Mercantile Leeds ... Me too

[Robdblynd]

Finally got confirmation that we're transferred to Mercantile in Leeds, 28th June.

Got the order from the court today, dated 25/05/07.

Case Management Conference on 28/06/07 at 10.30am.

Says all the usual stuff about all the cases listed (147 of them) being similar and therefore one CMC. They expect many of the cases to have been settled prior to this date therefore allocated half a day. CPR 59 applies. CMI sheet no later than 7 days before hearing. Then the odd bit, last paragraph says;

"The judge has asked me to point out that amongst the directions that may be given or considered is the allocation of the cases to the multi-track (in accordance with CPR 59) but also it may be appropriate to consider orders for consolidation and directions aimed at selecting which is the most appropriate lead, sample or test case.
Consideration may also be given to whether it is appropriate to treat this as Group Litigation to which the provisions of CPR Part 19 apply."

So it looks like it's CMI sheet tonight, email Inga for her comments and pray I'm not the test case but prepare just in case I am.

[j.barton1]

Hi, Hopefully we'll get settled before, but any of us could be the test case so its better if we get prepared...good luck.

[Robdblynd]

Thank you, good luck with your claim also.

Have you got your terms & conditions booklet and the Australian and Irish Information about charges?

I've got both if you need them.

[j.barton1]

No, I havent...what are they??
Jenny

[Robdblynd]

The links are to the charges that Irish banks charge and to a report that the Australian Federal Government commissioned into the level of charges in Aus.

Itish links are http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...ons-space.html post 4

Autralian report is http://www.consumeraction.org.au/downloads/DL56.pdf
think the pages you need are 26, 29 and 31 but can't be sure without looking.

You should have your terms and conditions booklet from when you opened the account if at all possible as Abbey are referring to it in their defence.

Then when/if you do have to go further than the Case Management Conference Hearing on 28th you include them in your bundle.

The Irish & Aus info show that overcharging is a global abuse of position and the t & c can be referred to if Abbey question anything.

[j.barton1]

Thanks Robdblynd,

Jenny

[Robdblynd]

Right, I'm filling in the CMI sheet for the hearing on the 28th and wondered if some whizz out there could tell me if, at Statement of Case point 5, I can ask for full disclosure as per CPR 18, or should I leave out the reference to CPR 18?

Any advice, VERY GRATEFULLY accepted.

[Calculator]

Previous post is answered on thread 'Leeds Mercantile Court Hearing 28th June 2007'.

[zsazsa]

Hey hey you all!

It might please you to hear that all the banks except Abbey & LTSB were represented at the last Leeds CMC in April.

It may also really, really please you (if you weren't one of these 'clients'!!) to know that all the cases with these banks were offered full settlements during the day & in the break given for lunch - Yey!

So here's hoping it goes the same for you...you might notice I was a LTSB one - shame but never mind there's an order saying they have to provide full disclosure by 25th June!!

Good Luck!

Zsazsa

[j.barton1]

Hi, When you say they were represented, do you mean their solicitors turned up for every bank except Abbey & LTSB? When i had a merc case in feb, none of the banks solicititors came exept for 2

Jenny

[Calculator]

Jenny,

Ther is a marked difference between what happened at the Leeds 7th Feb and 26th April hearings.
At 7th Feb, I believe there were only 2 banks represented at the hearing because only 5 of the 99 cases had not been settled before the hearing. (ie 94 out of 99 cases settled before the hearing).
In marked contrast, at 26th April hearing, out of the 77 cases listed, only about 40 had been settled before the hearing. Hence there were more cases actually taken to the hearing, and therefore more banks represented at the hearing. See http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...eeds-26th.html posts 63 and 64 etc.

[Calculator]

We appear to have two threads running in parallel - this and the 'Leeds Mercantile Court Hearing 28th June 2007' thread.

May I suggest that we draw a halt to this 'Mercantile Leeds ... Me too' thread and put all future posts on the 'Leeds Mercantile Court Hearing 28th June 2007' thread so that we have the full story for that hearing all on one thread for ease of reference of present and future readers.

Thanks