The County Court at Portsmouth
As of 19th March 2012 your local court is no longer able to accept your claim form, instead paper claim forms are processed by the County Court Money Claims Centre (CCMCC), you can also file your claim online using Money Claim Online (MCOL). Claimants filing bulk claims can use the County Court Business Centre (CCBC) and those filing a claim for Possession use Possession Claim Online (PCOL).
Here at MoneyClaimsUK through our pre-action® ADR® service we ensure you comply with your pre-court obligations, prior to commencing County Court proceedings and give continued support all the way through your claim to post judgment enforcement.
The County Court at Portsmouth
Address
The Courts of Justice
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2EB
Contact by Post
The Courts of Justice
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2EB
Contact by Document Exchange (DX)
DX 98490 Portsmouth 5
Monies should be made payable to "HM Courts & Tribunals Service"
Phone
Enquiries: 02392 893 000
Civil queries: 02392 893 010, 02392 893 012
County Court listing: 02392 893 031
Adoption: 02392 893 016
Children cases: 02392 893 014, 02392 893 015
Small claims mediation: 01604 795511
Fixed penalties: 01702 283 860
Crown Court: 02392 893 033
Criminal listing: 02392 893 060
County Court fax: 01264 785070
Jury service: 02392 893038
Witness service: 0300 332 1000
Email
Bailiffs: bailiffs@portsmouth.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Children cases: family@portsmouth.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
County Court listing: jst.portsmouth.countycourt@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Crown Court: portsmouthcrown@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries: enquiries@portsmouth.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Filing and records: jst.portsmouth.countycourt@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Small claims mediation: scmenquiries@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk
Witness service: portsmouth.cc@citizensadvice.org.uk
Opening Times
Court building open: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
County Court enquiries counter: 10am to 2pm
Areas of Law
Adoption, bankruptcy, children, crime, divorce, domestic violence, high court, money claims, repossession
The supported approach to making your claim
The small claims court has been created to be free of solicitors, however, not everyone is confident in making their own small claim. You still have to prove your claim to the satisfaction of the judge. MoneyClaimsUK are here to help produce and deliver your letter before action, fulfil your pre-court obligations, supply proportionate alternative dispute resolution, issue your notice of intent to issue proceedings to the defendant, draft your N1 claim form, and guide you through default judgment, directions questionnaire, summary judgment, reply to defence and enforcement of your judgment.
As from 1 April 2013, the small claims track limit has increased to £10,000 (except for personal injury and housing claims). Accordingly, all claims issued after that date will be allocated to the small claims court. The fast track limit has been amended to cover cases between £10,000 and £25,000.
The forecast increase in the number of small claims and the inability to recover costs is expected to mean more Litigants in Person. Litigants in Person will not necessarily understand the legal process or be able to succinctly address the court so for many the process could be prolonged.
The pre-action® ADR® service ensures pre-action compliance and fulfils your pre-court obligations, prior to commencing County Court proceedings and continues all the way through your money claim to post judgment enforcement.
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I have a County Court Judgment (CCJ), what next?
Once judgment has been obtained then assuming that the judgment debt is not paid within the terms stipulated within the judgment, then a judgment creditor will need to consider how to compel payment. This is enforcement.
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