Defence against court claim

[Ieva]

Hi everyone,
I hope someone could advise me.
I have a situation when I have received a Court Claim form from County Court regarding the overdue balance for EE account I took on my name in 2014 on behalf of my ex partner at the time when we were together, which obviously he
has ignored to make any payments and was never bothered to do it.
To be honest, I have letters coming to my address since then and I always had notified my ex about this debt, and thought he would take an action some day.

I have saved the Acknowledgment of Service on www.moneyclaim.gov.uk and I wish to dispute the whole claim.
I understand that this may be impossible, but is there any chance and what I could write on my defence form.

I`m not sure of the language and literacy I should use etc.

Many thanks in advance

[Ieva]

Re: Defence against court claim

Hi,
Any advise would be much appreciated, has anyone had similar experience?

Thank you in advance

[R0b]

Re: Defence against court claim

If you explain what your reasons for defending are then we might be able to help you.

Simply saying that it should have been your ex-partner who paid them is probably not going to cut it, since it was set up in your name so it is you who is responsible for the payments. You need ot have a real defence as to why you don't owe the money, if not you might wish to consider trying to settle the matter promptly, without incurring further costs and having a CCJ added to your name.

[Debt Camel]

Re: Defence against court claim

have you told your ex you are being sued for this? If he can settle the amount, you will not have a CCJ on your credit record for the next 6 years.

[Ieva]

Re: Defence against court claim

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your replies, I explained the situation to my ex and he has agreed to pay specified amount, I have sent the N9A form back to the claimant with an offer regards the payments.

What happens next? I`m guessing, that I have to wait until they decide and will send me a letter again to confirm the agreement..? Do I need to update anything in www.moneyclaim.gov.uk as I saved the Acknowledgment of Service there.

Thank you