Update for all who are interested:
I know it has been some time since my last update here, with the main reason being that I didn't want to feel like I was being nursed through this process.
I knew after reading a few of these stories, that enough information was at hand to be successful in my claim.
So, getting to the point,
I had received a request to go through mediation with Evri during the initial 28 day period. While I understand it doesn't help the majority by settling through mediation, I'm not in a position where I can casually wait 30 weeks for a court date and make myself available, so I accepted.
Mediation day comes and the mediator is very understanding and reassuring. He explains the process and asks if I'm willing to compromise, to which I stated that my compromise is that I won't be taking Evri to court, which I think was plain and clear.
He then goes to Evri and comes back with a pitiful offer of £250, which I promptly refused, fortifying my riposte with the information that @BankFodder has readily made available through this link:
Once I quoted this along with the fact that I have 2 judgements to draw upon in court if it goes that way, he decided he had heard enough and went back to evri with my final offer of £500.
Not more than a minute later he came back and informed me that they had accepted.
While he said there are no winners in a settlement, I certainly feel like I have won.
I truly couldn't have done it without this websites existence so I'll gladly be making a donation to the cause.
Many thanks again and to all those going through the process, I wish you the best of luck.
Stick it out and the feeling of vindication is sweet.