Refuse to accept service of late evidence

[samanthamplified]

Hello,

Any help would be appreciated!

I have been served evidence:
Less than a week before trial
Straight after I submitted mine
7 weeks after he submitted the bulk of his evidence - this was late anyway
More than 2 months after the original court order deadline

Can I refuse to accept this?
What do I need to do?

I'm panicking.

Thanks!

Anybody? (Please)

It all depends. We'd need to know all about the case. Is it in response to your evidence?

My evidence was in response to his

This new evidence is in response to mine but court order does not make provision for a response to my evidence

Sorry I'm cautious of mentioning too much about the case, hope you can understand

Thanks

Doesn't sound to me as if you've been prevented from adequately dealing with your case at a hearing. I'm assuming here that he's responding to new things you refer to in your statement that he didn't refer to in his.

Not a biggie normally. If it were 5 mins before you enter court that would be different.

Thanks.

But, isn't this grossly unfair?

Will the judge really accept this?

Had I known I could disregard the court order without reproach, I would have done so...

Will the judge really accept this?

IME yes they will.

The judge will probably accept it, yes.

My partner has served evidence up to a day before the hearing and the judge has always accepted it .
Although I suppose it depends on what's in the statements/evidence etc

My ex handed over evidence directly to the judge on the day we were in court - he was supposed to have filed it a month earlier. It was permitted and we were given a 10 minute recess to read through it. Completely unfair, but if the judge allows it there's not much you can do.

More to the point, is there anything in it you need to refute?