The County Court at Lewes
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 Lewes
Address
The Law Courts
High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1YB
Contact by Post
The Law Courts
High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1YB
Contact by Document Exchange (DX)
DX 97395 Lewes 4
Monies should be made payable to "HM Courts & Tribunals Service"
Phone
Crown Court: 01273 480 400
Crown Court fax: 01264 785090
Jury service: 01273 485 218
Witness service: 01273 485 255
County Court: 01273 674 421
County Court fax: 01273 602 138
County Court Money Claims Centre: 0300 123 1372
Money claims fax: 0161 743 4023
Small claims mediation: 01604 795511
Email
Bailiffs: bailiffs@lewes.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Enquiries: enquiries@lewes.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk, listing@lewes.crowncourt.gsi.gov.uk
Filing and records: e-filing@lewes.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Listing: hearings@lewes.countycourt.gsi.gov.uk
Opening Times
Court building open: 8.30am to 5pm
Court counter open: Crown Court 8.30am to 4.30pm
Court counter open: County Court 10am to 2pm
Telephone Enquiries from: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Areas of Law
Crime, 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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