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Claim Discontinued - Reclaiming Court Costs
Great news! A court claim has just been discontinued by the creditor after what seems like a lifetime.
Their application for Summary Judgement was dismissed, but they continued with the claim (or the claim continued as it was not dismissed) for a further 8 months until a week before the Trial Listing was due to be lodged.
I understand that once the creditor discontinues there is little chance that the claim can be reinstated. So I might get a little peace at last. Any experience of what happens now, e.g. will they pass it back/onto someone else, or will it die?
Although I cannot claim for the years of misery caused by this particularly vicious swine, I would like to cause some pain without fear of it retaliating. So I was wondering about putting in a claim for court costs. Has anyone any experience of what I can claim?
The standard seems to be - time taken in case preparation and disbursements. The former not exceeding 2/3rds of what a solicitor would charge.
As I appear to have spent 2 years in research and review - almost as long as a law degree - I realise I cannot claim for all of my time, and none for my anguish.
Can I claim costs for both the Summary Judgement and the main case? Additional research was required for Summary Judgement which was different and outside the scope of the main case.
Am I right in the belief that there are 2 separate cases and thereby 2 separate costs:
the Summary Judgement case relates to the process and the viability of the claim not the money claim per se
the main case relates to the money claim
Their application for Summary Judgement was dismissed, but they continued with the claim (or the claim continued as it was not dismissed) for a further 8 months until a week before the Trial Listing was due to be lodged.
I understand that once the creditor discontinues there is little chance that the claim can be reinstated. So I might get a little peace at last. Any experience of what happens now, e.g. will they pass it back/onto someone else, or will it die?
Although I cannot claim for the years of misery caused by this particularly vicious swine, I would like to cause some pain without fear of it retaliating. So I was wondering about putting in a claim for court costs. Has anyone any experience of what I can claim?
The standard seems to be - time taken in case preparation and disbursements. The former not exceeding 2/3rds of what a solicitor would charge.
As I appear to have spent 2 years in research and review - almost as long as a law degree - I realise I cannot claim for all of my time, and none for my anguish.
Can I claim costs for both the Summary Judgement and the main case? Additional research was required for Summary Judgement which was different and outside the scope of the main case.
Am I right in the belief that there are 2 separate cases and thereby 2 separate costs:
the Summary Judgement case relates to the process and the viability of the claim not the money claim per se
the main case relates to the money claim
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