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New County Court fees from 1st October.

Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 5:33 am | In News | Post Comment

From 1st October the fees for using the small claims track in the County Court will change. For starting a very small claim, the fee goes down from £30 to £25. Although the Starting Fee is lowered overall most claimants will pay more.

If there is a hearing a new charge kicks in, minimum £25.

The maximum a claimant will have to pay will be £443, this would apply in defended cases over £3,000 in value.

Fees are made up of a Starting Fee, an Allocation Fee (when the case is defended) and a Hearing Fee (which is a new charge from 1st October).

A successful claimant will still be able to recover these fees together with the amount claimed from the defendant.

Also, on 1 October the age for buying cigarettes rises to 18, as most 16 year-olds know.