5. Issuing Proceedings Flashcards

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How does a claimant start a legal action?

A

Completing a blank claim form which is then issued by the court and served on the defendant by either court or claimant’s solicitor

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What eight things must a claim form contain?

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  1. Names/addresses of parties
  2. Details of claim
  3. Remedy sought
  4. Values
  5. Claimant’s preferred court
  6. Fees and costs
  7. Particulars of claim
  8. Statement of truth
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What is considered a full name for the purposes of the claim form for (1) an individual, (2) an individual carry on business a sole trade, (3) a general partnership, and (4) a limited liability partnership or company?

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  1. Individual: Full unabbreviated name
  2. Individual carrying on business: Full unabbreviated names with their trading as name
  3. General partnership: Full name of partnership and every partner
  4. LLP/company: Registered name
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What is the name given to a claim for a specified sum?

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A debt claim

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If the claim is for an unspecified amount in County Court, what must the claimant state on the claim form?

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What range they expect to recover in, for the purposes of and using the same ranges as allocating to a track

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What will a claim for damages always be, even if the claimant is able to itemise their loss in great detail?

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An unspecified claim

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If the claim is for an unspecified amount in the High Court, one of what two things must the claimant state on the claim form?

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  1. That the claimant expects to recover more than £100,000 (£50,000 for personal injury), or
  2. Details of the statute that provides the claim may be commenced in the High Court
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In estimating value of a claim, what should the claimant focus on and what should they disregard?

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Focus on: What they are claiming for damages

Disregard: Interest, costs, contributory negligence, any counterclaim

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What does it mean when costs are to be assessed?

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The court will determine the costs payable

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What must the claimant’s solicitors take or send to court to issue a claim form?

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  1. copies of the claim form to be issued and sealed
  2. court issue fee.
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How many Copies of the claim form must be taken to court to issue the claim?

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One copy of the completed claim form to be kept on the court file;

One copy for every defendant; and

One copy for the claimant to keep on its own file.

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What is the significance of issuing the claim form?

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Date of issue of the claim form:

  • stops time running for limitation purposes and starts the clock for the time in which the claim form must be served.
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Where and how should most money claims be issued?

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Most claims in the county court for money should be issued centrally in the County Court Money Claims Centre – to be managed before transfer to a particular local county court hearing centre.

This is done by sending the claim form (Form N1) to the County Court Money Claims Centre and paying the appropriate issue fee.

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Where should non-money County Court claims be issued?

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generally issued at any of the County Court Hearing Centres by sending in / attending with the claim form (Form N1) and fee.

C specifies its preferred County Court hearing centre on the form, and the claim may later be transferred to there.

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Where else (apart from County Court Money Claims Centre) may a County Court Money claim be issued?

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Some County Court money claims can be issued using ‘Money Claim Online’, an online service provided by HMCTS. The claimant (or its solicitor) registers with the money claim online service and completes the online claim form.

  • very quick and cost-effective resolution
  • This service can only be used for money claims with a value of up to £100,000
  • against no more than two defendants.
  • The claim form is served in the usual way, but the defendant may then respond through the online service.
  • If the claim is defended, it will be transferred to the appropriate local county court hearing centre.
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16
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What are the two options for including the Particulars of Claim?

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  1. Include on back of claim form, or
  2. Produce as a separate document and either serve with claim form, or within 14 days following service
17
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What are the five critical points to bear in mind when completing the claim form?

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  1. Parties correctly identified, including spelling of name
  2. Whether the claim is specified or unspecified
  3. Particulars of Claim are included or to be sent separately
  4. Statement of Truth is signed, and
    5.The correct type and number of documents have been supplied to the court
18
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What is a Part 8 claim?

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A claim where the parties do not substantially dispute the facts

19
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What four things must a Part 8 claim state?

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  1. That Part 8 applies
  2. Questions to be decided, or remedy sought and legal basis
  3. Details of the claim
  4. Capacity of the representative if claim is made in a representative capacity
20
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How does a defendant respond to a Part 8 claim?

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File witness evidence with their acknowledgement of service, but do not file a defence

21
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What are the consequences for a defendant who fails to respond to a Part 8 claim?

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They cannot take part in the hearing, unless the court gives permission

22
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For personal injuries claims, what additional information regarding the value of the claim should be included?

A

Whether the amount which the claimant expects to recover as general damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity is: (a) not more than £1,000; or (b) more than £1,000.

23
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Where a party entitled to a remedy refuses to take part in the proceedings as a joint claimant, what should the claimant proceed to do?

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Must make party refusing to partake as claimant a defendant, as all CPR 19.3 states that all persons jointly entitled to the remedy must be parties.