Create a public search and request office copies
Updated 22 November 2021
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1. Before you start
Before using this guide, please visit our main guidance page on the HMCTS E-Filing service for citizens and professionals. This explains:
- what the E-Filing service is
- what you need to know before you start
- what happens after you have submitted a filing
- other ways to submit filings (if you cannot use the E-Filing service)
- how to get further advice and support
For each office copy document you request, you will need to pay a £11 fee.
How far back you can search depends on the jurisdiction. If you want to search before these dates, you will need to apply for a search by contacting the relevant court or tribunal:
- Business and Property Courts (London only): 1 January 2016 (for new cases)
- King바카라 사이트™s Bench Claims and Appeals (London only): 5 November 2018
- Business and Property Courts (outside of London): 25 January 2019
You will only be able to see case events and documents for which a non-party is entitled to request an office copy.
There may be more information on the file than you would expect to see. For example, if you are searching specifically for the filing particulars of a claim, and that has exhibits within the same document, you may also see the exhibits.
Parties to a claim cannot see when a public search has been made, or who has made it.
If you experience any technical issues, please email efilesupport@justice.gov.uk.
If you already have an E-Filing account, you will not need to create a new account and can go to section 3.
2. Create an account and log in
1. Visit the and select 바카라 사이트˜Register as a Public Search User바카라 사이트™.
2. Complete the registration form using your email address as your username. There is guidance on the screen for creating your password. Select 바카라 사이트˜terms and conditions바카라 사이트™ to understand how HMCTS use your data.
3. If you are representing yourself choose 바카라 사이트˜Other바카라 사이트™ in 바카라 사이트˜Type of User Account바카라 사이트™.
4. For 바카라 사이트˜Default Location바카라 사이트™ the options are 바카라 사이트˜All Courts바카라 사이트™, 바카라 사이트˜London Courts바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜Outside of London Courts바카라 사이트™. Choose 바카라 사이트˜All Courts바카라 사이트™.
You can change this later by clicking on your name in the homepage heading bar and selecting 바카라 사이트˜My Account바카라 사이트™. You will be able to edit your information in the same way as the registration form.
5. Once the form is complete select 바카라 사이트˜Save & Next바카라 사이트™.
6. A confirmation message will appear when your account is created. You will also receive an email.
7. Follow the link in the email to go back to the login page. If you have not received the email, please check your junk folder. If it바카라 사이트™s not in there, please contact efilesupport@justice.gov.uk.
8. Enter your email address (username) and password and select 바카라 사이트˜Login바카라 사이트™. If you forget your login details, please select the forgot password link underneath the login page and follow the instructions provided.
9. When you have logged in, you will see a homepage where you can customise your dashboard.
10. If you enter your password incorrectly, your account will lock. You must wait 2 minutes before you can log back in. You can reset your password from the login screen.
3. Search for a case
1. To start a public search, select 바카라 사이트˜Public Search바카라 사이트™ and then 바카라 사이트˜Public Case Search바카라 사이트™.
2. In 바카라 사이트˜Search Type바카라 사이트™ you can choose to search by either 바카라 사이트˜Case바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜Party/Participant바카라 사이트™
3. Type or select the relevant search criteria from the rest of the form and select 바카라 사이트˜Search바카라 사이트™. Your search results will appear in a table beneath the form.
You can sort your results by selecting the 바카라 사이트˜Case Number바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜Party Name바카라 사이트™ column heading. If office copies are available, you will see a tick in the corresponding column
4. Select the case that you want to review by clicking anywhere on its row.
5. The case will load in a new screen. This will include a 바카라 사이트˜Case Event Log바카라 사이트™ that will list any case documents, or sets of documents, and the fees for purchasing them.
3. Request office copies
1. Select each document that you want to request copies of by checking the tick box at the end of its row. Then select 바카라 사이트˜Add To Basket바카라 사이트™.
2. You can then select 바카라 사이트˜Back to Search Results바카라 사이트™ to choose another case and add more documents to the basket. You can also run another search to add more documents. When all your documents are in the basket, select the trolley icon to see your basket.
3. Review your purchases to check that you have added everything and then select 바카라 사이트˜Submit Filings바카라 사이트™.
Pay the fee
Once you have submitted your request you will need to pay the fee.
If you are a solicitor acting on behalf of a client, you can pay using an HMCTS Payment by Account (PBA) number.
If you are a litigant in person (a citizen not represented by a solicitor), you can pay by credit or debit card:
1. Select 바카라 사이트˜Pay by Card바카라 사이트™ and 바카라 사이트˜OK바카라 사이트™.
2. Select your card type (for example, Visa). Amex is not accepted.
3. Add the name on the card, your card number, sort code and card verification code (this is the 3-digit number on the back of your card).
4. You will see a payment confirmation message on E-Filing and will receive an email. Do not select any of the buttons on the payment confirmation page, including 바카라 사이트˜OK바카라 사이트™ 바카라 사이트“ you will be redirected automatically.
Review your requests and payments
1. To see all your requests and payments, select the notifications (speech bubble) icon and then 바카라 사이트˜View All바카라 사이트™. A screen will load with the notifications in a list.
2. You can also see your filing requests in the 바카라 사이트˜Submitted Filings바카라 사이트™ window on your dashboard. When the court approves your filing, they will send you an approval email. Your filing will then appear in the 바카라 사이트˜Approved Filings바카라 사이트™ window on your dashboard.
3. To view a summary of your request, select the 바카라 사이트˜Office Copies 바카라 사이트“ Request바카라 사이트™ link in the Filing Type column.
4. A screen will load showing you a list of the office copy documents. To view a document, click on the blue document icon at the end of the document바카라 사이트™s row.
Print a document
1. You can print your filing as a PDF. Sometimes the PDF is larger than a standard A4 sheet, even though it fits on the preview. Select 바카라 사이트˜Fit바카라 사이트™ on the print options screen to make sure you print all the information.
