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    Hi
    My sister is a director as part of a housing management company where she is amongst 6 directors who are also owners of flats in the same building.
    She is currently out of the country and has previously suddenly found a court judgment issued against her for costs owed including legal fees. She had not received an original summons and none had been sent to the address listed in Companies House for her under this directorship.
    One of the other directors has been quite spiteful and although she is aware of my sister’s email address has now engaged a lawyer for recovery of a further amount plus legal fees which my sister has not previously been notified about.
    I am wondering about the following:
    1- is there any way to find out if any court summons has been issued to avoid a repeat of what happened last time? I am unsure which address this may have been sent to.
    2- should the other directors have evidence that a notice of bills has been received or is it reasonable to expect that they would at least try to email my sister about any outstanding bills before involving a lawyer and make her liable for legal costs?
    3- My sister has another directorship for which a virtual office is used (for which she does not collect the correspondence while abroad as she only ever receives marketing/ junk mail). This virtual address is not the one listed for her for the housing management company in Companies House. As such, would the other director be deemed to have given her notice if she had sent a letter to the virtual address rather than that listed for her in Companies House under this specific directorship?

    This is causing her quite a lot of anxiety as she feels the other director is trying to deliberately drive her out.

    many thanks.
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  • #2
    "Notice of Bill" ?? you across the pond in USA this is a UK site?

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    • #3
      The references to Companies House suggest UK, Mike.
      Lawyer (solicitor) - retired from practice, now supervising solicitor in a university law clinic. I do not advise by private message.

      Litigants in Person should download and read the Judiciary's handbook for litigants in person: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/..._in_Person.pdf

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      • #4
        Ah missed that but term mainly used usa. oppppssss

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        • #5
          Hi. Yes. We’re in UK. Would appreciate any advice particularly as regards becoming aware of any impending law cases. Thanks

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          • #6
            The fees are presumably associated with her ownership of the flat, in which case the address for service at HMLR is what matters. I assume that is te property address.

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            • #7
              Yes, it’s the property address. Would any court summons need to be sent to the property address then? Is there any way to check if there is any outstanding court summons in case this is not received as happened last time? Many thanks

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              • #8
                If the court summons arises directky from the lease then it goes to that address.
                She needs to ger her addresses for service sorted out if the Companies House address is different.

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                • #9
                  Is there a way to remotely check if there are any impending court cases against her? Would you know who she should contact to check or can she do an online search? Many thanks

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