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Applying to Set Aside a Default Judgment
The law on setting aside default judgments can be found in Part 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR).
Definition of Default Judgment...
Applying to Set Aside a Judgment Made at a Hearing
Setting Aside Judgment After a Small Claims Hearing
The rules governing small claims hearings specifically allow a party to apply to set aside a...
Get a Court Judgment Taken Off the CCJ Register
When a county court judgment is entered against you, you are undoubtedly going to be concerned at how it will affect your credit rating. The...
How to Apply for a Charging Order on a Debtor's Property
A charging order is a very common form of enforcement used by judgment debtors seeking to recover money owed to them after they obtain a county...
How to Apply for a Third Party Debt Order
If your debtor is owed money by someone else, you can apply to the court to have that money ‘frozen’ so that it is not spent by the debtor. If...
How to Apply for an Attachment of Earnings Order
If your debtor is employed, you may consider making an attachment of earnings order. There is no point applying for this kind of order if your...
How to Issue a Statutory Demand
A statutory demand is in effect a ‘last chance’ for a debtor to pay back the money they owe you before you decide to proceed to making the debtor bankrupt. You do...
How to Obtain Information About Your Debtor
Once you have obtained a county court judgment against someone, they become the ‘judgment debtor’ and you become the ‘judgment creditor.’ As...
Making Your Debtor Bankrupt
Making your debtor bankrupt should not be seen as a form of debt recovery, as there is no guarantee that you will get your money back. Bankruptcy fees are expensive...
Paying a Judgment Debt by Instalments
When a judgment is entered for a debt, the whole amount due – the original debt plus any additional interest and costs – will have to be paid within...
Summary Judgment in a Small Claims Case
The Law on Summary Judgment
The law governing civil court proceedings allows a party to apply for summary judgment in a claim if the other party...
The County Court Judgment and How it is Enforced
In many cases getting a judgment against the defendant will not mean that the debt is paid. Although some defendants will pay up as soon as judgment...
The Register of County Court Judgments Explained
All county court judgments are listed on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. If no further action is taken, the judgment will remain on the...
Unreasonable Court Costs Orders
The legal rules governing the conduct of small claims hearings specifically limit the costs which a losing party can be ordered to pay. This rule allows litigants, who...
Using a Bailiff
If you have obtained judgment in the small claims court and are seeking to enforce it, you may be considering a warrant of execution. A warrant of execution remains...
What to do About a County Court Judgment
Whenever a county court grants a judgment it is entered on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. It will stay there for six years and will...
Who Pays Court Costs and Fees?
The usual rule in most cases is that the losing party will pay the other side’s costs of bringing the claim to court. The situation in small claims cases is modified...
