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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
How to take court action to repossess a property or evict a tenant if you're owed money for rent or a mortgage
How to set up or manage a child maintenance arrangement, including what to do if a parent does not pay, how to contact the Child Maintenance Service, and signing in to your account.
Child maintenance covers how your child’s living costs will be paid when…
Your child needs to be under 16 - or under 20 if they are in full-time…
You can either arrange child maintenance: privately between parents, if…
If you use the Child Maintenance Service, they will work out your child…
Sign in to your Child Maintenance Service account to: report a change in…
If you or the other parent in your child maintenance case denies that…
There are some changes you must tell the Child Maintenance Service about…
Sign in to your online account If you already have a Child Maintenance…
Make a complaint Follow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)…
You can make a private arrangement with your child’s other parent about…
The CMA has today launched court action against Teletext Holidays over inadequate progress on refunds to package holiday customers.
Forms for court-appointed deputies to report actions taken on behalf of their clients in the past year.
Quarterly National Statistics on possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.
The only service you can use to pay your court fine online, or by telephone using a credit or debit card.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
The CMA has told ticket resale firm StubHub to make changes to its site after identifying problems that could mean it is breaking consumer law.
Teletext Holidays will face legal action unless it repays over £7 million to customers whose package holidays were cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
…These officers are subject to legislative restrictions on industrial action. The NCA was established by the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and became operational on 7 October 2013.…
The home of Office of the Public Guardian on GOV.UK. Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) helps people in England and Wales to stay in control of decisions about their health and finance and make important decisions for other…
You can be prosecuted if your child has unauthorised absence from school - truancy, help with getting your child to school, and legal action to enforce school attendance
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 guidance.
Guidance for landlords and tenants to explain the possession action process in the county courts in England.
Possession claim actions in county courts by mortgage lenders and social and private landlords.
Find legal advice to solve legal problems out of court: solicitors, pro bono lawyers, barristers, mediators and legal aid.…
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