Introduction
Use form N244 to ask a court to set aside or vary a judgment, or suspend an enforcement process.
The time limit for an appeal is very short whatever the type of case and you need to act quickly.
The time limit is either:
- the date set by the judge whose decision you are appealing against, or
- if the judge did not set a date, then you have 21 days from the date of the decision that you want to appeal against to send or take your request for permission to appeal to the court.
Do not wait for the actual court order to arrive otherwise you may miss the deadline.
If you miss the deadline, you can still request permission to appeal but you have to ask the court for an extension. The court is likely to say no unless you have a very good reason. There may be another court fee to pay, so the best thing is to make sure you get your paperwork in on time.
When you complete the form you must explain why the CCJ should be set aside or varied.
After you have completed the form. Return it to the court with the court fee, currently £303.00(2025)
You may be able to get help paying this fee if you are on a low income.
Let the creditor know you are doing this
If you did not respond to the original claim form:
Explain why you did not respond in time.
Give some background information, like:
- You have been ill
- Another reason why there was a delay in applying for the CCJ to be set aside
If you do not agree with the amount claimed:
Explain why and give some evidence to back up your claim. Add copies of anything that supports your argument, like bank statements.
If the creditor rather than the judge set the rate of payment you will need to use form N245. But there is a court fee of £15 to do this.
Get in touch with us if you are worried about how to deal with a CCJ and other debts you have.
How to complete the form
Question 1 Fill in your name or the name of your legal representatives firm
Question 2 Tick the appropriate box
Question 3 Set out what order you are applying for and why; e.g. to adjourn the hearing because…, to set aside a judgment against me because… etc.
Question 5 Most applications will require a hearing and you will be expected to attend. The court will allocate a hearing date and time for the application. Please indicate in a covering letter any dates that you are unavailable within the next six weeks. The court will only deal with the application ‘without a hearing’ in the following circumstances.
• Where all the parties agree to the terms of the order being asked for;
• Where all the parties agree that the court should deal with the application without a hearing, or
• Where the court does not consider that a hearing would be appropriate.
Question 6 If you do not know how long the hearing will take do not guess but leave these boxes blank.
Question 7 If your case has already been allocated a hearing date or trial period please insert details of those dates in the box.
Question 8 If your case is being heard in the High Court or a District Registry please indicate whether it is to be dealt with by a Master, District Judge or Judge.
Question 9 Please indicate in the box provided who you want the court to send a copy of the application to, and their address for service.
Question 10 In this section please set out the information you want the court to take account of in support of the application you are making. If you wish to rely on: • a witness statement, tick the first box and attach the statement to the application notice. • a statement of case, tick the second box if you intend to rely on your particulars of claim or defence in support of your application. • written evidence on this form, tick the third box and enter details in the space provided. You must also complete the statement of truth. Proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against a person who signs a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth.
Question 11 You must tell the court if you believe that you, or a witness who will give evidence on your behalf, are vulnerable in any way which the court needs to consider. You will need to explain in what way you or the witness are vulnerable and what steps, support or adjustments you wish the court and the judge to consider.
Question 12 The application must be signed and include your current address and contact details. If you agree that the court and the other parties may communicate with you by Document Exchange, telephone, facsimile or email, complete the details
If you cannot get the CCJ set aside
You can add a Notice of Correction on your credit record, either to a judgment (CCJ) or a debt. A Notice of Correction is something you write to add to an entry on your credit record, it has to be less than 200 words long.
You can use a Notice of Correction if you think that the judgement was unfair or if you think there is extra information that a future lender should know. For example:
I am not on the electoral roll as I am a French citizen, but I have lived in the UK for 5 years and at my current address for 3 years.
I only became aware of this CCJ/default in 2025. Until then I had not received any notification about the amount owing and I paid it as soon as I established I did indeed owe the money;
I don’t think it’s fair that a default was added as I wasn’t given any warning this would happen even though I was making payments towards the debt.
How to issue a Notice of Correction
There are three credit reference agencies (CRAs) in Britain.
If the problem is with a CCJ, all three CRAs will show the same thing. But you still need to send your Notice of Correction to all three CRAs.
If your problem is with a debt, the three CRAs may have different information showing so you need to check all three CRAs and then contact each of them where you want to add your correction.
When you are sending in your wording, make sure:
- you give your full name, date of birth and address;
- if you are sending a letter, ensure that it is signed and dated