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Just tell the person to block that number.

You need to be very clear when you are talking about Direct Collection Bailiffs (DCB). there is DCBL which is nothing but a powerless debt recovery company who have no power to do anything except try and scare the low hanging-fruit on the gullible tree into making payments out of ignorance and fear. They must be blocked and completely ignored.

Then there is their sister company of bulk litigators, DCB Legal. Again, no one has to talk with them by phone and, as already pointed out above, any communication with them should be by email only.

So, please don't use ambiguous or misleading terms like DCBL Legal as there is no such company. So, were you referring to DCBL or DCB Legal???

It seems that by 4pm on 13/05/25 both parties need to submit WS.

Hi all,

As per this previous post, I think I need to put in a WS by CoP tomorrow (13/05/25).

Although b789 had previously advised me to send the court a letter as per his later post, I did so on 25/4/25 with the claimant solicitor copied in, but haven heard back from court or them regarding it.

I've just noticed (also having returned from being away) that it says on b789's signature that he/she is away for a couple of weeks from 07/05 - could anyone else please advise what should go in the WS now?

Would be much appreciated and many thanks in advance.

Just tried ringing the central phone line (no direct number for the court).

No meaningful information gleaned really, he said that the only thing he can see is that the case is still showing live.

Nothing he could see as to if the claimant had filed a WS so far, or that my letter emailed to the court on 25/04/25 had been 'filed' with the court. Also, nothing to show that a hearing date had been allocated (ofc the last letter from court says something like 'first available date after 24/06/25'). His last update for the case on the system seems to be my own call that I made to them on 24/4/25!..

He then of course also suggested that any of the above things may have happened, but there's no way for him to tell for certain, as the court's paperwork backlog takes a while to get updated on the system. He suggested emailing the court directly for updates, which I guess will also take forever to hear back, if at all..

Please advise? Do we put in the WS anyway, and what goes in it?

So above conversation was with the number ending in 5577.

Number 02089728709 seems to be engaged/busy and immediately dropping when called (no answering phone/automated/waiting line). Tried couple of times.

Number 02083334370 rings for about 5 minutes, no one picks up, then hangs up by itself.

Can keep trying them though every now and then till 5pm.

Thanks b789, I'll give a nudge here early on Wednesday if no joy by then.

Have also put in a formal complaint re: no response to the last letter.

Only other slight bit of info is that the claimant solicitor seems to have been calling my relative on and off on the phone in the last few weeks. Of course as per advice here previously he hasn't been picking up their calls.

We have a result!

Just had this email through - thanks b789 for all your help

"Dear X,
 
We act for the Claimant in the above matter. 
 
Our client has instructed us to discontinue Court proceedings and close our file. Therefore, please find enclosed the Claimant’s N279 Notice of Discontinuance for your records. 
 
The attached has also been filed with the Court.
 
We will now proceed to close our file accordingly.

Kind Regards,
 
X
Trainee CILEX Paralegal
DCB Legal Ltd"

Sure, here is a redacted copy