Small claims court

[ElliD]

A few months ago i received a court claim which i defended etc. since then, i have not hard any communication from the solicitors.

I then received a letter stating that the claim is likely to go to small claims ( debt is for around £400) and that as such they didn't have to comply with the CCA and CPR requests i had sent, but that they would try out of good will.

Can anyone advise the best way to deal with it? Thanks everyone, in advance.

[Diana M]

Re: Small claims court

From what you say it sounds like you've received a Directions Questionnaire.

So who is the Claimant, who are the solicitors, and what is the claim for (original creditor if sold on) such as credit card, overdraft, loan, mobile phone etc?

If the Claimant says they don't have to comply with your CCA or CPR Requests then that is a matter of opinion not fact. Maybe they do, maybe they don't. We'll see.

Debt purchasers aren't known for dishing out "goodwill" so I expect that means they know they have to prove their claim somehow and it's possibly a tacit admission that they're not yet in a position to do that.

Di

[ElliD]

Re: Small claims court

Thank you for your reply, i really appreciate it.I have the letter, i have posted it below.

[Diana M]

Re: Small claims court

I have the letter, i have posted it below.

So you've not received a Directions Questionnaire and the claim remains stayed?

I'm not seeing the "goodwill" word in that letter which you referred to in your previous post.

They refer to the claim now being dealt with by their in-house litigation team so were there solicitors previously instructed?

If the claim is stayed and you made a valid s 77-79 CCA Request and a valid CPR 31.14 Request neither of which has been complied with then maybe that letter doesn't require a response.

Di