Civil Enforcement Ltd & DCBL

[ecalid]

The solicitor in court will have been instructed by DCB Legal, and could well have been off to another court for another similar case. They are paid a minimal fee (which of course the claimant cannot recover)

At least that is what one told me, when she missed her next appearance because our case took longer than anticipated.
Good for the defendant in that case

Thanks des8 so should I contact DCB legal on Monday to confirm whether they were the ones in attendance?

I am reluctant to pay CEL directly on their website as the judge has ordered the payment is less than the value of the claim, they will just say the full value hasn't been satisfied and then just pedal this technicality over the 30 day threshold for the CCJ.

I have contacted the court and they have said the judgement could take 6 weeks to arrive.

[des8]

Courts are notoriously backlogged but eventually you will receive the CCJ in the post and it will confirm:

1. Who you owe the money to;
2. How much you owe;
3. How to pay (in full or instalments); and
4. The deadline to pay.

So wait for the court papers (perhaps chase up in 3 weeks)

[ecalid]

Good afternoon all,

I received the transcript for my judgement today; it came to a grand total of around £332, on top of the £221 which I had to pay the claimant.

I thought it might be useful for somebody going through a hearing with CEL.

I am very much of the opinion that the Judge believes firmly that all people, regardless of their circumstances, must pay parking firms.

Either way, it was valuable experience for me and something I can add to my portfolio.

I particularly enjoyed the bit where the claimant's representative attempted to put in a wasted costs order. I can only assume they did this as a last ditch attempt to actually claw back some money from the claim

Happy reading.

[des8]

Thanks for those documents .. interesting!

I wonder who Ms Mustara is?
There are no solicitors or barristers listed with that name.
There are a couple of Ms Mustafa barristers, but neither of them work in litigation, and 81 solicitors with that name but none listed as employed by DCB Legal or CEL

I seem to recall you were nearing the end of your law degree .... trust it went well
Now you have practical personal experience of small claims track in the County Court