Blog — 28 January 2025

Government reopens Justice Committee inquiry into the work of the County Court

The County Court system is in desperate need of funding and improvement to prevent the already existing delays from getting longer. Substantial investment is needed by the government into repairing…

Blog — 20 June 2024

The state of the County Court in England and Wales

The county court system is in desperate need of funding and improvement. The significant and increasingly long periods of time that it now takes for cases to reach trial is…

Blog — 14 May 2024

UPDATED – A knotty issue – can landowners recover damages due to Japanese Knotweed on a neighbour’s property?

In March 2023, we reported on a Court of Appeal case which had confirmed that a landowner was able to claim damages for the diminution in value to their property…

Blog — 16 November 2023

Government proposes court fees increase to raise £42 million

The government announced, on 10 November 2023, a consultation to increase over 200 court fees to raise up to an additional £42 million per year. Court fees already generate £727…

Blog — 27 September 2023

I’ve received a Statutory Demand – what should I do?

If a creditor believes that you owe them monies for a debt, one of the ways in which they may seek to recover that debt is by the service of…

Blog — 25 September 2023

I’ve got a court judgment but the debtor refuses to pay – what can I do?

Even if you have been to court, and a court judgment has been awarded in your favour, in some instances, debtors do not always pay their judgments by the date…