Statutory Demand
A formal demand for payment of a debt, often a precursor to bankruptcy or winding-up proceedings.
Bankruptcy Petition
A document filed by a creditor or debtor seeking to declare an individual bankrupt for failure to pay debts.
Winding Up Petition
A petition filed by a creditor to force a company into liquidation due to unpaid debts.
Injunction
A formal demand for payment of a debt, often a precursor to bankruptcy or winding-up proceedings.
Witness Summons
A court order requiring a person to attend court to give evidence in a trial.
Claim Form
A legal document used to start civil court proceedings in a county court or the High Court.
Divorce Petition
The document used to initiate divorce proceedings.
Children Act
Family and Children’s Proceedings
Family Proceedings
Family and Children’s Proceedings
Residence Order
A resident order specifies which parent the child will live with and the contact arrangements the non-resident parent will have with the children.
Non Molestation Order
A type of injunction issued to protect a person from harassment or abuse.
Order to Attend Court for Questioning (N39)
Anti Social Behaviour Order (ASBO)
Antisocial behaviour orders can be used to stop anyone aged 10 or over from harassing, causing alarm or distress to other people who aren’t in the same household. An order can be issued for at least two years and lists what they must stop doing.
Suspended Committal Order (N79A)
Licensing Act Notices
The Licensing Act 2003 (Section 8.80) requires licensing applications to be advertised. For a process server this involves displaying the notice at the premises for 28 days (on blue paper) for new applications and for 10 days (on white paper) for amended applications. The notice must be displayed so any passing member of the public is able to read it and where the perimeter of the premises or site is more than 50 metres, a notice must be placed at least every 50 metres. The notice must be displayed within 24 hours of the application being submitted and must be checked regularly.
Break Notices
A break notice in a commercial lease is a notice which either or sometimes both a landlord or tenant can serve on the other to terminate the lease before the contractual expiry date under the lease.
General Court Orders
Section 8 Notice
In the UK, Section 8 refers to a legal process under the Housing Act 1988 that allows a landlord to seek possession of a property from a tenant for specific reasons, often referred to as grounds for eviction. This process is used for assured tenancies, including assured shorthold tenancies, and can be applied when the tenant has breached the terms of their tenancy agreement.
