[Solved] Advice on Bundle

I assume you and the ex are both litigants as it's usual for the respondent solicitor to produce the bundle if the applicant is not represented. Here is the Practice Directive

https://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/fjr/pd27A.pdf

I am not represented, my ex is, but it only states I have to submit a bundle as the applicant. She does not appear to have to submit anything, just appear on the phone call on the 11th Sept.

hi,

that is very strange. normal process is if your self-representing and your ex is represented, then her lawyer prepares the bundles. if your both self-representing then the court sorts the bundles.

i think you should email court to make them aware you are litigant in person, and ex is represented, and do you still need to prepare a bundle?

if you still have to do bundle, then it won't be much. it will be pdf's of your enforcement application, your position statement, existing court order, or any other form you have prepared for the hearing.

Yeah, her solicitor prepared the bundle for the final hearing back in December. But the letter I received states I have to provide one, I was just curious as to what it is I need to submit. I will take a look around online and hopefully manage to get something half decent put together.

Thanks

check this out:

https://childlawadvice.org.uk/court-bundles/

On review, I think I am well out of my depth here. I may have to not submit anything and deal with the consequences or pay hundreds of pounds I cant afford for someone to do it for me. I called the court for their advice, and they said it will be too large to email in so I will have to send it in via courier in a folder all labelled correctly. I hate having to use solicitors, I cant afford it and going to end up homeless at this rate.

It sounds daunting but it is quite straightforward, it just needs to follow the correct format. I've prepared the bundle on a few occasions being a LIP; this was because I did not trust the ex's solicitor to file the bundle correctly and timely. You need to submit it in a ring sized binder with an index etc... as email won't work.

I'm happy to support you with the preparation as it should not be too difficult for an enforcement hearing. I would stay clear of solicitors as they will charge you full rates for possibly 3-4 hours work.

That would be great, any tips would be useful I have to get it to court by the 8th and have confirmed it will be to large to submit via email.

Will I just need to submit anything that has happened since the final hearing? I would imagine they will have access to further information such as cafcass reports and the contact centre notes from last year. My ex appealed the final decision two days after the final hearing and gave nonsense reasons to block unsupervised contact which should have started in March.

Many thanks

this is just weird. do you have your ex solicitor contact details? would be worth dropping an email, telling her your LIP so will he/she be doing bundle on your behalf? i had 2 sets of hearings in just over a year, and on both occassions ex' solicitor contacted me to tell me they are doing the bundle as i am LIP.

I do have them, but they are a different solicitor she used for the final hearing. I assume because her previous solicitor told her not to appeal the final decision, she doesnt like to be told what to do, so she appealed it anyway (the form confirmed she was not represented at that time) and now she has a new one, so I dont think they will have everything they need? I dont mind doing it, as I assume i can show how unreasonable she is being