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How to take legal action if someone owes you money (small claims court), how much it costs, what happens next. Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.
You can apply to a county court to claim money you’re owed by a person or…
You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim…
You can claim interest on the money you’re owed. The interest will be…
You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you…
Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or…
Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both…
If there’s a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or…
You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who…
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The home of HM Courts & Tribunals Service on GOV.UK. HM Courts and Tribunals Service is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales.
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
Common Platform allows the police, judiciary, solicitors, barristers and criminal justice agencies to access and edit case information.
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
Use this form for a defendant to apply for prosecution disclosure.…
Forms to use with the Criminal Procedure Rules.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a Crown Court hearing.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Guidelines on the prosecutor’s role in applications for Witness Anonymity Orders: Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008.
An explanation of the people who may be present in a magistrates' court hearing.
Attorney General's guidelines for prosecutors on plea discussions and presenting a plea agreement to the court in serious fraud cases.
How to prepare for a video hearing in the Crown or magistrates’ court and what to expect on the day if you are a professional participant.
The Criminal Cases Unit is responsible for assessing a range of claims paid out of Central Funds.
Claimants can use Form N225, a 'request for judgment', to ask the court to set out repayments a defendant should make to them.
If you have a court order that has not been paid, you can ask the county court to order a debtor's employer to take money directly from the debtor's wages.
Use this form if you want permission to be helped by a 'McKenzie friend' (defendant’s assistant) during a hearing in a criminal court.
How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute.
How to start a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, which deals with business, property, land, competition and probate disputes.
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