The Community Law Service have an office based at The Leicester
County Court, Wellington Street Leicester.
This office is open weekdays from 10am until 1pm and 2pm until 4pm.It is
for urgent court matters only. Clients are seen on a first come first served basis.
This office is situated on the first floor of the County Court inbetween Courtrooms number 7 and number 8.
This office has a trained Specialist Court Worker who can advise you on your debt related court matter and offer
representation in court if applicable.
The Court Statistics April 2007 to April 2008:
Number of People Seen at Court
1150
Drop in Clients
737
Represented
472
Total Debt Involved
£17,587,052.00
An example of a case the Community Law
Service Court Worker may deal with:
Mr A was due before court for a possession of
a mortgaged property. Owing to a road accident to which the client was involved in, his case was heard in his absence and
he was evicted from the property.He attended the County Court Money Advice Office and an application was
made to suspend the warrant of eviction.Mr A did not present his application prior to the bailiff attending
the property and he was subsequently evicted.Once a client is evicted from the property, the court is
unable to assist the client further.The advisor responsible for the case made an application to appeal
the eviction and the matter was heard before a circuit judge. In light of the limited assistance the court could give the
client the case was adjourned to allow Leicester Money Advice an opportunity to put forward a skeleton argument on why in
this instance the decision to evict was incorrect.The client was forced to move in with his parents during
the adjourned period. A skeleton argument was prepared for the Circuit Judge and 14 days letter the application was accepted
and the eviction removed.The client was allowed to regain access to his property and has now discharged
all his outstanding mortgage arrears.
Independent Debt Support Services
Community Law Service 1st Floor Epic House Charles Street Leicester LE1 3SH Tel:(0116)
242 1120 Fax:(0116) 253 9305
