As many of our readers will be aware, certain steps in litigation attract a fee that must be paid to the court. Such fees include the fee required to start court proceedings, but also fees for commencing action to enforce a judgment.
The court fees payable are set out in the Civil Fees Order 2008 and are amended from time-to-time. One such amendment came about as of 30 September 2021, with various court fees facing an increase.
The changes to the most common fees incurred in debt recovery and business dispute resolution matters are set out below.
Fee increases for each court fee / stage
Starting proceedings for any remedy other than a specified sum of money
Previous amount:
- County Court: £308
- High Court £528
New amount:
- County Court: £332
- High Court: £569
Hearing fees
Previous amount:
- Multi-track: £1,090
- Fast Track: £545
- Small Claims Track: £25 – £335
New amount:
- Multi-track: £1,175
- Small Claims Track; £27 – £346
Filing an appellant’s/respondent’s notice
Previous amount:
- County Court: £120 – £140
- High Court: £240
New amount:
- County Court: £129 – £151
- High Court: £259
Application fee on notice e.g. summary judgment
Previous amount:
- £255
New amount:
- £275
Application by consent or without notice e.g. consent orders
Previous amount:
- £100
New amount:
- £108
Filing a creditor’s bankruptcy petition / winding-up petition
Previous amount:
- £280
New amount:
- £302
Issuing a Writ of Control (High Court Enforcement Officers)
Previous amount:
- £66
New amount:
- £71
Order for a debtor to attend court for questioning
Previous amount:
- £55
New amount:
- £59
Third party debt order
Previous amount:
- £110
New amount:
- £119
Charging order
Previous amount:
- £110
New amount:
- £119
Attachment of earnings order
Previous amount:
- £110
New amount:
- £119
In most cases, the above court fees will be recoverable from the other party if the claim/defence is successful.
No change in fees required to commence a claim
Whilst the Ministry of Justice has pressed ahead with the above changes, we are pleased to report that there has been no change to the fees require to commence a claim.
Value of the claim:
Does not exceed £300
Court issue fee: £35
Exceeds £300 but does not exceed £500
Court issue fee: £50
Exceeds £500 but does not exceed £1,000
Court issue fee: £70
Exceeds £1,000 but does not exceed £1,500
Court issue fee: £80
Exceeds £1,500 but does not exceed £3,000
Court issue fee: £115
Exceeds £3,000 but does not exceed £5,000
Court issue fee: £205
Exceeds £5,000 but does not exceed £10,000
Court issue fee: £455
Exceeds £10,000 but does not exceed £200,000
Court issue fee: 5% of the value of the claim
Exceeds £200,000 or is not limited
Court issue fee: £10,000
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