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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 Includes information from withdrawn guidance EX303, EX304, EX306, EX321, EX325 and...
- Court Fees
Court Fees - Make a court claim for money: What a court...
- Make a Claim
Make a Claim - Make a court claim for money: What a court...
- Form N1
Use Form N1 to make a claim against a person or organisation...
- After You Make Your Claim
After You Make Your Claim - Make a court claim for money:...
- Enforce a Judgment
What happens at the hearing. Enforce a judgment. You can ask...
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- What Happens at The Hearing
What Happens at The Hearing - Make a court claim for money:...
- Claim The Interest
Claim The Interest - Make a court claim for money: What a...
- Court Fees
This guide will help you to understand how to start your claim if you have decided to take someone to court. This is also sometimes called suing someone, or starting legal proceedings. This guide looks at who can use the new online court services, and how you start a claim using the N1 form.
This leaflet is for people who have received a claim against them. It explains: • what happens if you ignore the claim. • how to admit or defend the claim (or make a counterclaim), and. • whether you need to go to court. It also explains how you can still settle the dispute without taking the matter to court.
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- Write A Letter Before Claim
- Filling in The Claim Form
- Making A Claim Online
- If You Can't Use Money Claims
- Dealing with The Defendant’S Response
- Using Small Claims Mediation
Write ‘Letter before claim’ at the start of your letter to show this is a formal letter. If you’re complaining about faulty goods, you can use our template to write your letter before claim. Your letter should include: 1. your name and address 2. a summary of what’s happened 3. what you want the person or business to do about it 4. how much money y...
If you don’t get a reply or you’re not satisfied with it, you can start your small claim. You can either: 1. download and print a claim formto send by post - this is called the ‘N1 claim form’ 1. make a claim online - if you know exactly how much you want to claim You can’t make an online claim if you’re on a low income and qualify for reduced fees...
You can use the Money Claims serviceto make a small claim if: 1. you’re claiming less than £10,000 2. you’re over 18 or your claim is against someone who’s over 18 1. you have an address in the UK 1. you’re not making a claim under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 1. you’re not making a claim for personal injury 1. you’re not making a claim for a tenan...
You can try using Money Claim Online (MCOL). You can make a claim using MCOL if: 1. you’re over 18 1. you want to make a claim against someone who’s over 18 1. you don’t need help with court fees 1. you’re not making a claim for compensation for an accident or an injury You can use MCOL to make claims against 1 or 2 people.
The court will send a copy of your claim form to the defendant. If you made your claim on a paper form or through MCOL, the defendant must tell you they’ve received your claim within 14 days either by sending a reply or a form called an ‘acknowledgement of service’. If they send you an acknowledgement of service, they have 28 days to send you a rep...
The court will ask if you want to use its free mediation service to try to resolve your dispute. A person - called a mediator - will try to help you and the defendant reach an agreement. They won’t take sides. The mediation might be done by phone. If you want to use this service, say so on the directions questionnaire. It’s a good idea to try media...
- Check if you can make a small claim. The rules about making a small claim depend on what the claim is for. If you’ve had a problem with a service or product.
- Check what evidence you need. If you don’t have good evidence, you won’t have a strong claim and it might not be a good idea to start one. Gather together any documents or photographs you have to support your claim.
- Check the cost of making a claim. It might not be worth making a claim if it’s going to cost you almost as much as you’re claiming. You’ll have to pay a fee to make a claim.
- Check how likely you are to be paid if you win. If the person or company you’re claiming against can’t pay, you’re unlikely to get your money back. In some cases you might still be able to claim money even if they can’t pay - for example, if they have assets like a business or property.
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What happens at the hearing. Enforce a judgment. You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who owes you money (the ‘debtor’) if they do not pay you after receiving the...
