05-15-2026, 01:05 PM
Did you take a pdf copy of your AoS? As you have submitted your AoS and it is definitely showing on your MCOL history, nothing else is going to be sent to you until after your defence has been submitted (before 4pm Monday 08 June).
As DCB Legal, almost always discontinue, this case is highly unlikely to ever get as far as a hearing. Ideally, you will receive the SAR before the 08 June deadline. If not, then the generic defence will do the job.
If you receive the SAR while you are away on holiday, will you be able to let me know and host it on (only redact your personal details) Google Drive or an equivalent platform? Don’t worry if you can’t as you will still have a few days after your return to do it.
Once the defence is submitted, you will eventually receive an acknowledgement that the defence has been reviewed and that the Claimant intends to continue. You will receive a copy of their N180 Directions Questionnaire (DQ), which I will cover at the time and an appointment for a “mediation” phone call. The call is nothing to do with the judicial process and, is for all intents and purposes a complete waste of time. However, the only requirement is to “attend” the call. You will offer £0 and it will be over in minutes.
After that, the case will be transferred to your local county court where a judge will review it and order some dates by which the claimant must pay the Hearing fee, the deadlines for submitting Witness Statements and a hearing date.
However, all that is some way off. DCB Legal will usually discontinue just before the Hearing fee deadline as long as the claimant has been defended. They rely on the fact that the vast majority of defendants are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and will have paid up by then, out of ignorance and fear of the process. If you continue to follow the advice received here, you will see why they do not want this to go in front of a judge.
So, I suggest you enjoy your holiday and only let me know if you receive the SAR, otherwise remind me when you get back and I will advise on the defence then. As with the AoS, the defence will be submitted through MCOL.
As DCB Legal, almost always discontinue, this case is highly unlikely to ever get as far as a hearing. Ideally, you will receive the SAR before the 08 June deadline. If not, then the generic defence will do the job.
If you receive the SAR while you are away on holiday, will you be able to let me know and host it on (only redact your personal details) Google Drive or an equivalent platform? Don’t worry if you can’t as you will still have a few days after your return to do it.
Once the defence is submitted, you will eventually receive an acknowledgement that the defence has been reviewed and that the Claimant intends to continue. You will receive a copy of their N180 Directions Questionnaire (DQ), which I will cover at the time and an appointment for a “mediation” phone call. The call is nothing to do with the judicial process and, is for all intents and purposes a complete waste of time. However, the only requirement is to “attend” the call. You will offer £0 and it will be over in minutes.
After that, the case will be transferred to your local county court where a judge will review it and order some dates by which the claimant must pay the Hearing fee, the deadlines for submitting Witness Statements and a hearing date.
However, all that is some way off. DCB Legal will usually discontinue just before the Hearing fee deadline as long as the claimant has been defended. They rely on the fact that the vast majority of defendants are low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree and will have paid up by then, out of ignorance and fear of the process. If you continue to follow the advice received here, you will see why they do not want this to go in front of a judge.
So, I suggest you enjoy your holiday and only let me know if you receive the SAR, otherwise remind me when you get back and I will advise on the defence then. As with the AoS, the defence will be submitted through MCOL.
Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. - Mark Twain
