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CCJ procedure

Asas · 2016-06-18 19:36:29

Out of curiosity, if someone accuses you of owning some money and go to the small claim court, will the court just issue the CCJ letter? And then you will have to deal with it? Pay up or defend? If it is, isn't it a waste of time and energy for defendants? when you file it to court do you have to produce some supporting…

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Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite

19 June 2016 at 10:05PM

bris wrote: »

You go to court first and if you lose and don't pay within 14 days then and only then will a CCJ be issued.....
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Well.....not quite.

If you lose you will be issued a CCJ telling you how much to pay the claimant.

If you pay in full within a calendar month of the issue of the CCJ then you can stop the CCJ going on the register of CCJs for the next 6 years

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