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Chapter DMBM665060

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Vincent
Published date29 April 2016
Record NumberDMBM665060

County court proceedings (CCP) may be described simply as the use of a legal process to secure payment of an outstanding debt. Compared with other means of enforcement - distraint and summary proceedings - CCP cases can take longer to clear and involve more time and work. But it can be a very effective enforcement method, particularly when used against large businesses and ‘professional’ taxpayers who would not welcome a county court judgment against them.

You will often find CCP described as an action or actions. The rules for conduct of actions brought before the civil courts are contained in the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (CPR).

There are two ways to bring an action in the county court

  • for recovery of a fixed amount of money under Part 7 of the Civil Procedure Rules
  • for any other form of redress (including unqualified damages, orders for eviction and so on) under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Debt technical offices will always...

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