Re: spent2much UE diary
If they haven't sent anything, and are blatantly in default of s. 78, then I would keep it short and simple.
"Dear Sirs
Re your letter dated [DATE]
Thank you for your letter, the contents of which I have noted. Since your letter clearly refers to the threat of litigation, I am treating it as a formal letter of claim, albeit an entirely defective one. I refer you to the Civil Procedure Rules Pre Action Protocol Practice Direction, in particular Annex A and Annex B. You will note your letter fails spectacularly to comply with either of the aforesaid Annexes.
Since you are a firm of solicitors, I cannot excuse such failures, and place you on notice that any litigation on the back of this letter will result in an immediate application to the Court requesting the matter stayed, with costs against you and your client on the indemnity basis. I refer you to Para 4.6 of the Practice Direction which explains the consequences of non compliance with the Pre Action Protocol.
Turning to the subject matter of your letter, this matter is the subject of a dispute which has been raised with your clients representatives, and therefore it would be appropriate before you threaten litigation for your clients to actively deal with the issues which I have raised.
The main crux of my dispute is the failure of the alleged original creditor, Capital One Bank, to comply with the request for documentation pursuant to Section 78 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 which I submitted on 9th July 2012. You will note that when such a request remains unanswered for fourteen days, it enters a state of default, and, while this default endures, enforcement is prohibited.
Accordingly, and in accordance with the CPR Pre Action Protocol Practice Direction, I look forward to your reply setting out correctly the nature of your client's claim and answering my dispute as stated above.
Yours Faithfully,"
SH
"Dear Sirs
Re your letter dated [DATE]
Thank you for your letter, the contents of which I have noted. Since your letter clearly refers to the threat of litigation, I am treating it as a formal letter of claim, albeit an entirely defective one. I refer you to the Civil Procedure Rules Pre Action Protocol Practice Direction, in particular Annex A and Annex B. You will note your letter fails spectacularly to comply with either of the aforesaid Annexes.
Since you are a firm of solicitors, I cannot excuse such failures, and place you on notice that any litigation on the back of this letter will result in an immediate application to the Court requesting the matter stayed, with costs against you and your client on the indemnity basis. I refer you to Para 4.6 of the Practice Direction which explains the consequences of non compliance with the Pre Action Protocol.
Turning to the subject matter of your letter, this matter is the subject of a dispute which has been raised with your clients representatives, and therefore it would be appropriate before you threaten litigation for your clients to actively deal with the issues which I have raised.
The main crux of my dispute is the failure of the alleged original creditor, Capital One Bank, to comply with the request for documentation pursuant to Section 78 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 which I submitted on 9th July 2012. You will note that when such a request remains unanswered for fourteen days, it enters a state of default, and, while this default endures, enforcement is prohibited.
Accordingly, and in accordance with the CPR Pre Action Protocol Practice Direction, I look forward to your reply setting out correctly the nature of your client's claim and answering my dispute as stated above.
Yours Faithfully,"
SH
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