Get money that's been paid into the Court Funds Office
You can ask for money owed to you that’s held in the Court Funds Office.
It will be money a defendant paid in either:
- to use a defence that they made an offer to settle before the case started and you turned it down (sometimes called a ‘defence of tender before claim’)
- when the court has ordered them to pay it in as part of a settlement that you’ve accepted
- as part or all of a ‘part 36 offer’ to settle made before April 2007 but you’ve only now accepted it
You can ask for the money to be paid into either:
- your bank account
- your solicitor’s bank account
If you have legal aid charges to pay, the money must be paid into your solicitor’s bank account.
Money paid in as part of a defence of tender before claim or a settlement you’ve accepted
Apply to get money you’re owed by sending the Court Funds Office both:
- a request for payment (CFO 201) signed by you or your solicitor - if you sign it, your signature must be witnessed
- a notice of consent (CFO 202) signed by the defendant or their solicitor - if the defendant signs it, their signature must be witnessed
Include a copy of a bank statement or letter from your bank dated within the last 3 months if you want the money paid into your bank account rather than your solicitor’s.
Court Funds Office
Sunderland
SR43 3AB
Court Funds Office should pay the money within 5 days if they approve your request.
Money paid in as part of a ‘part 36 offer’ to settle before April 2007
Apply to get money you’re owed by sending the Court Funds Office a request for payment (CFO 201) signed by you or your solicitor - if you sign it, your signature must be witnessed.
Include a copy of a bank statement or letter from your bank dated within the last 3 months if you want the money paid into your bank account rather than your solicitor’s.
Court Funds Office
Sunderland
SR43 3AB
Court Funds Office should pay the money within 5 days if they approve your request.