Court Fee Increases From Monday

Keywords: court fee, increase, money claims

In January 2015, the Government announced a dramatic increase in the fee for issuing Court proceedings in money claims worth £10,000 or more. Following Parliamentary approval on 4 March, the new fees will come into force on 9 March. Until now, the highest issue fee for a money claim has been £1,920. For claims issued on or after 9 March 2015, the maximum fee will be £10,000.

The increase in issue fee follows a two-part government consultation in December 2013. Part one proposed fee increases aimed at recovering close to the full cost of the civil court system through fees, transferring more of the cost to the user and reducing the cost to the general taxpayer. These were implemented last year. Part two of the consultation proposed setting some fees above cost, charging 'enhanced' fees to reduce the net cost of the courts to the taxpayer and to require those who use the courts to make a greater contribution to