You must pay a court fee when you make your claim. If you know the claim amount The court fee is based on the amount you바카라 사이트檙e claiming, plus any interest . Claim amount Fees Up to 拢300 拢35 拢300.01 to 拢500 拢50 拢500.01 to 拢1,000 拢70 拢1,000.01 to 拢1,500 拢80 拢1,500.01 to 拢3,000 拢115 拢3,000.01 to 拢5,000 拢205 拢5,000.01 to 拢10,000 拢455 拢10,000.01 to 拢200,000 5% of the claim More than 拢200,000 拢10,000 To calculate 5% of the value of the claim, take the amount you바카라 사이트檙e claiming and multiply it by 0.05. If necessary, round down the result to the nearest 1 pence. The fee will be calculated for you if you make your claim online. If you do not know the claim amount Use the paper claim form if you do not know the exact amount - you cannot make a claim online. You바카라 사이트檒l need to estimate the amount you바카라 사이트檙e claiming and pay the fee for that amount. For example, if you estimate you바카라 사이트檙e claiming between 拢3,000.01 and 拢5,000, you바카라 사이트檇 have to pay 拢205. If you leave the 바카라 사이트榓mount claimed바카라 사이트� blank, the fee is 拢10,000. Get help to pay the fee You may be able to get help with fees if you have a low income or you바카라 사이트檙e on certain benefits. Find out who can apply for help with fees . You can apply for help with fees online or by post. Apply for help online Apply for help with fees online before you make a court claim. You바카라 사이트檒l get a 바카라 사이트榟elp with fees바카라 사이트� reference number - you바카라 사이트檒l need this when you make your court claim . Apply for help by post If you apply for help with fees by post, you바카라 사이트檒l need to make your court claim by post too. Apply for both at the same time. Fill in form EX160 for help with fees. Fill in form N1 to make a court claim for money. Return both forms to the Civil National Business Centre. Civil National Business Centre St Katharine바카라 사이트檚 House 21-27 St Katharine바카라 사이트檚 Street Northampton NN1 2LH Pay the court fee Pay by credit or debit card if you바카라 사이트檙e making a claim online. If you use the paper claim form, pay by credit or debit card by sending a letter with your form asking to pay by card. Include your telephone number and a suitable time for the court to call you and take the payment. You can also pay by postal order or cheque (payable to 바카라 사이트楬M Courts and Tribunals Service바카라 사이트�) if you use the paper claim form. You may have to pay more fees later on - for example, if there바카라 사이트檚 a court hearing or you need to get a judgment enforced. You may be able to claim the fees back if you win the case.

You can claim interest on the money you바카라 사이트檙e owed. The interest will be calculated for you if you claim for an unspecified amount. You need to work out the interest yourself if you바카라 사이트檙e claiming for a fixed (바카라 사이트榮pecified바카라 사이트�) amount of money. Work out the interest If you바카라 사이트檙e owed money by another business, you can charge interest on a late commercial payment . For other types of debt, the rate is usually 8%. To calculate this, use the steps below. Work out the yearly interest: take the amount you바카라 사이트檙e claiming and multiply it by 0.08 (which is 8%). Work out the daily interest: divide your yearly interest from step 1 by 365 (the number of days in a year). Work out the total amount of interest: multiply the daily interest from step 2 by the number of days the debt has been overdue. Example If you were owed 拢1,000: the annual interest would be 拢80 (1000 x 0.08 = 80) you바카라 사이트檇 divide 拢80 by 365 to get the daily interest: about 22p a day (80 / 365 = 0.22) after 50 days this would be 拢11 (50 x 0.22 = 11)

You can make your claim online, unless: you do not know how much money you want to claim your claim is for more than 拢25,000 and you want to get help to pay the court fee Claim by post if you cannot claim online. You cannot make a claim if you바카라 사이트檙e told that someone is temporarily protected from creditors through the 바카라 사이트楤reathing Space바카라 사이트� scheme. Find out what to do when someone is using the 바카라 사이트楤reathing Space바카라 사이트� scheme . You may need to get legal advice if your claim is complex. Claim online You바카라 사이트檒l be asked for the name, address and email address of the person you바카라 사이트檙e claiming against. You바카라 사이트檒l also need either: a debit or credit card to pay the court fee your 바카라 사이트榟elp with fees바카라 사이트� reference number if you바카라 사이트檝e already applied for help with fees online If you still need to apply for help with fees, you can do this while you make your money claim online. Make a money claim If you need help claiming online Who you contact depends on the type of help you need. If you바카라 사이트檙e having technical issues or need guidance about how to claim Who you contact depends on how much money you바카라 사이트檙e claiming. If you need help claiming 拢25,000 or less, contact Civil Money Claims. Civil Money Claims Telephone: 0300 123 7050 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges If you need help claiming more than 拢25,000, contact Money Claim Online. Money Claim Online caseprogression.cnbc@justice.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 123 1056 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges If you do not have access to the internet or do not feel confident using it We Are Group support@wearegroup.com Telephone: 03300 160 051 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Closed on bank holidays Text FORM to 60777 and someone will call you back Find out about call charges Claim by post To claim by post, download and fill in paper claim form N1 . Paper claim form N1 is also available in Welsh. Send the paper form to the Civil National Business Centre with a cheque or postal order for your court fee . If you바카라 사이트檙e applying for help with fees send the paper form with either: the 바카라 사이트榟elp with fees바카라 사이트� reference number you바카라 사이트檒l get when you apply for help online your completed 바카라 사이트榟elp with fees바카라 사이트� application form, if you바카라 사이트檙e applying for help by post Civil National Business Centre St Katharine바카라 사이트檚 House 21-27 St Katharine바카라 사이트檚 Street Northampton NN1 2LH Help claiming by post Contact the Civil National Business Centre if you need help claiming by post. If you have a disability or health condition, you can ask for a reasonable adjustment. Civil National Business Centre Telephone: 0300 123 1056 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Welsh language: 0300 303 5174 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm Find out about call charges You can also request a reasonable adjustment for applying by post by emailing: CCMCC-RA@justice.gov.uk Return to an existing claim If your online claim is for 拢25,000 or less, you can sign in to your account to check updates, manage a claim or make a new claim.

After you make your claim

Your claim, including your name and address, will be sent to the person or business owing you money (the 바카라 사이트榙efendant바카라 사이트�). They must respond to your claim. You바카라 사이트檒l be sent a letter or email telling you the date they need to respond by. What to do if you get paid Tell the defendant when you바카라 사이트檝e received their payment. How you do this depends on how you made the claim. If you claimed online You can update your claim online, by phone or email. The contact details you use depend on how much money you바카라 사이트檙e claiming. If you made your claim before 8 October 2024 and it바카라 사이트檚 for between 拢10,000 and 拢25,000, you can update it online using the Money Claim Online service or by calling Money Claim Online. If your claim is for 拢25,000 or less you can update it: online using the Money Claims Service by calling Civil Money Claims Civil Money Claims Telephone: 0300 123 7050 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges If your claim is for more than 拢25,000 you can update it: online using the Money Claim Online service by calling or emailing Money Claim Online Money Claim Online caseprogression.cnbc@justice.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 123 1056 Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm Find out about call charges If you used a paper claim form Contact the court where you sent your claim. If you get no response or the defendant refuses to pay what they owe You can ask the court to order the defendant to pay. You need to: request a judgment if you made your claim online use request for judgment form N225 if you claimed a fixed (바카라 사이트榮pecified바카라 사이트�) amount using a claim form use request for judgment form N227 if you claimed an unspecified amount using a claim form If you disagree with the response You might have to go to a court hearing if: the defendant says they do not owe you any money they disagree with the amount you바카라 사이트檝e claimed you do not agree with how they바카라 사이트檝e offered to repay you The court may send you a questionnaire asking for more information on the case. Fill in the questionnaire and return it to the court. You바카라 사이트檒l have to pay an extra court fee . Mediation You may be offered or told you have to attend mediation after you바카라 사이트檝e made a claim . This is often quicker than going to court.

Resolve your claim through mediation

Mediation is when an impartial professional (the mediator) helps both sides work out an agreement. It바카라 사이트檚 confidential and usually quicker and cheaper than going to court. If you바카라 사이트檙e making a claim of 拢10,000 or less and the defendant disputes it, you바카라 사이트檒l be told you must attend mediation. The court will organise this mediation. This service is free. If you바카라 사이트檙e making a claim of more than 拢10,000: the court may offer you mediation - the court will organise this you can arrange independent mediation yourself, if you바카라 사이트檙e not offered it Mediation organised by the court A mediator from HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will speak to you separately by phone to help you to explore options, negotiate and agree a settlement. The appointment will last up to one hour. You can bring someone with you to mediation. For example, a trusted friend, relative, or a solicitor. If you바카라 사이트檝e been offered mediation, both sides need to agree to it. If both sides agree, you바카라 사이트檒l get a date and time for your telephone appointment.听 If you바카라 사이트檝e been told you must attend mediation, you바카라 사이트檒l be given a date and time for your telephone appointment. Contact the small claims mediation service before your appointment if: you have a physical, mental or learning disability of long-term health condition that means you need support during your mediation appointment you바카라 사이트檙e vulnerable (for example, you바카라 사이트檙e worried about your safety) you have other questions about your claim or appointment Include your claim number when you contact the small claims mediation service, if you have one. Small claims mediation service scmreferrals@justice.gov.uk Telephone: 0300 123 4593 Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Find out about call charges 听 If you do not attend your mediation appointment If you do not attend your mediation appointment, you바카라 사이트檒l usually need to go to a court hearing instead. You can continue to try to settle the case out of court with the other side, up to the date of the hearing (for example, through independent mediation). If you can settle out of court, you will not need to attend the court hearing. If you바카라 사이트檝e been told you must attend mediation, the judge can sanction you if you do not attend or make an effort to reach an agreement. Sanctions can include your case being dismissed (바카라 사이트榮truck out바카라 사이트�) or having to pay all court costs even if you win. If you tell the court why you did not attend your mediation appointment, the judge will take your reasons into account when deciding on your sanctions. You can tell the court why you did not attend: in your Money Claims online account, if you have one at your court hearing If you want your reasons for not attending your appointment to be private, contact the court your hearing will be in. You may be told to fill in a N244 form to request that the information is kept private. Independent mediation You can get mediation from an independent mediator for a claim of any amount. There바카라 사이트檚 a fixed fee for this service . If your claim is for 拢10,000 or less, you will have to attend court mediation. If you reach an agreement You바카라 사이트檒l make a verbal agreement at the mediation appointment. This is legally binding which means that you must follow it. You바카라 사이트檒l be given the terms of the agreement in a document 바카라 사이트� this is called a settlement agreement. If either side breaks the terms, then the other side can go to court to ask for a judgment or hearing. If you do not reach an agreement You바카라 사이트檒l have to attend a court hearing . You cannot mention what happened during the mediation appointment in court. You will not have to wait longer for a court hearing if you go to mediation first.

What happens at the hearing

If there바카라 사이트檚 a hearing, you can: represent yourself pay for a barrister or solicitor to represent you ask someone to advise you in court - they do not have to be a lawyer ask someone to speak on your behalf - you might need to get the court바카라 사이트檚 permission Your hearing can be held in the judge바카라 사이트檚 room or a courtroom in a county court if your claim is for less than 拢10,000. There might be a more formal hearing if you바카라 사이트檙e claiming for more. After the hearing You바카라 사이트檒l get a decision on the day of the hearing. The court will also send you a copy of the decision by post. If you win your case, the court will order the person or business who owes you money (the 바카라 사이트榙ebtor바카라 사이트�) to pay you. There are ways the court can collect your payment if they ignore the court order. Appeal the decision You can appeal the decision if you think the judge made a mistake during the hearing. You must do this within 21 days of getting the decision. Find out which court or tribunal to appeal to . Contact Citizens Advice to get free advice on appealing.

You can ask the court to collect payment from the person or business who owes you money (the 바카라 사이트榙ebtor바카라 사이트�) if they do not pay you after receiving the court order. You must pay a court fee when you ask the court to collect the payment. Find out what the debtor can afford to pay Ask the court to order the debtor to attend court to provide evidence of their income or spending, for example bills and statements. If the money is owed by a business, you can ask for an officer from the company to attend court and give details of its accounts. You can then decide if you want the court to take further action to collect your payment. You cannot enforce a judgment if you바카라 사이트檙e told that the person who owes you money has got a 바카라 사이트楤reathing Space바카라 사이트� and is temporarily protected from their creditors. Find out about your responsibilities and what you need to tell the court during a 바카라 사이트楤reathing Space바카라 사이트� . Send bailiffs to collect payment You can ask the court to send bailiffs to collect the money. This is called a 바카라 사이트� warrant of control 바카라 사이트�. The bailiff will ask for payment within 7 days. If the debt is not paid, the bailiff will visit the debtor바카라 사이트檚 home or business to see if anything can be sold to pay the debt. You can apply to either a county court or the High Court if you바카라 사이트檙e owed between 拢600 and 拢5,000. You may need legal advice if you apply at the High Court. How you apply to the court depends on how you made your claim. You claimed online If your reference number has 바카라 사이트楳C바카라 사이트� in it, download and fill in either: form N323 - to apply at a county court (you must be owed 拢5,000 or less) form N293A - to apply at the High Court (you must be owed at least 拢600) Otherwise, enforce a judgment using Money Claim Online . You used a paper claim form Download and fill in either: form N323 - to apply at a county court (you must be owed 拢5,000 or less) form N293A - to apply at the High Court (you must be owed at least 拢600) Get money deducted from wages You can ask the court to take money from the debtor바카라 사이트檚 wages to pay the debt. This is called an 바카라 사이트� attachment of earnings 바카라 사이트�. The court will do this by sending an order to the debtor바카라 사이트檚 employer. Download and fill in a request for an attachment of earnings order form N337 . Freeze assets or money in an account You can ask the court to freeze money in the debtor바카라 사이트檚 bank, building society or business account. This is called a 바카라 사이트� third-party debt order 바카라 사이트�. The court will decide if money from the account can be used to pay the debt. Download and fill in a request for a third party debt order form N349 . Charge the debtor바카라 사이트檚 land or property You can ask the court to charge the debtor바카라 사이트檚 land or property. This is called a 바카라 사이트� charging order 바카라 사이트�. If the land or property is sold, the debtor must pay this charge before they get their money. Download and fill in a request for a charging order form N379 .

Make a court claim for money

What a court claim is

You can apply to a county court to claim money you바카라 사이트檙e owed by a person or business.

This is known as making a court claim. It often used to be known as taking someone to a 바카라 사이트榮mall claims court바카라 사이트�. You can apply online or by post.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

A mediation service could be quicker and cheaper than going to court. Mediation is when an impartial person helps both sides work out an agreement.

There바카라 사이트檚 a different process to and to .

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