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• # 81147
• Fri 23 Mar 2012 02:42 PM

Dear All


I have a client who owes us money, approx £2,900.   We went through moneyclaim online in October 2011, obtained jusgement by default, which has subsequently been set aside based on "not being able to make a defence".  He claimed the bank had bounced cheques, but he hadn't told them not to pay"


The client also notified the court that he wished to make a counter claim, as he thought that we had made some mistakes.   Nothing to support this has been forthcoming in 4 months.


I was wondering if anyone else had taken non-payers to court, what to expect, and generally any useful advice. 


Thanks

Lynn

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• # 81149
• Fri 23 Mar 2012 02:55 PM

Hi
I understand your pain as i am going through the same porcess at the moment - although my owed fee is only £500 (its still alot of money!)
I am currently asking a 3rd party debt collector to see what they can do but am reaching nothing ut dead ends....
If anyone has some advise for us both i think i can safetly speak for the both of us when i say we would recieve it gratefully!!! 

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• # 81156
• Fri 23 Mar 2012 05:11 PM

Dear Ami
Thank you for your concern, I hope you are right.

I'm off to prepare my court notes for Monday.

Have a good weekend.

Thanks

Lynn

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• # 81168
• Fri 23 Mar 2012 10:16 PM

Hi,

I took a company to court a couple of years ago as I was unable to get payment of my final invoice to them for apprx £1200

All your evidence should have already been submitted but I'm not sure that they read it until the day. Answer confidently all questions that are asked of you. Don't interupt like I tried to do when I didn't agree with something, you soon get slammed down! You have to just speak when you are given your turn

I did win at the end and the client was ordered to pay within 28 days including all court fees, needless to say they only paid part of it in that time. I then wrote to them threatening with going back to court and said that they would have to pay further fees. I got the full money in the end

Good Luck on Monday!     

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