Guidance

What to do if a defendant does not pay money after judgment (EX321)

Find out what you can do if the court has decided a defendant owes you money but they won't pay.

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HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Published
1 April 2016
Last updated
3 November 2025 — See all updates

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What to do if you have a judgment but the defendant has not paid (EX321)

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Use this guide if a court has decided that someone must pay you an amount of money (you have ‘obtained judgment against the defendant’) and you have not received a payment.

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2016
Last updated 3 November 2025 show all updates

  1. Added Welsh landing page.

  2. Updated page

  3. Created HTML versions of the PDF guides, both English and Welsh.

  4. First published.

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