County court lost my documents.?

Question

It looks as the county court I am dealing with has lost my documents. My respondent had to attend the court for questioning last month. I checked with the court and they told me they received my afidevit and the documents were delivered to the respondent. Now they ask me to deliver the documents for questioing to the respondent (my former employe) even though I have not got a solicitor. What shall I do?

Answer 1

This is not an excuse but with all the frivolous lawsuits that end up in the court system, it figures they'v e lost or misplaced documents...

Answer 2

ok firstly, get rid of the conspiracy theories, the courts have a lot of paper being sent in and out, like everything else things occasionally go missing. I used to work in a court and am now a lawyer and no one is secretly helping the other side. If youre involved in an employment matter try consulting ACAS - www.acas.org.uk they deal with employment law and give free advice, they can also arrange some mediation to help you reach a compromise.


I'm slightly confused as to exactly what the courts are asking you to do, I suspect they are asking you to comply with the rules on disclosure. This is where you have to present the evidence (eg documents you intend to produce at court) in advance so that each party may view them. You would usually need to make at least 3 bundles (files of documents with numbered pages) one for the court, one for each party.

It sounds like youre slightly out of your depth but there is help available, if you dont understand what the court is asking you can always go to the citenzens advice bureau (usually in most towns - do a search) where trained staff (often lawyers) will give you advice. They will not do all the work for you though.
Obviously it would be best to consult a lawyer although you may not want this expense

good luck

Answer 3

Sounds as though you are up against the establishment - Complain and complain loudly and far and wide. County Courts do not lose documents unless they are assisting one of the parties to the action. I know - they lost letters I posted to them - until I got a legal friend to accompany me to Tunbridge Wells Court - then suddenly they 'found' the letter beneath the front desk and not in the file. When you ask for a recording of the action the tapes are changed and it takes 17 days for the tapes to reach the transcribers. Our legal system is a cesspit of corruption and if you have no legal help your complaints will be ignored and you will be accused of being mad. If you do get legal representation chances are the lawyer you are paying will be working for the other side - particularly if funny handshakes are involved or the Security Services. Trying to go to law is a no win situation whilst our judiciary are prepared to turn a blind eye to justice - I have written a book entitled - Britain a Police State available on free down load from www.lulu.com under the name of Pender or Patey - several copies. Court papers prove that our judiciary is certainly not committed to justice in any sense. Publish your papers on lulu and have a friend - whom you don't speak about this on the telephone keep a copy of every paper you have - several copies and each copy numbered. Sounds as though you are up against it and believe me there are thousands out there who can testify to the wholly biased nature of our judiciary when you are up against powerful individuals or organisations. Record every meeting you have and if possible download onto your computer. It may not help in the short term but evenutally I hope that those who have suffered these injustices will be heard one day. Unfortunately all too many start believing they are mad - if you go down the route of madness they have won - above all remain sane - and you have no idea how many tactics these people have. No idea whom you are up against but be prepared and do not expect the course of justice to run smoothly. This is an old old story and no politician will represent you. Have met far too many people who have expected court hearings to be fair - and far too many have been disabused of the widely disseminated myth that we have the 'best judiciary in the world.' Good luck