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Judgments for monetary sums are entered on the statutory Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines, [3] which is checked by credit reference agencies to assess the credit-worthiness of individuals. [4] An alleged debtor is sent postal notification of an impending County Court case, and has fourteen days to respond, by paying the money, admitting ...
The Register of County Court Judgments was established by Parliament in 1852, originally maintained by the Lord Chancellor's Department, until it was transferred to Registry Trust in 1985. Details of administration orders made against individuals in county courts were added from 1993, and details of Child Support Agency liability orders were ...
The modern County Court in England and Wales was created by the County Courts Act 1846 (9 & 10 Vict. c. 95), which created a jurisdiction for small civil claims intended to be more coherent, and less cumbersome and costly, than the universal jurisdiction of the High Court or the remnants of local courts administering justice in civil matters.
Someone may get a CCJ if they do not respond when another person takes court action against them, saying they owe them money.
County court is the name given to the intermediate court in one Australian state, namely the County Court of Victoria (in other states and territories it is called the 'District Court'). They hear indictable (serious) criminal offences except for treason , murder , and manslaughter . [ 2 ]
This is a list of the judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the year 2014. They are ordered by neutral citation. In 2014 Lord Neuberger was the President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale was the Deputy President. The table lists judgments made by the court and the opinions of the judges in each case.
The county court found in Lee's favour and fined Ashers £500 in damages. The case received considerable media attention. The human rights activist Peter Tatchell initially supported the county court decision, but later changed his mind, stating that he supported the McArthurs' right not to be forced to promote a message they disagree with. [5]
This is a list of judgments given by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom between the court's inception on 1 October 2009 and the most recent judgments. Cases are listed in order of their neutral citation and where possible a link to the official text of the decision in PDF format has been provided.