Court Judgment

The law on setting aside default judgments can be found in Part 13 of the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). Definition of Default Judgment Once a...

Setting Aside Judgment After a Small Claims Hearing The rules governing small claims hearings specifically allow a party to apply to set aside a...

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 truth...

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...

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 the...

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...

Are you owed money by someone or have a county court judgment against them that remains unsatisfied? If so, issuing a statutory demand is the first...

If you've obtained a county court judgment against someone, it can be difficult to know how to enforce it. There is a procedure by which you can find...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...