Glossary

Under certain circumstances a County Court Judgement may be set aside. This does not wipe out the proceedings but will revert the proceedings to the initial claim stage, meaning that the debtor has a new opportunity to reply to the claim or offer to repay the debt. Details of the Judgement will be removed from the Court's files until a new judgement is made, in which case details will be retained by credit scoring agencies for the standard six year period commencing the day the new judgement becomes effective. 'Setting Aside' is subject to the standard CCJ revision fees, with certain exemptions.

Situations in which the County Court may decide to set aside a Judgement include:
• Errors in the Judgement process
• Proceedings not complying with Court rulings
• Claim forms not being received by the debtor
• Claims made in the debtor's absence

CCJ law is very complex and for further help, you should contact an advisor.