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#Post#: 97344--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: November 7, 2025, 3:00 pm
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b 789, thank you for the email address and all your kind help &
advice, always!
#Post#: 100919--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: December 3, 2025, 12:57 pm
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Hi,
Please can you help me with the next step? I sent emails to the
court and DCB legal following my mediation appointment on the
7th November. The emails were sent on the 10th of November, as
advised above. (just over 3 weeks ago). I received no response,
other than an automated response.
I’ve received no Notice of Strike Out, no Order, and no
Discontinuance notice. Shall I wait to hear from the court, or
send them another email?
DCB Legal ignored my deadline of 12th November. Your advice
would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
#Post#: 100927--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: b789
Date: December 3, 2025, 1:48 pm
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They will discontinue just before the 4 week deadline before the
hearing date when they have to pay the £27 trial fee. You will
not know the hearing date until the claim is transferred to your
local county court and a procedural judge issues directions and
allocation. Depending on which county court, it could be many,
many months away.
However, you should now follow up with three quick moves:
1. Email the CNBC case team so there’s a court record and a
judge can act.
2. Send a final chaser to DCB Legal.
3. If still nothing in 7 days, be ready to file N244 for
strike-out + costs.
Use these, copy-paste as is.
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Claim [<claim no.>] – Mediation concluded 07/11/2025
– Claimant refuses to discontinue despite PCN cancellation –
Request court action under CPR 3.3/3.4
>
> To: CaseProgression.CNBC[member=6517]justice[/member].gov.uk
> CC: info@dcblegal.co.uk
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> I write regarding Claim [<claim no.>], [Claimant] v
[Defendant].
>
> [indent]• The underlying PCN was cancelled on 01/10/2025 by
the claimant (email attached).
> • At mediation on 07/11/2025, the mediator relayed that the
claimant is not looking to continue. DCB Legal nevertheless
refused to file a Notice of Discontinuance (N279) and instead
sought a “drop-hands” settlement.
> • I emailed DCB Legal and the CNBC on 10/11/2025 enclosing the
cancellation and inviting discontinuance and £114 costs for
unreasonable conduct. No discontinuance has been filed and no
order has been received.[/indent]
>
> Given the claim is now moot and discloses no reasonable
grounds, I respectfully invite the Court, under CPR 3.3(1) and
CPR 3.4(2)(a)/(b), to strike out the claim of its own initiative
and determine my £114 costs under CPR 27.14(2)(g) on the papers.
Alternatively, please list a short telephone directions hearing.
>
> Attachments:
>
> [indent]1. PCN cancellation email (01/10/2025)
> 2. My emails dated 10/11/2025 to DCB Legal/CNBC
> 3. Costs schedule (£114)[/indent]
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Full name]
> [Address]
> [Email]
> Defendant
--- End Quote ---
--- Quote ---
> Subject: Claim [<claim no.>] – Final notice: file N279 today
or I will apply for strike-out and costs
>
> To: info@dcblegal.co.uk
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> Further to mediation on 07/11/2025 and my email of 10/11/2025,
your client cancelled the PCN on 01/10/2025 (attached). There is
no live cause of action. Your refusal to file N279 and attempt
to secure “drop-hands” is unreasonable conduct.
>
> Unless you confirm by 4:00pm, seven days from today that N279
has been filed and served, I will issue an N244 seeking
strike-out under CPR 3.4(2)(a)/(b) and my costs under CPR
27.14(2)(g), including the application fee. My costs claimed to
date remain £114.00 (schedule attached).
>
> Please treat this as open correspondence.
>
> Yours faithfully,
>
> [Full name]
> [Address]
> [Email]
> Defendant
>
> Attachments:
>
> 1. PCN cancellation email (01/10/2025)
> 2. Costs schedule (£114)
--- End Quote ---
If there’s still silence after 7 days, file N244. I can draft
the N244 wording (grounds + witness statement) when you’re
ready.
#Post#: 101046--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: December 4, 2025, 2:50 pm
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Hi b789,
The help you gave me here is greatly appreciated-I can't thank
you enough!
#Post#: 108419--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: February 2, 2026, 10:57 am
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Hi b789,
I wanted you to know that DCBlegal discontinued their claim and
filed N279, sent by email. (The case was already transferred to
the local court with the hearing date set for April.)DCBLegal
were given until March to pay the trial fee of £27, or the case
would be struck out.
email:
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Dear xxxx
We act for the Claimant in the above matter.
Our client has instructed us to discontinue Court proceedings
and close our file. Therefore, please find enclosed the
Claimant’s N279 Notice of Discontinuance for your records.
The attached has also been filed with the Court.
We will now proceed to close our file accordingly.
Kind Regards,
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Lastly, without your help, I'd be totally lost here. Thank you
so much for your help and advice given here!!
#Post#: 117887--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: May 6, 2026, 5:35 am
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Hi ,
I was allowed a face-to-face court hearing date for the costs
schedule-unreasonable conduct CPR 27.14(2)(g). It's meant to be
a 15-minute hearing for the Application for Costs Hearing. The
key points are:
PCN cancelled: 01/10/2025
The claimant was informed of the cancellation
The claim continued despite no cause of action
Mediation took place unnecessarily
The claimant indicated they would not proceed but refused to
discontinue at that stage
Claim only discontinued later (N279 filed)-just before the court
hearing
I'd be very grateful for some practical advice
Thank you all in advance.
#Post#: 117925--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: jfollows
Date: May 6, 2026, 9:50 am
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I’m not knowledgeable in this area, but the thought that occurs
to me is to separate the unreasonable behaviour and the
consequences of it. The unreasonable behaviour appears to be
that the solicitors did not discontinue when told to by their
client. Then, having established the unreasonable behaviour, the
consequences had costs for you which you can list and request be
ordered to be reimbursed to you. Is that a good approach, rather
than mixing the two things up?
#Post#: 117933--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: May 6, 2026, 10:26 am
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--- Quote from: jfollows link ---
>
> The unreasonable behaviour appears to be that the solicitors
did not discontinue when told to by their client.
>
--- End Quote ---
Bear in mind that the OP's "opponent" in respect of the relevant
claim is the claimant, not their solicitors. The solicitors are
acting on behalf of their client. I wouldn't separate the
claimant and their solicitors, any incompetence on the part of
DCB Legal is the claimant's problem.
The facts appear as the OP set out:
- After filing a claim, the claimant indicated that the charge
had been cancelled
- Despite confirming this with the defendant, they did not
discontinue the claim
- As a result of this, the defendant was forced to attend a
mediation call, wasting the time of both the defendant and the
mediator, at cost to the defendant (and the public purse)
- At the mediation call, the claimant's rep indicated that the
claimant had indeed cancelled the charge, but still refused to
discontinue the claim (for which there was now no apparent cause
of action)
- Some three months later they finally discontinue, during which
time the defendant has had the weight of a pending court claim
hanging over them.
#Post#: 118061--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: May 7, 2026, 3:56 pm
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Hi guys,
Thank you very much for your input. I'm thinking along the same
lines. The claim continued despite the fact that there was no
cause of action.
Mediation took place unnecessarily; they only discontinued just
before the court hearing. Thank you for reminding me not to
separate claimant from their solicitors. Do you think the
claimant will turn up in court?
#Post#: 122786--------------------------------------------------
Re: CLAIM FORM received -DCB Legal ltd- Feltham -Please Help!
DIR By: bluebell
Date: June 23, 2026, 4:10 pm
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Hi all,
I have an Application for Costs Hearing next Monday (29/6), and
today I received an email from case manager @ DcB legal offering
to settle at £76 (my costs schedule is £114). What are your
thoughts on this, please? Do you think the judge could
potentially award me less than £114? Newbie, here- I'd be
grateful for your help.
Email is below:
re: Our Client: Parkmaven Limited
WITHOUT PREJUDICE SAVE AS TO COSTS
We write to you in relation to the above matter.
To assist the Court in achieving its overriding objective, our
Client may be prepared to settle this case. I can confirm our
Client would be agreeable to make payment of £76.00 in full and
final settlement of this matter.
With reference to your costs schedule, that is for:
i. Drafting and sending pre-4pm discontinuance demand (with
evidence): 1.0h — £19.00
ii. Preparing brief mediation position (discontinuance + costs
only): 1.0h — £19.00
iii. Preparing court/SCMS notice re strike-out invitation (CPR
3.3/3.4) and bundling exhibits: 2.0h — £38.00
　　　
In order for our Accounts team to arrange payment of £76.00,
kindly provide the following details:-
Your name in the bank account
Sort Code
Account Number
Should you be agreeable to this offer, please confirm the same
by 4pm on 24/06/2026.
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