
Help drafting a defence to small claims and advice on having the judge changed
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Experience Level: Intermediate
I have a silly dispute with United Utilities.
They have never sent me a bill, but they issued me a county court claim for non payment.
They will not settle unless I accept a CCJ. I am not willing to accept a CCJ! Although I have offered to pay the bill if they let me have a copy of it.
Their claim was raised through Money Claim Online. I entered a defence and asked for mediation.
The case was sent to my local Court... and a Judge with whom I have some history has given me 14 days to "write a proper defence or have my defence struck out as it has no substance"
2 Years ago I made an official complaint against this judge for how he dealt with another case I was involved with and my complaint was upheld after a long enquiry. Needless to say this judge was not happy when he had to write to me apologising and was officially censured.
So I need two things:
1) I need help drafting the defence - I know I need certain wordings at certain points but don't know what; I can supply a rough draft, you need to make it formal
2) Point me in the direction of how I can make an application to either have this judge removed from my case, or the matter transferred to another court and draft the wording necessary to make this happen.
They have never sent me a bill, but they issued me a county court claim for non payment.
They will not settle unless I accept a CCJ. I am not willing to accept a CCJ! Although I have offered to pay the bill if they let me have a copy of it.
Their claim was raised through Money Claim Online. I entered a defence and asked for mediation.
The case was sent to my local Court... and a Judge with whom I have some history has given me 14 days to "write a proper defence or have my defence struck out as it has no substance"
2 Years ago I made an official complaint against this judge for how he dealt with another case I was involved with and my complaint was upheld after a long enquiry. Needless to say this judge was not happy when he had to write to me apologising and was officially censured.
So I need two things:
1) I need help drafting the defence - I know I need certain wordings at certain points but don't know what; I can supply a rough draft, you need to make it formal
2) Point me in the direction of how I can make an application to either have this judge removed from my case, or the matter transferred to another court and draft the wording necessary to make this happen.
Rob N.
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