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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
Arrange a special collection for large waste items - most councils will collect things like old sofas, fridges or washing machines for a fee
Wormwood Scrubs is a men’s prison in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London.
Pentonville is a men’s prison and young offender institution in the London Borough of Islington, North London.
How HMRC uses debt enforcement powers, debt collection agencies and what happens if you live abroad when you do not pay your tax bill.
Your responsibilities as litigation friend of a child with money in a Court Funds Office account - update details, statements, tax vouchers, payments
Who can apply to the scheme, how the application process works, and the checks that authorities must complete.
Hewell is a men’s prison in the village of Tardebigge, near Redditch in Worcestershire.
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