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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and EX350.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…
This guidance explains why and how a party in an intellectual property case must notify the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) about the case.
How to take someone to court over a construction, building, engineering or another technically complex dispute.
How to take someone to the court over an issue around intellectual property, such as copyright or a patent.
How to use the Administrative Court, part of the High Court which can hear cases about judicial reviews, statutory appeals and extradition.
How to use the Commercial Court to solve a large, complex or international business dispute.
Latest information about procedures rules for magistrates' courts and the Crown Court not replaced by the Criminal or Family Procedure Rules.
How to start a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, which deals with business, property, land, competition and probate disputes.
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
How to start a case in the King’s Bench, part of the High Court which deals with claims such as personal injury, libel and contract law.
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