County Court Judgement

A county court judgement (CCJ) is an order made by the County Court requiring a debtor to pay a sum of money to a creditor. CCJs are issued under the County Courts Act 1984 and are the most common form of money judgement in England and Wales. They remain on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines for six years unless satisfied within one calendar month of the judgement date.

In practice

Once a CCJ is obtained, the creditor can enforce it using a county court warrant of control, or transfer it to the High Court for enforcement by writ of control where the debt exceeds £600. The judgement can be set aside if the debtor can show a real prospect of successfully defending the claim.