Stalling ?

[nemesis45]

Re: Stalling ?

Thanks for the quick reply ,we have all copies of texts emails and a false payment confirmation ( he somehow put the wrong bank account details in ,so he said )so still no money ,The police just said let him know my intention to take him to court ,as we have been communicating by text ,i informed him of my intention by Text on my phone ,and i still have that on my phone .he did state that he was not living at his address ,just his ex wife lives there ,so i just sent the court his old address ,and it seems he is still living there ,once again all this is on my phone ...

I'm useless when it comes to the techy stuff on phone and computers but I think you will need to get transcript of the information on your phone somehow so you can present it in evidence.

It may be that once you have his defence and state you are continuing the claim he may decide he's had enough.

What ever happens the documents each party intends to rely on must be provided to the defendant/claimant and the court at least 14 days before a hearing.

nem

[mickeyboy]

Re: Stalling ?

Thanks for the quick reply ,we have all copies of texts emails and a false payment confirmation ( he somehow put the wrong bank account details in ,so he said )so still no money ,The police just said let him know my intention to take him to court ,as we have been communicating by text ,i informed him of my intention by Text on my phone ,and i still have that on my phone .he did state that he was not living at his address ,just his ex wife lives there ,so i just sent the court his old address ,and it seems he is still living there ,once again all this is on my phone ...

[nemesis45]

Re: Stalling ?

Hi Welcome to LB,

My guess would be stalling!
Now he has stated that he intends to defend the claim he has to produce his defence fully pleaded and file it with the court and the court will serve you with a copy of the defence you then have 28 days to respond/ or withdraw the claim.

As the claimant the onus of proving the man owes you the money falls on you so you need now to start preparing all the documents you have in evidence of your claim get ahead by making at least 3 copies of each document ( 1 for him. 1 for you 1. for the court " bundle" + a couple of spares in case something goes missing ( easiest to make 3 separate identical files).
The court ( as is explained in the claim pack) will issue documents as the case progresses you must follow the process.
Once you receive a copy of his defence you can prepare to refute the points in it this is your " witness statement", we can assist you get to this stage.

Did you send a " letter before claim/ action" notifying him that if he did not pay you would start a claim?

nem