Which summary cause form

[Riccardo]

Filling forms

which form 1a, or 1b

and do you name local brancjh or head office as defender?

sorry hate filling in forms but needs be.

[pict]

Hi Riccardo the form to use is 1B. I used the head office address and the bank as the defender.

Hope this helps

Good luck..........

[kaiser_solsay]

Hi mate,

 

You need to complete form 1b and then return it back to your local sheriff clerks office. Once the clerk has processed, they will raise a hearing date and return the summons documents to you. You then need to contact your local Sheriff Officer (yell.com) in order for the summons to be served onto the defender (your bank). This costs around £14.50. Once the summons has been served, you have to contact the court on the 'return date' stated on your copy, in order to find out whether or not the bank intends to defend or not.

 

Dont panic if they come back and saying they intend to defend. They simply employ a local solicitor to act on their behalf and the whole process really isnt as daunting as you might first think.

 

I recently successfully received full payment from the Nationwide...it tool 2 hearings at Perth Sheriff Court....but we got there!!

 

I actually had my second hearing with the Clydesdale bank last Friday there.

 

Keep calm and stay focussed.....the judge reminded me that the claims court is set up to protect Joe Public who doesnt have any legal training....and that all judges will explain any detail to the purser (you) if not understood.

 

It's very relaxed and you will get a feel for how it works after sitting in the court room as other cases are being heard. You may even have someone ahead of you appearing for the same kind of claim. I did....on both occassions!

 

Good luck....let me know if you need any help.

 

Cheers,

 

Dominic

[Riccardo]

thanks

pray it dont reach there

[change-it]

Thanks for the calming influence and support Kaiser. ..I for one am also nervous about going to court when & if it happens.

[chocolatte]

Me too, thanks for making us feel calmer about it all, I think just the mention of 'Court' to the average person gets your pulse racing, fear of the unknown and all thet. I just don't want to have to say anything when I'm there, they don't ask you to speak do they? I get so tongue tied

[smoorach]

my local court too kaiser. they are so helpfull really put you at ease. if you are nervous i would reccomend going along to court and sitting in on a couple of hearings it will put your mind at rest.