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Step 1: First consultation with Solicitor |
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Step 2: Letter of Claim to Defendant
Defendant will either:- |
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Step 3: Admit Liability |
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Step 3: Deny Liability
Then we will issue proceedings |
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Step 4: Service of Claim Form
Defendent will either:- |
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| Step 5: Not respond |
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Step 5: Acknowledge service within 14 days and serve the Defence and any Counterclaim 14 days later. |
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Step 5 Admit all or part of Claim |
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Step 6: Client will send a reply and Defence to any Counterclaim if appropriate |
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Step 7: Allocation Questionnaires
Once a case has been defende, steps are taken to perpare a case for Trial or early settlement. For these purposes, the case will be allocated to a Track. The Court will look at a number of criteria to determine if the case should be allocated to the small claim track, fast track of multitrack |
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Step 9: Trial
It is hoped that the majority of cases will settle without the need for Trial. The Court will send a pre-trial checklist to prepare for Trial and set a date. At the Trial, judgement will be made. |
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Step 10: Enforcement
If your opponent fails to make paymnet of a judgement debt, there are measures which can be taken to enforce it. |
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