Hi,
I took someone to court for harassing me (it was a civil case) but I stopped proceedings as a result of health problems half way through.
I informed the defendant's solicitor of this by letter and therefore thought I didn't need to attend the next hearing that had been arranged. This was the wrong thing to do. I should have completed an official form.
The defendant's solicitor attended the hearing in my absence and I was ordered to pay the defendant's costs of £2000.
------Breakdown of the CCJ of £2000--- (per the defendant's solicitor telling me)
£600---defendant's solicitor's costs of attending the hearing to strike off the claim formally, in my absence.
£1400--these are purely the defendant's costs of hiring his solicitor to make a defence against my claim of his harassment of me.
Question-
Why should I pay the defendant's legal costs of £1400 of his hiring a solicitor for forming a defence?
It makes no sense to me. The defendant didn't win the case..he simply didn't lose it because the Claim was struck off!!
Shouldn't the CCJ be for £600 only?
Forgive my naivety in this matter but I should welcome your advice.
Thanks in advance,
Goldie.
I took someone to court for harassing me (it was a civil case) but I stopped proceedings as a result of health problems half way through.
I informed the defendant's solicitor of this by letter and therefore thought I didn't need to attend the next hearing that had been arranged. This was the wrong thing to do. I should have completed an official form.
The defendant's solicitor attended the hearing in my absence and I was ordered to pay the defendant's costs of £2000.
------Breakdown of the CCJ of £2000--- (per the defendant's solicitor telling me)
£600---defendant's solicitor's costs of attending the hearing to strike off the claim formally, in my absence.
£1400--these are purely the defendant's costs of hiring his solicitor to make a defence against my claim of his harassment of me.
Question-
Why should I pay the defendant's legal costs of £1400 of his hiring a solicitor for forming a defence?
It makes no sense to me. The defendant didn't win the case..he simply didn't lose it because the Claim was struck off!!
Shouldn't the CCJ be for £600 only?
Forgive my naivety in this matter but I should welcome your advice.
Thanks in advance,
Goldie.
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