Letters before Action - Legal Letters Letters before action Our Letters before Action package contains the 6 most commonly used letters before any court action. If you have a claim for money owed to you by an individual, sole trader business, partnership or limited company before you can issue a claim in the court against them you must send a letter before action. This means enough time for your debtor to receive the letter, consider it and respond.
Shorter periods are permissible.
If your debtor is a large company e.g. a plc then a longer period might be appropriate. Remember you may be asked to produce a copy of the letter and explain why you consider the time given to respond was reasonable. There are 6 specimen letters before action provided in this package which are simple and easy to use.