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Re: County Court Notice for Unpaid PCN (N1SDT)
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You wait to find out the date of the hearing and the deadline to submit your Witness Statement (usually 14 days before the hearing). However, it is expected that the case management judge will issue the draft order for the claimant to submit fully particularised details of the claim and you should then be given time to respond with a proper defence to those detailed PoC, assuming they fully comply with the order.

I have not yet seen any claimant able to fully comply with the order and they have either discontinued at this stage or had the claim struck out. Either way, even if they are able to fully comply with the order, you will be able to submit a detailed defence.

For now, we wait and see what the case management judge orders. Which is your local county court?
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Quote from: b789 on November 12, 2024, 02:18:39 pm
You wait to find out the date of the hearing and the deadline to submit your Witness Statement (usually 14 days before the hearing). However, it is expected that the case management judge will issue the draft order for the claimant to submit fully particularised details of the claim and you should then be given time to respond with a proper defence to those detailed PoC, assuming they fully comply with the order.

I have not yet seen any claimant able to fully comply with the order and they have either discontinued at this stage or had the claim struck out. Either way, even if they are able to fully comply with the order, you will be able to submit a detailed defence.

For now, we wait and see what the case management judge orders. Which is your local county court?

I see, thanks.

My local court is Leicester County Court and Family Court.
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I've received a letter stating the claim has been transferred to my country court for allocation and that it will be allocated to a procedural judge, to give case management direction. It's a N271 form; "Notice of transfer of proceedings".

Is this all normal?
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« Reply #33 on: »
All normal. Now wait to hear for the orders from the case management judge. Show us when you receive this.
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Re: County Court Notice for Unpaid PCN (N1SDT)
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Hi

I have received N157. Please see attached.

https://imgur.com/a/2JAwIry

Please advise on next steps.

Thanks.
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Clearly check after 28 March that either the fee has been paid or the case has been struck out for non payment. Often the latter is the case.
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Will I get notified? Or is this something I need to check proactively? (if so, how?)
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The order will also contain more than what you’ve shown us. What date has been set for the hearing and what deadlines have been been set for witness statements/bundles to be submitted by?

Please don’t leave us trying to guess this information.

As the defendant, you are supposed to be copied in on anything the claimant submits to the court, as you are obliged to copy them in also. If the discontinue, they are supposed to copy you in on their Notice of Discontinuation (NoD) form N279. However, they are notorious for failing to always do so, which is an abuse of process and sanctionable by the court.

If you have not received a copy of the N279 by 28th March, call the court and ask whether the claim has been discontinued and the if hearing has been vacated.
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You're absolutely right, most of the form is about what to do if I want to opt for mediation, as the court seems to think the case is ideal for mediation. The rest of the form is about if i do continue, how i should prepare for court etc.

The hearing of the claim will take place 10:00 on the 25th of April 2025, though.
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Is there any mention in there, probably in tiny font, that all submissions must be received by the court no less than 14 days before the hearing date? You have to read it thoroughly. It is highly unlikely that a hearing date would be made without an order for WS/bundles deadline.
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It says the following:

"Each party shall deliver to every other party and to the court office copies of all documents ( including any
experts' report) on which he intends to rely at the hearing no later than 14 days before the hearing.
The original documents shall be brought to the hearing"
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Good. So now you know the deadlines. You will have until 4pm on Friday 11th April to submit a Witness Statement (WS).

It is unlikely that you will have to prepare a WS because if they haven't paid the hearing fee by 28th March, the claim is struck out. However, even if they do pay it by the deadline, you do not want to provide your WS before you see theirs. If you have not heard anything by the 4th April, call the court and ask whether they have paid the hearing fee and/or whether the hearing has been vacated.

Keep us in the  loop.
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Thanks. Will do.
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I hadn't heard anything so called the court.

It appears that the court fee has been paid by them. What should be prepared?
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Have you received a copy of the claimants Witness Statement (WS) yet? Do not do anything until you receive a copy of theirs. You have until Friday 11th April to submit your WS. On Thursday 24th, remind us and we can put something together for you.
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