County Court Claim Multiple Invoices

[scedminc]

I sent a late payment demand to a client who did not pay an invoice and subsequently, I have issued a claim via the county court. Since then, another invoice has become overdue.

Am I right in thinking I need to issue another late payment demand and if they still don't pay as before that I issue a new claim via the court for this invoice as well?

Thanks in advance.

 

[stugster]

It's treated as a separate debt, so yes. Although I'd be questioning why you're getting into the situation of raising further invoices/carrying out services for someone who clearly isn't paying for it.

 

[scedminc]

I thought so thank you. It's complicated but basically, the work was done and invoiced and it wasn't until one fell past due that I found out they had no intention of paying.

 

[stugster]

Actually, you might want to wait on someone with more experience answering this question. You may be able to have the claim updated with the total value of both debts. However, you'll need to wait on the later debt going through the normal motions of LBA etc, before you can then proceed.

 

[Engage Legal]

Does your first claim only refer to the first invoice? If it refers to both, then all well and good. If it only refers to the first, you will probably need to ask the court for permission to amend your claim to refer to both invoices (and any further invoices). This can be done without issuing new proceedings