New features have been added to the Civil Claims Portal on MyHMCTS for money claims and damages cases, as we continue our programme to provide an end-to-end digital service for legal professionals.
Paper-based steps that were taken to progress a case after the directions order was issued should now be completed digitally.
The digital file will allow parties to log in at any time to see where the case has reached. The new features cover;
- receipt of a digital hearing notice
- the ability to upload evidence to the digital case file (multi-media and locked documents are currently not supported)
- the ability to make and pay for a general application at any point during the digital case journey and to receive the judicial decision
- payment of a hearing fee (hearing fee payments can’t be taken by operational staff and must be made via the digital case. Failure to do so could result in a case being dismissed)
- receipt of orders, including the final order after hearing via the digital case
Parties will receive notifications at each stage once an action has taken place.
These changes have now been introduced at all civil courts, except Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre, which will use these features from late September.
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