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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 25, 2026, 5:47 am
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> I am self employed so what proof would I need to provide to
claim?
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The time to ask would have been after the judge made clear their
claim had failed - apologies, I completely forgot to mention
this when advising on the hearing.
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: S.M
Date: March 25, 2026, 6:03 am
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--- Quote from: DWMB2 link ---
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> [quote author=settop23 link=topic=10160.msg114330#msg114330
date=1774434778]
> I am self employed so what proof would I need to provide to
claim?
>
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The time to ask would have been after the judge made clear their
claim had failed - apologies, I completely forgot to mention
this when advising on the hearing.
[/quote]
In this particular case as the witness statement was drafted by
a paralegal couldn't the OP use the Mazur argument?
Wouldn't that dismiss the case entirely? (Sorry if that sounds
as a noob)
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 25, 2026, 6:12 am
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The claim has been dismissed, the OP has won. No need to get
into a technical discussion about Mazur if the judge agrees that
the claimant has not proven their claim.
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: InterCity125
Date: March 25, 2026, 7:45 am
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For me, this case clearly illustrates a number of 'simple
things';
1) No need for a massive 18 page Witness Statement when one or
two pages will do - each point clearly and concisely set out and
presented in a manner which makes very easy reading for the
Judge in the short period of time running up to the hearing.
2) Paralegals clearly lack the skill and application when
presenting evidence in Court documents - in this instance so
many doors were left open - it was only a matter of time before
the Judge seized upon one of them.
3) In this particular case, the input of the group presented the
Judge with at least five or six reasons to kick the claim into
touch - in my opinion, the Judge simply chose the non-evidence
of signage / vehicle position as he or she felt it was easiest
to demonstrate and therefore the best method to wrap the hearing
up quickly and efficiently.
Well done.
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 25, 2026, 8:05 am
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--- Quote from: InterCity125 link ---
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> 1) No need for a massive 18 page Witness Statement when one or
two pages will do - each point clearly and concisely set out and
presented in a manner which makes very easy reading for the
Judge in the short period of time running up to the hearing.
>
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This is true of most correspondence, but I particularly agree
when it comes to court. With how many cases there are in the
County Court, it's best to work on the assumption that the judge
will (at best) have skim-read any submissions. On that basis,
make something that's easy to skim.
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: S.M
Date: March 25, 2026, 2:25 pm
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--- Quote from: DWMB2 link ---
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> The claim has been dismissed, the OP has won. No need to get
into a technical discussion about Mazur if the judge agrees that
the claimant has not proven their claim.
>
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Shouldn't that be included in the defence? I'm thinking that we
should make our case as strong as possible in case there's a
judge that doesn't see eye to eye with us. At least with a
technicality he/she won't be able to say no.
I'd also argue this needs to be the last line of defense.
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Re: Hearing set for parking charge by car park management
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DIR By: DWMB2
Date: March 25, 2026, 2:43 pm
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The OP's case is over. I'm not sure why you're mentioning things
that should have been in his defence when it is clear the one he
submitted was successful.
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