Basic Timeline for Defended Small Claims County Court Claims

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Basic Timeline for Defended Small Claims County Court Claims

24th October 2014, 14:46:PM

As I've been asked a few times recently I thought I'd write the basic time line for the general moneyclaim case for people to refer to. This is VERY simplistic but generally claims do take about 5 - 6 months to come to a conclusion or reach a hearing.

Day 1: ISSUE DATE on CLAIM FORM

Day 5: RECEIVE Claim Form

Day 6 - 14: ACKNOWLEDGE CLAIM, SEND CCA REQUEST, CPR REQUEST.

Day 33: DEFENCE due to court

Day 33-61: DEFENCE sent to Claimant and Claimant responds to court.

Day 61-80: Court send DIRECTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE to both parties

Day 80-87: DIRECTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE's returned to court

Day 87-100: Case allocated to Defendants local court and court sends directions or sets hearing date.

Day 100 - 160: Court Hearing

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Any support I provide is offered without liability, if you are unsure please seek professional legal guidance.

Received a Court Claim? Read >>>>> First Steps

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SHORTCUTS

First Steps
Check dates
Income/Expenditure
Acknowledge Claim
CCA Request
CPR 31.14 Request
Subject Access Request Letter
Example Defence
Set Aside Application
Directions Questionnaire

If you received a court claim and would like some help and support dealing with it, please read the first steps and make a new thread in the forum with as much information as you can.

NOTE: If you receive a court claim note these dates in your calendar ...
Acknowledge Claim - within 14 days from Service

Defend Claim - within 28 days from Service (IF you acknowledged in time)

If you fail to Acknowledge the claim you may have a default judgment awarded against you, likewise, if you fail to enter your defence within 28 days from Service.

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If your case is over Â£10,000 or particularly complex it may be worth a chat with a solicitor, often they will be able to help on a fixed fee or CFA (no win, no fee) basis.

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Basic Timeline for Defended Small Claims County Court Claims