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To answer your question you should ask the claimant for an agreement to extend your time to file the defence. Adjournment is only when there is a listed hearing date and if you are looking to file your defence I doubt there is anything to adjourn yet. If the other party does not agree to your request for more time unreasonably you make an application to court on application notice form N244 and you attach your witness statement explaining the reasons for needing more time it could be you have been unwell or you are getting advice or you are collating your evidence-whatever the reason you have. And you also attach a draft order of what you want the court to order so if you are asking for 28 days you say exactly that. You pay the fee to file this of £275 and send to the court dealing with the matter. You must seek your costs on the basis the claimant unreasonably refused to agree by consent. In the meantime whilst waiting prepare your defence and just file
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Have their filed their certificate of service
Do you have just the defence or defence and counterclaim?
Is the hearing the final hearing or preliminary hearing?
I must also deal with other enquiries hence the delay, so as much as I may wish to continue on your thread for long it is not possible. Calls are quicker hence the call offer, sadly your call is not with me, I can see a colleague was allocated to take it though.
The preliminary hearing will say why it has been listed and that would be the focus, the claimant ought to prepare the bundle for that hearing.
You have not had the opportunity to file your defence because service of the claim was delayed. You can either file the application as I have advised you above or you make the application verbally at the hearing. You would fare well if you show the court that you Hebrew requested the extension from the claimant and that they have unreasonably refused. If you have a counterclaim don’t give up on it you should file it. The judge will adjourn if you show the injustice that would result due to the claimant’s own conduct. If your deposit was protected that’s a tell tell sign it was not a licence.
Good Morning. Thank you for your patience, I had retired for the night. They did not use the accelerated proceedings because of the rental claim so yes you could have acknowledged.
Hi, I appreciate you are worried but you are overthinking it. The Defence does not have to be on the form that comes from Court it can be drafted from scratch. Wjhat I advised you is what really you should try and do: try to get the other party solicitor to agree the adjournment by 28 days or make an application on Form N244 to the Court for the adjournment. To this Form you will attach your witness statement and draft daughter and you should include your request to the solicitor and their refusal response. File these urgently with the court, the fee is £275.
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