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Hi LegalBeagles,
ive been having an ongoing dispute with a solicitor with regards to fees. They eventually made a claim at a small claims court. I put in a defence and on the date of the hearing we agreed a settlement of a proportion of the amount to be paid within 2 months, and the claimant made a condition on the consent order stating that if the payment failed they would apply for judgement of the full amount. A month after this agreement, I lost my job and finances became an issue. Ididn't know what to do about agreement, I thought I would have a chance to put my current circumstances forward at the next stage. As I am not too familiar with the money claim system, I didn't realise that I would automatically get a CCJ for the original amount. Do I have a chance of getting the CCJ set aside due to my termination of employment and therefore change of financial circumstances. I will try to get a set aside to the court today as I hear time is crucial with set aside applications. I will also offer to pay the original amount we agreed to settle on in the set aside application.
ive been having an ongoing dispute with a solicitor with regards to fees. They eventually made a claim at a small claims court. I put in a defence and on the date of the hearing we agreed a settlement of a proportion of the amount to be paid within 2 months, and the claimant made a condition on the consent order stating that if the payment failed they would apply for judgement of the full amount. A month after this agreement, I lost my job and finances became an issue. Ididn't know what to do about agreement, I thought I would have a chance to put my current circumstances forward at the next stage. As I am not too familiar with the money claim system, I didn't realise that I would automatically get a CCJ for the original amount. Do I have a chance of getting the CCJ set aside due to my termination of employment and therefore change of financial circumstances. I will try to get a set aside to the court today as I hear time is crucial with set aside applications. I will also offer to pay the original amount we agreed to settle on in the set aside application.
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