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 claim has been issued the defendant has 14 ...

Setting Aside Judgment After a Small Claims Hearing The rules governing small claims hearings specifically allow a party to apply to set aside a judgment made at a hearing. Part 27 of the Civil ...

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 28 days. If the debt is not paid within 28 days ...

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 has no real prospect of success at trial. The law ...

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 is entered, others will simply ignore it. If a ...

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 Register for six years from the date on which 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 allows litigants, who might otherwise be deterred by ...

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 show up in any credit check conducted on the person ...

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 and the costs that a losing party ...