2025-0176
Northfield Joinery Ltd — recovery of trade debt, £42,880
OpenCivil Litigation·Northfield Joinery Ltd·Opened 28 Jul 2026
Background
Recovery of unpaid invoices for fitted joinery supplied to a main contractor on a Coventry development. Debt admitted in part; a set-off is alleged for defective work.
File note
Letter before claim sent under the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims. Partial payment of £8,000 received on account. Consider Part 7 proceedings if the balance is not paid.
Key dates
2 recorded| Date | Event | Type | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Deadline for payment under letter before claim | Filing deadline | 11 days overdue |
| 14 Sept 2026 | Decision on issuing proceedings | Review | in 3 days |
Tasks
1 open · 0 completed| Task | Assigned | Due | Priority | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decide whether to issue Part 7 proceedings | PR | 1 day overdue | High | In progress |
Time recorded
2h 18m total · 2h 18m billable · £473.50| Date | Fee earner | Narrative | Activity | Units | Value | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sept 2026 | EF | Drafting letter before claim under the pre-action protocol | Research | 3 · 18m | £37.50 | WIP |
| 09 Sept 2026 | EF | Attendance on client regarding the merits and costs risk | Letter out | 2 · 12m | £25.00 | WIP |
| 08 Sept 2026 | PR | Corresponding with the other side regarding settlement | Letter in | 8 · 48m | £196.00 | WIP |
| 11 Aug 2026 | SM | Preparing draft particulars of claim | Letter in | 2 · 12m | £19.00 | WIP |
| 10 Aug 2026 | PR | Drafting letter before claim under the pre-action protocol | Telephone | 8 · 48m | £196.00 | WIP |
Disbursements
Money paid out on the client behalf, billed at cost| Date | Description | VAT | Paid out | Amount | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026 | Company search — Ashgrove Construction (Midlands) Ltd | Outside scope | Paid | £12.00 | Unbilled |
Documents
5 on file| Document | Type | Ver. | Filed by | Filed | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letter before claim.docx | Correspondence out | v1 | PR | 02 Sept 2026 | 60 KB | Download |
| Response to letter before claim.pdf | Correspondence in | v1 | PR | 29 Aug 2026 | 2.2 MB | Download |
| Attendance note — client telephone 09.05.docx | Attendance note | v1 | PR | 29 Aug 2026 | 325 KB | Download |
| Client care letter and terms of business.pdf | Client care letter | v1 | PR | 23 Aug 2026 | 3.2 MB | Download |
| Invoices and statements of account.pdf | Evidence | v1 | PR | 31 Jul 2026 | 3.3 MB | Download |
Bills
| Bill | Issued | Due | Profit costs | Disb. | Total | Outstanding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INV-2025-0503 | 16 Aug 2026 | 15 Sept 2026 | £1,850.00 | £12.00 | £2,232.00 | £2,232.00 | Sent |