Stage 1 – Pre-Action
Court action should be the last resort. Our pre-legal approach has great results. If this isn’t successful, we will take legal action through the courts.
The first stage in the process is to issue a ‘Letter Before Action’ which gives the debtor a set deadline to pay the money owed before you follow a legal procedure. In many cases the debt is paid and the matter concluded.
Stage 2 – Issuing Proceedings
If the Letter Before Action fails to resolve your issue, and you still haven’t been paid, the next step is to issue a Claim. We will prepare the Claim Form, Evidence Pack and Particulars of Claim on your behalf and submit these to the court. In some instances we can offer a fixed fee for this stage, whilst an hourly rate charge would apply if the matter proceeds to Court.
Estimated Costs
Small Claims Track: £2,000 to £10,000 (plus VAT and disbursements)
Fast Track: £10,000 to £15,000 (plus VAT and disbursements)
Multitrack: £15,000 plus (plus VAT and disbursements)
Court Fee for the issue of the Claim*
Claim Value | Court Fee (paper form) | Online Claim Fee |
Up to £300 | £35 | £25 |
£300.01 to £500 | £50 | £35 |
£500.01 to £1000 | £70 | £60 |
£1000.01 to £1,500 | £80 | £70 |
£1,500.01 to £3,000 | £115 | £105 |
£3,000.01 to £5,000 | £205 | £185 |
£5,000.01 to £10,000 | £455 | £410 |
£10,000.01 to £100,000 | 5 % of claim | 4.5% of claim |
*the above fees are subject to change from time to time.