Court fees to rise in Scotland *

United Kingdom - July 16 2012
There will be 3 separate increases in Court fees within the next 2 years.

Insolvency rules update *

United Kingdom - July 16 2012
The new Insolvency rules which came into force on 23rd February 2012 provide that when presenting a Petition, the Petitioning Creditor must now conduct an initial search to ascertain whether any other petitions have been presented against the debtor within the previous 18 months.

Changes to the issue of money claims through the county courts *

United Kingdom - February 21 2012
From 19th March 2012, all money claims issued in the County Court under the Civil Procedure Rules (Part 7) will be issued in the Northampton County Court.