How to ask a civil court to do something or change something (interim applications)

Summary

Started a civil case but need to change something? Or want to make the other side do something? Or get a judgment set aside. This free guide explains when and how to use form N244 to make an interim application. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales only. 1 Getting started 2 What is an interim application? 3 When an interim application is not recommended or needed 4 How much will I have to pay for an interim application? 5 Interim applications by consent 6 Interim application to postpone the hearing date 7 How do you make an interim application? 8 FAQs about interim applications 9 More help and advice 10 What does it mean? 11 About this guide * The courts encourage you to resolve interim problems yourselves as much as you can. * If the other side agrees with you, you may not need to make an interim application. * Making an interim application can be very expensive. If the other side agrees with your application, it will be cheaper. * If you make an interim application and lose, you may have to pay the other side’s costs – even if you win the case overall. 1. Correct a mistake you made when starting your claim. 2. Ask to change a deadline or the trial date (but.

Key information

• •The courts encourage you to resolve interim problems yourselves as much as you can.
• •If the other side agrees with you, you may not need to make an interim application.
• •Making an interim application can be very expensive. If the other side agrees with your application, it will be cheaper.
• •If you make an interim application and lose, you may have to pay the other side’s costs – even if you win the case overall.
• •What an interim application is and when you might need to ask for one
• •When it is not recommended
• •The court fee and other ways it might cost you
• •How to make an interim application
• •are involved in a civil claim in England or Wales, and
• •your case involves a claim for £25,000 or less, and
• •you are representing yourself (you are a litigant in person) and not eligible to have your case paid for by legal aid, a trade union, or insurance.
• •a family case (such as an application for a domestic violence injunction or a divorce),

Practical guidance

• •Source: [How to ask a civil court to do something or change something (interim applications)](https://www.advicenow.org.uk/get-help/going-court/small-claims-and-civil-court/interim-applications-how-ask-civil-court-do)

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