Understand Judgments & Fines

Confused by CCJs, Administation Orders, satisfied judgments or fines defaults? Here's the Trust Online guide to everything you need to know.

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CCJs and county courts

Find out how county court judgments (CCJs) and county courts work, read about what it means to have a CCJ recorded against you, and discover how long a CCJ will stay on file, depending on when you pay what you owe.

CCJs: What are they? CCJs and credit: mortgages, loans and credit cards County court judgment records: How long CCJs stay on record Certificate of satisfaction - Satisfied vs unsatisfied CCJs Removing a CCJ Set aside a judgment Default judgments Enforcing judgments County court judgment forms County courts: How they work
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Searching the registers

Understand the role of the registers in different geographical locations (Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Wales, Jersey and Isle of Man), discover how to search one or more registers, and find out how to interpret the results.

The registers for judgments and fines How to search the registers The register and CCJ checks Understanding the search results
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Entries on the England and Wales Register

The biggest of the registers that Trust Online holds is the register for England and Wales. Find out more about its sections on CCJs, administration orders, high-court judgments, CSA liability orders and fines defaults.

Administration orders and the register CCJs and the register High Court judgments and the register Child Support Agency (CSA) liability orders and the register Fines defaults and the register Tribunal Awards and the register

Search yourself

  • Check What records of CCJs and other judgments are against your name?
  • Understand Why lenders might refuse you credit.
  • Update Have the registers been updated correctly?

Search other people & businesses

  • Businesses Have unhappy customers sued them?
  • Other people Have they refused to pay what they owe before?
  • Trust Online Gives access to the OFFICIAL government registers - and more.