Enforcement, explained.

Enforcement, explained. How a judgment in England and Wales is turned into payment: writs and warrants, the fee stages, charging orders, third party debt orders and attachment of earnings, what an enforcement agent may and may not do, and how a judgment from another country is enforced here.

Start here

• Enforcement law in England and Wales: the legal framework, the methods and the process in one long read.
• Enforcement fees: the fee stages for High Court writs, County Court warrants and commercial rent arrears recovery, with the thresholds and VAT.
• Debtor rights: what an enforcement agent must do, what they may not do, and what to do if they get it wrong.
• Enforcing a County Court judgment: the options once judgment is entered, and how to choose between them.

Work it out

• Fee calculator: the fees at each stage for the method and the debt you enter.
• Interest calculator: judgment interest and commercial late payment interest.
• Limitation calculator: whether a judgment or debt is still enforceable.
• Which enforcement method: a short series of questions that points to the methods worth considering.

Look it up

• Glossary: the terms of enforcement, each with how it works in practice.
• Knowledge: articles on the process, the fees, the rights, the types of debt and the alternatives.
• Legislation: the Acts, regulations and court rules the site relies on, each linking to the text on legislation.gov.uk.
• Comparisons: the methods set against each other.
• Step-by-step guide: from judgment to payment in eight steps.

From another country

Forty country pages explain how a judgment from that country is enforced in England and Wales: common law action, registration under the 1920 or 1933 Acts, or the Hague Judgments Convention. Start with the United States, Ireland, Germany, Australia or Hong Kong.

For your work

Pages for solicitors, credit managers, insolvency practitioners, landlords, local authorities, international lawyers and enforcement agents.