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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.
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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
The only service you can use to pay your court fine online, or by telephone using a credit or debit card.
Get money off your court or tribunal fees if you do not have much in savings, and get certain benefits or have a low income.
Pay civil or family court fees or tribunal fees, get help with fees if you're on a low income or getting benefits.
The different types of court - magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court - the crimes they deal with and the level of sentences they can give.
Find court and tribunal forms, including divorce, probate, deed poll, money claim, help with fees and social security tribunal forms.
The home of Court of Protection on GOV.UK.…
Use this application notice to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment, or suspend an enforcement process.
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 Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 guidance.
Apply online or with the EX160 paper form when you make your court or tribunal application. Includes EX160A guidance notes.…
How to contact the Court Funds Office - email, phone, address, complaints…
The home of Court of Appeal Civil Division on GOV.UK.…
What being in 'contempt of court' means, who can be in contempt of court, what the consequences are, how to report it, how to avoid it on social media (such as Twitter and Facebook).
The home of Administrative Court on GOV.UK.…
Court of Protection forms including the COP1 application to make decisions on someone's behalf.
The home of The Business and Property Courts on GOV.UK.…
Forms for claiming back magistrates' and Crown Court costs.
How to challenge a decision by a magistrates' court. Including how to get a fine reviewed, if you did not know about your case, how to appeal to the Crown Court.
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