Free, plain-English guides to the civil court forms used in the County Court and High Court of England and Wales — N244, N245, N260, N181 and many more — for anyone filling one in themselves. Each guide walks you through the form box by box: what every section means, what to write, the fee, and how to file it, with no jargon and nothing missed. We cover application notices, default judgment, directions questionnaires, witness statements, consent orders, notices of discontinuance, statements of costs, appeals, enforcement and Help with Fees.
Popular guides include the N244A application for an injunction, varying a CCJ payment with Form N245 and settling your case by consent order (N434). Starting or defending a money claim? Our complete Money Claim Online walkthrough takes you through the whole process step by step. Every guide is free to read — and when you’re ready, Chris can help you draft your own documents to a professional standard, in minutes.
To end a court claim in England and Wales you file Form N279 and serve every other party. Off the small claims track, you usually cover the other side’s costs to that date.
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Form N434 is the notice of change of legal representative — how you take over your own case or change solicitor, file the notice at court and serve every party. No court fee.
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Get Form N244, the application notice used to ask a civil court for an order in a case that is already running — set aside judgment, extend time, strike out or adjourn. Official form, the £321 fee, and a box-by-box walkthrough.
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N180 is the small claims directions questionnaire, sent after a defence is filed. Where to get the official form, what each section asks, and the deadline.
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