Hi,
I've read most of the threads here on this topic, but I have a few questions still.
My story:
I became a non UK resident, outside the EU, in May 2015.
In July 2016,
I became aware that a professional services fee I had ran up
had a balance owing still, 4800 GBP or so, out of an original 23 000,
and that a judgement in default had been issued against my last UK address in June 2016.
I dispute that all of this money is owed, but a slightly different story.
I have no UK assets.
I have evidence (e-mail) confirming they knew my residential address and residence status,
but yet they issued against my last UK address anyway.
Rather than leave this to chance that it will go away,
I have engaged a law firm in the UK to deal with this matter for me.
This is where my questions come and solicitors never seem to give definitive answers.
From what I understand from reading here,
the other party have knowingly abused to court process in the UK
and that they should not have issued against an address they knew me not to be resident at.
Many others seem to say it is then a simple matter of getting it set aside,
but there are some stories on this forum stating it is not that simple.
It seems once it is issued, rightly or wrongly,
it isn't easy to get rid of it and
when people start the process,
it seems people pull out of the proceedings early,
so it leaves me not knowing what the actual legal precedence is.
What is the actual reality?
No UK assets,
proof the other party knew of my correct residential status,
automatically, after some hoops, removed?
Or is it a case that it is up to the discretion of the judge?