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For many individuals and businesses attempting to issue a claim for money owed to them, one of the first hurdles isn’t always drafting and completing the papers, but rather figuring out where to send them to. I have found myself referring to Practice Direction 7A (PD...
Money Claim Online (MCOL) is designed to provide a quick, convenient, and relatively simple service for issuing a small claim for a fixed amount of money. Given its ease of use, many individuals choose to navigate the system without legal assistance. However, as with...
Philip Nam recently represented a landlord at a possession hearing. A possession order was granted however a question arose during the hearing as to whether enough notice had been given. It was a claim under Section 8, Ground 8 - where 2 weeks’ notice is required from...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. We are now looking at the whole of Part 9 – Responding to Particulars of Claim – General, Rules 9.1 and 9.2....
Once a Defence has been filed at Court and served on the Claimant, the next step is a waiting game. Allocation and Directions The Court will consider the Claim Form and Defence (and Counterclaim if there is one) and decide what 'track' the case 'might' be allocated...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is Rule 7.5 - Service of a Claim Form. The rule says: (1) Where the...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is Rule 6.26 - Deemed Service. The rule says: 6.26 A document,...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is Rule 6.11 - Service of a claim form. The rule says: (1) Where – (a) a...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is Rule 6.8(b) - Service of a claim form. The rule says: Service of the...
We are continuing our series on Civil Procedure Rules, highlighting some of the little known but common rules and hopefully explaining them in plain English. The next rule we will be looking at is Rule 6.7 - Service of a claim form. The rule says: (1) Solicitor within...
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