Got court letter today - so I guess im going.
So reading through the letter, I have to send a copy of everything I want to use in my defense.
I think at this point its just best I show my bank statement that I paid on the date, as so far they seem pretty confident otherwise it wouldn't have escalated to this point. Thoughts?
Absolutely NOT!!!!! Please show us the "court letter" you received. It is probably the allocation order to your local county court. Has a hearing date been set? I doubt it, but if it has, then there will be a deadline for submitting your Witness Statement (WS), which is usually, but not always, 14 days before the hearing date.
You would be foolish to submit your WS too early. DCB Legal will discontinue just before they have to pay the "Hearing Fee" (£27), which is normally payable at least 28 days prior to the trial date or the Monday of the first week of the notified trial period. I would place money on DCB Legal discontinuing the claim at that time.
They are obliged to send you a copy of the Notice of Discontinuation (NoD) N279 form that they send to the court but they don't always do that which is an abuse of process and will allow you to claim some costs for their unreasonable behaviour. We'll cross that bridge if we come to it.
SO, please show us the "court letter" and whether it contains an order from the allocation judge.
