Do I have to pay court fees ?
You may not have to pay a court fee if:
a) You are on Income Support, or
b) Working Tax Credit, where child tax credit is being paid or there is a disability or severe disability element and the gross annual income taken into account for the calculation of working tax credit is £15,450 or less, or
c) Income based Jobseekers Allowance, or
d) Guarantee credit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002, or
e) Payment of a fee would cause hardship to you.
f) You are in receipt of "Legal Help" from a solicitor, or
g) You are in receipt of a "funding certificate" from the Legal Services Commission. You must complete court form "Ex160", (application for a fee exemption or remission) for each court fee you cannot pay for one of the above reasons.
high court and county court Fees: Includes Small Claims Court
As From 1st July 2009
Money Only Claim or Counterclaim |
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Claim |
Fee |
Money Claim Online |
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High Court & County Court |
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Amount claimed is up to £300 |
£30 |
£25 |
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Amount claimed is between £300 and £500 |
£45 |
£35 |
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Amount claimed is over £500 but not over £1,000 |
£65 |
£60 |
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Amount claimed is over £1,000 but not over £1,500 |
£75 |
£70 |
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Amount claimed is over £1,500 but not over £3,000 |
£85 |
£80 |
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Amount claimed is over £3,000 but not over £5,000 |
£108 |
£100 |
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Amount claimed is over £5,000 but not over £15,000 |
£225 |
£210 |
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Amount claimed is over £15,000 but not over £50,000 |
£360 |
£340 |
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Amount claimed is over £50,000 but not over £100,000 |
£630 |
£595 |
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Amount claimed is over £100,000 but not over £150,000 |
£810 |
n/a |
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Amount claimed is over £150,000 but not over £200,000 |
£990 |
n/a |
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Amount claimed is over £200,000 but not over £250,000 |
£1,170 |
n/a |
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Amount claimed is over £250,000 but not over £300,000 |
£1,350 |
n/a |
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Amount claimed is over £300,000 or not limited |
£1,530 |
n/a |
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Application for Summary Judgment |
£60 |
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Claim other than money |
£150 county court |
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Possession Claims Online |
£100 |
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Claim for recovery of land through Possession Claim Online |
£100 county & high court |
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Allocation Questionnaire Fee (other than small claims) |
£200
county court |
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Allocation Questionnaire Fee (small claims, where claim exceeds £1,500, but under £5,000) |
£35
county court & |
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Application Notice |
£75
county court |
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Application by Consent |
£75
county court |
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Without Notice Application |
£40 county court & |
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Application for costs only proceedings |
£40
county court |
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Filing Proceedings against party not named in original proceedings |
£50 |
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Trial Fee
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Listing Questionnaire (Pre-Trial Checklist) Fast-track |
£100 county & high court |
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Listing Questionnaire (Pre-Trial Checklist) Multi-track |
£100 county & high court |
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Hearing Fee |
£1,000 Multi-track |
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Hearing Fee (small claims track) |
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Claim does not exceed £300 |
£25 |
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Claim exceeds £300 but under £500 |
£50 |
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Claim exceeds £500 but under £1,000 |
£75 |
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Claim exceeds £1,000 but under £1,500 |
£100 |
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Claim exceeds £1,500 but under £3,000 |
£150 |
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Claim exceeds £3,000 |
£300 |
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County Court Application for permission to appeal |
£100
county court |
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Small Claims Track |
£100 county court |
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Appeal Notice |
£120
county court |
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Appeal Notice (small claims track) |
£100 county court |
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Appeal Questionnaire (Appellant) |
£400 |
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Witness Summons |
£35 county & high court |
Enforcement
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Attachment of Earnings |
£100 county court only |
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Application for Charging Order |
£100 county & high court |
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Warrant of Possession / Warrant of Delivery |
£95 county court only |
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Warrant of Execution |
£100 county court only |
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Writ of Execution / Possession / Delivery |
£50 high court |
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Application for 3rd party debt order |
£100 county & high court |
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Application for order that debtor attend court for questioning |
£50 county & high court |
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Warrant of Delivery |
£95 |
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Reissue Warrants of Execution, Delivery or Possession |
£25 |
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Vary a judgment or suspend enforcement |
£35 |
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Judgment Summons |
£100 county & high court |
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Request bailiff service of order / judgment |
£100 county & high court |
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Debtors Bankruptcy Petition |
£150 |
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Creditors Bankruptcy Petition |
£190 county court |
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Petition to wind up a company |
£190 |
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Application to convert a voluntary arrangement into a bankruptcy or winding up |
£130 |
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Certificate of discharge from bankruptcy |
£60 |
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Further copies of discharge cost per copy |
£5 |
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Bankruptcy searches |
£5 high court for each 15 minutes |
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Appeals |
£100 |
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Application to register a judgment or summons |
£50 |
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Certificate of Satisfaction |
£15 |
Family Proceedings Fees
High Court & County Court
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Divorce/Judicial Separation/Nullity Petition |
£300 |
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Amending Petition |
£80 |
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Filing Answer or Cross-Petition |
£200 |
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Filing a second petition with permission of the court |
£80 |
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Children Act Applications (s.8 orders) |
£175 (private law) |
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Application to attach a warning notice to contact order |
£40 |
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Interim care / supervision orders |
£30 |
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Application for Decree Absolute |
£40 |
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To Register Maintenance (including abroad) |
£35 |
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Financial Application |
£210 |
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Injunctions |
£60 |
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Injunctions (Magistrates Court) |
No Fee |
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Application Notice |
£80 |
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Application for forced marriage protection |
£60 |
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Search of index of parental responsibility agreements |
£40 |
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Adoption |
£140 |
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Appeal from a district judge |
£100 |
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Appeal against a care/supervision order in magistrates court |
£150 |
Detailed Assessment
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Request for detailed assessment hearing (legally-aided) |
£140 county and high court |
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Request for detailed assessment hearing (non legally-aided) |
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Does not exceed £15,000 |
£300 |
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Exceeds £15,000 but less than £50,000 |
£600 |
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Exceeds £50,000 but less than £100,000 |
£900 |
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Exceeds £100,000 but less than £150,000 |
£1,200 |
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Exceeds £150,000 but less than £200,000 |
£1,500 |
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Exceeds £200,000 but less than £300,000 |
£2,250 |
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Exceeds £300,000 but less than £500,000 |
£3,750 |
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Exceeds £500,000 |
£5,000 |
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Application for an order under Part 3 Solicitors Act 1974 |
£40 |
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Appeal against detailed assessment |
£200 county and high court |
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Request for issue of default costs certificate |
£60 county and high court |
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Request for application to set aside default costs certificate |
£100 county and high court |
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Application for costs certificate payable from community legal service fund |
£50 county and high court |
Judges' Fees (high court only)
For every day or part of a day (after the first day) of the hearing before:
a) A judge of the commercial court - £1,800, sitting as an arbitrator or umpire.
b) A judge of the technology and construction court appointed as an arbitrator or umpire - £1,400
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