Judgment In Default – More Common Than Expected

Judgment in default is becoming more frequent according to the latest court statistics released last month. You can read them here. They show in the last year the number of claims which went undefended increased by 25%. A total of 829,000 judgments were entered in...

Court Issue Fee Increases

Court issue fee increases came into effect on Monday 8th March 2015, giving little in the way of warning. The increased fees had been been proposed but it was only the week before the came into action, that the introduction was confirmed. It will no doubt have...

Wonga Debt Letters

The police have confirmed that no action will be taken over the Wonga debt letters. The letters were not sent in the name and branding of Wonga. Instead they used letterhead of Chainey, D’Amato & Shannon and Barker & Lowe Legal Recoveries. The use of the names...

Misleading Debt Recovery Letters – Ofgem Response

There have been a number of high profile reports of businesses sending misleading debt recovery letters, which suggest they have been sent by a firm of solicitors, when they haven’t. Ofgem has criticised a number of utility companies which have fallen into the...

Guideline Solicitor Hourly Rates – No Change

In a saga that has been going on all year, the man in charge of potential changes to guideline solicitor hourly rates, has decided not to change them after all. Master of the Rolls, Lord Dyson, rejected recommendations from the Civil Justice Council and stated...