Who Pays Court Costs and Fees?

Hi I have got a washer for my niece off my cataloged now she is refusing to pay for it but won't return it either would I win if I took her to court for money and would she have to pay court cost as I have proof of getting it delivered to her address and have it on my catalogue account, what are the chances of me winning court

I move into transitional housingand I was told thateveryone take of themselves their are one older male that had a stroke and theiris anotherolder lady that has lung cancer theyhave no one looking after them so they try to take care of them self the house has bugs it has pigeon mess on the AC throughthe vents theirs old beds outside with bugs its a mess I have wrotea formal complaint letter an paid my which she raised every monthi have bites all over therein my cloths shoes snunderwear I ask herfor my money an she pack my bags becausebugs are bite what should I do pleasehelp she's trying to put me on the streets

Good morning, last year before the Circuit Breaker was imposed i had deposited money in my Firefly Airlines wallet 0n 22Jan 2020 amount in Wallet MYR7315. This was for my purchase of weekly return tickets from Seletar Airport, Singapore to Subang Airport , Selangor, Malaysia. On the 16th March, 2020, i returned to Singapore and could not use my booked tickets as Singapore had imposed no travel out of Singapore from 16th March 2021 , 2359hrs. My return flight on 23rd March 2021 as Singapore had issued a no travel to all residents. I wrote to Firefly Airlines and it was transfered to June 2020. Received an email from Firefly if i do not purchase tickets for travelling, my money will be forfeited, i immediately bought for each month until March 2021, together with flight insurance. Every month i received cancellation of flights, until today there is no flight out of Singapore. First, Firefly Insurer started cancelling the flight insurance followed by email from Firefly informing of cancellation of flights. Yesterday upon checking , i found the credit in my wallet had become zero. My emails to Firefly did not get a good response. How can i claim back my money deposited minus those redeemed. thank you

I need to know if Its worth taking my landlord to court since she is refusing to gove back ny rent deposit.. would I have to pay the court.

I paid 4k for a make up course I never attended due to work commitments and cancelled it with in the cancellation period set by the company's t&c's and they won't refund me the money. I have accept the £400 deposit is gone but she has refused to give me the rest of my money back. The company also went into liquidation after I paid the full amount and when I questioned the owner about this she said her company had not gone into liquidation. But it had and she simply opened a new company with an almost identical name. I have sent her a letter before action on recorded delivery and she had ignored it. If I take her to court and lose will I have to pay for the whole thing? Is it worth me taking her to court?

I lent my ex 3k for his rent arrears and 1k for his holiday not paid me back dispite promising me i have bank statements to prove how much i lent them looks like small claims court?

If you need to amend you particulars of claim in the small claims (claim is for less than 5,000) can the defence get costs for responding to that under practice direction 17 or does rule 24.17 stop that (unless unreasonable behaviour)?

Hi I am taking an airline to court over excess luggage and the wording they have used which I feel if extremely unclear. If they win, how much lawyer fees could they get off me? Thanks

I had some work done on my car at a garage,(they replaced the cam chain). whom we have used before, I finally picked it up, after approx 5 weeks of them having my car. On the way home (approx 1.7 miles distance to home) it stalled, I just put it down to that I hadn't driven it for over 5 weeks. but over the next couple of weeks it kept stalling when slowing down at roundabouts and traffic lights etc, the furthest I would drive each time was approx 10/11 miles, for work, then it would cool for between 6/10 hrs, depending on which shift I was doing, and obviously would then drive home. I have had NO lights come up, no warnings, so realised there was something not quite right, whilst driving home on my final journey in my newly repaired car, I was literally 3/4 minutes from home, when a noticed a big puff of white/grey smoke coming from my car as I looked in my rear view mirror, so I drove straight to our own garagewhere my partners was waiting, and as I pulled up saw the warning message that I needed to 'check oil level', which my partner immediately done, to our horror there was NO oil in our car, he looked straight underneath to make sure there was no leaking oil, to which it was bone dry with NO oil residue, he subsequently put 2 litres of oil in my car, as thats all we had in our garage,when he rechecked the dipstick, it was only showing half way. He immediately rang the guy from the 'garage' and asked him if when they did they cam chain, did they change the oil, he said yes they did, to which my partner replied well there's no oil in it, (my partner was a mechanic years ago, just doesn't have the time or the inclination to do this type of job which is why we paid a professional) he tried to say it would have blown up straight away, but we have researched, including watching videos of people driving around, thrashing a car with an engine which was already knackered at over 200,000 miles on the clock, (mine has 70,000) and it lasted for 15 mins with NO oil in it, it also replicated the things happening to my car leading upto to it blowing out white/grey smoke, which is when the head gasket has blown, which means damage to at least the heads, and that the oil light never came on, maybe they didn't reconnect the wire as well as not filling it with oil, when they put it back together??? so my question is:- do I have a good chance of making a claim against them, if they either DO NOT put my car right or give me an alternative similar car of same value...

I paid off a ccj but was told I still owe. Turns out the claimant has added charges outside the court order so they won't issue my cert of satisfaction. Is this correct? Surely the extra added is outside the agreement? Can I claim my cos?

I paid off a ccj and tried to get my c of satisfaction but was told I still owe money. It turns out the claimant has put charges on top but this has not gone through the court so from what I can see I have paid off the debt and it is up to them to pursue me for the costs separately as the court did not add them on. Is this correct? Can I get my certificate?

@cazopal - if you've accepted a cheque, it might mean you have accepted this. The small claims court might wonder why you stayed there for the full two weeks if it was so bad.

We were not informed of construction work going on behind our holiday cottage. They breached their written terms and conditions 3 times before we booked when we contacted them by not informing us andtwice refusing to move us. They admit that they knew about the ongoing construction and that they should have moved us.They finally sent one weeks refund but I want both weeks refunded as this holiday was not fit for purpose because of noise.They said that the refund was in final settlement. I accepted thee cheque but informed them that I did not agree that it was in final settlement. Legally this cheque is not a binding agreement and they did not write final settlement on the cheque. It was not sent by a solicitor nor did they say that if I did not agree that it was in final settlement that it should be returned to them. Therefore the act of cashing the cheque does not in itself mean that I should be treated as having accepted it as final. I am taking them to the small claims court do I have a good chance of winning? advise please

@Light - you could have sent him a cheque.

Hi, I offered to pay for a rentals company damage to a trailer the owner won't give me his bank details and I have told him lots of times I'll pay £80 and now he has filed a claim against me ,and he says I must pay all his costs , I have been offering to pay home before this and I even purchased a replacement light for him . What must I do As I keep asking and now he wants me to pay for the extra £25 for filing the claim and I am leaving g the country in 2 week for good ? What can I do?

I purchased a car from a dealer 10 days ago and things started to wrong with it.The dealer has refused refund so I am in contact with trading standards . I have had a report done at an independent garage which shows it should never have passes it's MOT as it's been in a crash and a part underneath is bent and twisted amd there are other faults but they aren't MOT failures.We are sending a copy of the report and a letter as advices but if he still refuses to pay back the £1997 I will have to go to small claims court. How long would it be likely to drag out and would it be costly ?

You are being sued n your name because you were involved in the accident. This is normal. You should immediately notify your insurer who will ( providing they have agreed to indemnify you) make arrangements to defend the action or agree a oayment

Hi I am being taken to the small claims court after a accident..my insurance company wouldn't pay the guy anything because there was no damage to my vehicle...cut a long story short he is suing me personally..I can't afford a solicitor have no assests at all I am a full time carer for my parents so on benefits .I have nothing so how can I pay this guy very worried please please advise.

Im having issues with perfect homes. I've been paying for two items for two years, four months. I owe £550 in total. Would they take me to court for that amount?

I took my landlord to small claims court as they refused to pay back my deposit and that they never protected my deposit for 6 years. When I threatened with small claims court, they posted me a cheque for the deposit, I refused the cheque as I wanted to pursue court action . They then protected my deposit a month after I had ended my tenancy and vacated the property. When I attended court, the judge told me that I applied to late to claim for my deposit as I had already ended my tenancy and as I refused the cheque, which was the landlord offering a good will gesture doing so and that he admitted to not protecting my deposit, I lost my case. How it that fair, I did nothing wrong but he broke the law for6 years. Can anyone tell me if the judges decision was correct?

@Walker21111 - that's why people prefer to settle out of, or prior to court; to avoid the inflated court costs! But I suppose there has to be some deterrent for those who know they are guilty, but prefer to take the chance of going to court on the slim chance they will win. Rich.

So could anyone give me some advice, so I was taken to the small claims court for £380 and I accepted that I was owe this money to my factoring company but there's expenses of £329.94 plus 8% so it's nearly doubled,is this correct surly not? This is in Scotland so I know the laws are slightly different but is there a limit to expenses in the small claims court?

I am being threatened with the Small Claims Court in the sum of £3,000 by my Father-in-law for a gift he made to clear debts jointly owned by his son and me after we split and he was not contributing to agreed costs. As he is responsible for 50% of the debt, can I ask for his son to be joined to the claim?If so, at what stage is this done?

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As specified in the article, the costs awarded may depend on a number of factors including the relative financial status of the parties and their behaviour before and during court proceedings. If any costs awarded by the judge do not cover the expenses actually incurred, the party will have to pay them out of their own pocket. Therefore, it is always worth making sure you have a strong case i.e your friend is financially solvent and you have proof to say your friend borrowed the money and was intending to pay it back.

Hi I'm owed £4000 from kindly helping a friend needing urgent house repairs. I was promised this back almost a year ago. And not received any payment. I have asked for payments in installments even offering to accept £50 a month If I take out CC J will he be liable for my court costs etc as I myself am now struggling financially? Thank you I know I can issue proceedings myself but require legal advice with forms etc

3 months ago I bought a van from a dealer on a monday with 12 months mot and on the following friday was told its mot was bogus and advised by a local garage it was dangerous to drive. I called the garage I bought it from and told them I wanted my money back and why. He asked me to drive it back but I explained its mot was false and was advertised the wishbone was worn out and was dangerous to drive so they came to collect it. Now they're sueing me for £1040 for vehicle collection. Where do I stand please.

3 months ago Ibought a van on a monday with 12 months mot and on the riday was advised by a local garage it was dangerous to drive and it had a bent mot. I called the garage I bought it from and told them I wanted my money back and why. He asked me to drive it back but I explained its mot was false and was advisedthe wishbone was worn out and was dangerous to drive so they came to collect it. Now they're sueing me for £1040 for vehicle collection. Where do I stand please.

Hi I will be very thankful, if someone can advise me. I am going through a court case with my landlady after vacating the property in a great condition. My deposit currently holding my deposit money until the decision has made. Landlady claimed for 3000 in her claim. I have a Mediation appointment soon. My question is, if I loose the case my deposit will be considered as part of the loss put forward by claimant or not ? I will be very thankful if someone can provide me information on this.

@Stella - direct bank transfer online would work. Or just tell them the check is at the Post Office!

Hi my husband was a claimant in a case and has to pay costs to the defendant of £500, he sent it by cheque Royal Mail signed for and they have not picked it up from the post office, they have issued a money claim online for the payment saying it hasn't been made what can we do? What is an acceptable method of payment, trying to make a payment? Thank you