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CCJs see major rise


Signifi cant rise in CCJs against UK and Ireland businesses in Q1 2022


Lex Jones


Chief executive, Registry Trust


Last month, we released Q1 2022 monetary judgment statistics. There were 230,239 new monetary


judgements processed overall in Q1 2022, which is a 10% decrease compared to the Q1 2021 total of 256,404. However, there was a signifi cant rise in county court judgments (CCJ) against businesses.


Commercial CCJs In England & Wales, the total number of commercial CCJs increased from 15,2010 in Q1 2021 to 29,705 in Q1 2022, with the value of CCJ debt owed by businesses up 33% from £79m in Q1 2021 to £105m in Q1 2022.


The most signifi cant increase of 129% was seen amongst larger incorporated businesses.


Scotland Scotland saw nearly a 52% increase in decrees (CCJ equivalent) against businesses in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2021. The total value of these judgments


increased signifi cantly by 269% from just under £2.1m to £8m. Northern Ireland recorded a total of 179 debt judgments in Q1 2022 compared to 152 in Q1 2021, an increase of 18%.


Northern Ireland However, the value of Northern Irish business debt judgments decreased by 15% from £4,552 in Q1 2021 to Q1 2022 £3,873. Judgments against businesses in the


Republic of Ireland rose by 24% in Q1 2022 34 www.CCRMagazine.com May 2022


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