Enforcing Judgment
At each and every stage of the recovery
process, we have been reminding your debtor of the existence
of your debt and requesting its early settlement.
Even though you have now entered Judgment
this in itself is no guarantee of you getting paid. Whilst
it is one step closer to achieving that goal, it is now necessary
to make an informed decision as to how best to secure payment.
There are several options available, which
are summarised below. More information can be found at the
HM
Courts Service website.
Instructing a County Court bailiff under
a Warrant of Execution
to remove goods.
Instructing a High Court Enforcement Officer
under a Writ of Fi-Fa
(debts over £600).
Taking a Charging
Order over an asset owned by the Defendant.
Freezing a bank account in the Defendant’s
name to obtain a Third Party
Debt Order.
Stopping money from the Defendant’s
wages under an Attachment of
Earnings Order.
Whilst not an enforcement process as such,
you can also apply to the Court for an Order
to Obtain Information, which will give you more information
about the Defendant and how best to enforce Judgment after
their financial means have been subject to an examination
by an Officer of the County Court.
The Court fees payable and our charges are
shown below
| |
Court Fees |
Our
Charges |
| Warrant of Execution (debts
up to £125) |
£35 |
£25 (£2.25 recoverable) |
| Warrant of Execution (debts
above £125) |
£55 |
£25 (£2.25
recoverable) |
| Writ of Fieri Facias ("Fi-Fa") |
£50 |
£50 |
| Charging Order |
£55 |
£225 |
| Third Party Debt Order |
£55 |
£60 |
| Attachment of Earnings Order |
£65 |
£60 |
| Order to Obtain Information |
£45 |
£60 |
If you already hold a Judgment against someone
and it is no more than 6 years old, please contact us and
we will take action on your behalf.
Please note that with effect from 6 April
2006 the Register of Judgments,
Orders and Fines will replace the Register of County
Court Judgments. The new Register will contain details of
-
- County Court judgments
- County Court administration orders
- High Court judgments
- Magistrates' Court fines
- CSA liability orders
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