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St Augustines Church (Civil Enforcement Ltd) Claim Form
DIR By: bz.08
Date: February 2, 2026, 4:22 pm
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I received the claim form below sometime after the 21st of
January (I was abroad when it was posted through my letter box).
I don't recall ever receiving communication on this prior to
this claim form.
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What would be the best defence here? I am aware I need to submit
my defence ASAP.
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Re: St Augustines Church (Civil Enforcement Ltd) Claim Form
DIR By: RichardW
Date: February 3, 2026, 2:22 am
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Issue date 12th Jan, you might already be too late. Log on ASAP
to MCOL and check whether a default judgement has been issued.
If not, then put in the Acknowledgement of Service immediately,
this will stay things for a few days so you can put in a
defence.
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Re: St Augustines Church (Civil Enforcement Ltd) Claim Form
DIR By: bz.08
Date: February 22, 2026, 6:07 am
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--- Quote from: RichardW link ---
>
> Issue date 12th Jan, you might already be too late. Log on
ASAP to MCOL and check whether a default judgement has been
issued. If not, then put in the Acknowledgement of Service
immediately, this will stay things for a few days so you can put
in a defence.
>
--- End Quote ---
Hi, as an update, I have now received a letter from the local
court stating that I have not replied to the claim form and
hence must pay the claimant £188+£107 for costs. I got a letter
from the claimant also stating that a CCJ was obtained on the
1st of February and hence I have one month to pay to clear the
CCJ.
I called the court on Friday and informed them of the situation
(that I received the claim form late and then submitted a
defence) but they said the only option for me now is to file a
N244.
Any guidance on best practice with this?
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Re: St Augustines Church (Civil Enforcement Ltd) Claim Form
DIR By: jfollows
Date: February 22, 2026, 6:13 am
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You have unfortunately received a judgement in default against
you, for not submitting a response within 5+14 days of the N1SDT
claim form (31 January).
Pragmatically, pay within a month and no record which can affect
credit will be registered.
N244 is >£300 up front, which you can claim back if you win, so
that’s your call.
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Re: St Augustines Church (Civil Enforcement Ltd) Claim Form
DIR By: DWMB2
Date: February 22, 2026, 3:01 pm
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One thing in your favour if you did go for a set aside would
seem to be that you potentially had a legitimate reason for not
responding, namely that you were abroad for the window available
to respond. This isn't just a case of you ignoring a Claim Form.
Against you will be the presumption (rebuttable) that with an
issue date of 12th Jan, the notice will be presumed to have been
delivered before 21st Jan, which from your account I assume is
when you left the country?
If you are minded to pay up, you could at least try contacting
Civil Enforcement and seeing if they would be amenable to a
consented set-aside.
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