 

You will need to contact the Court again and see if the AQ has been filed, which I am sure it will be and go from there.

[james76]

Hi There I Got My A&q Form Into The Court For The 2nd Of Jan Deadline But Now It Has All Gone Quiet And I Am Getting Nervous Thinking I Am Going To Be The First Case To Go To Court Can Anyone Shed Some Light On What Happens Now

[paulwlton]

Don't worry just wait for a court date now, and read the FAQs.

[DNA]

Panic not James. I was 2 weeks away from my small claims hearing and about to file my documents that I intended to rely on at Court and with Cobbetts. I telephoned Cobbetts and was shocked to hear that they had accepted my counteroffer (they offered me about 75% of what I was claiming). In my counteroffer I hit back and said it would cost more than the difference between my claim and their offer to instruct a Barrister and thereby costing their client more. They conceded this and increased their offer to match my claim, but without any admission of liability.

 

I've never heard of one case getting all the way to the small claims hearing.

[james76]

Hi There I Am At Court Stage Now. I Had To Get My A&q Form In For 2nd Of Jan I Have Just Had A Court Date Through For The 18th Of April But This Is Taking Forever As I Sent My First Letter To The Dreaded Rbs At The End Of June 06. Is There Anyone Else Out There In The Same Position Or Is There Anyone Who Can Offer Help As The Waiting Is Driving Me Slightly Mad

[james76]

I Have Had My Court Date Through For The 18th Of April Can Anyone Help Me I Am Feeling Nervous But Also Just Want This To End As It Has Been Going On Since June Last Year Is There Anyone Who Can Offer Some Advice As To What Happens Now And Are Cobbetts Likely To Make A Full Offer

[progenic7]

Hi James,

 

initially seeing as your case wont be heard until April you dont need to do that much apart from stay on this site and read,read and read some more.

The more you prepare yourself with information the better, read lots of threads similar to your case and learn from them.

Check out all the statute and the legal side of things.

In my experience the vast majority of banks pay before the hearing, especially if you write to the legal team and say you are more than willing to save court time, and would except an out of court offer.

However dont get soft (as they will expect this) they reaise alot of people start to get nervous before court and want to settle, though they want it more than you trust me ;-)

 

best of luck

[james76]

thanks progenic7 i have just been getting a bit twitchy as they know how to drag these things out i will keep on checking all the threads and good luck with your claims aswell

[GuidoT]

This is a helpful consolidation thread for when you get your court date:

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/guidance-notes/64911-got-court-date-guide.html