The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Enforcement of European Enforcement Orders in England and WalesE+W

74.31—(1) A person seeking to enforce an EEO in England and Wales must lodge at the court in which enforcement proceedings are to be brought the documents required by Article 20 of the EEO Regulation.

(2) Where a person applies—

(a)to the High Court for a charging order, a writ of fieri facias or an attachment of earnings order; or

(b)to the county court for a warrant of execution or an attachment of earnings order,

to enforce an EEO expressed in a foreign currency, the application must contain a certificate of the sterling equivalent of the judgment sum at the close of business on the date nearest preceding the date of issue of the application.

(Section 1 of the Charging Orders Act 1979 provides that the High Court only has jurisdiction to make a charging order where the amount of the original judgment exceeds the county court limit.)

  • (Article 8 of the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction Order 1991 provides that (1) judgments in excess of £5,000 shall only be enforced by execution against goods in the High Court (2) those in excess of £600 may be enforced in the High Court and (3) those for less than £600 shall only be enforced in the county court.).]

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