UK cyber-court for debt recovery Posted Friday, February 8, 2002 by admin
The UK's Lord Chancellor's Department has launched an online pilot service for debt recovery over the Internet.

The Court Service pilot will allow consumers, small businesses and solicitors to make claims over the Internet to recovery money owed to them by logging on to the new website at www.courtservice.gov.uk/mcol. Claims of up to £100,000 can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For those who don't have access to the Internet access will be provided through a network of centres in public libraries, schools and community centres throughout England and Wales.

If the claim is undefended there will be no need to step inside a court room. The website has extensive online help and users can pay court fees by debit and credit card and check on the process of their claim over the Internet.

The launch of the pilot project is one of the steps towards meeting the UK Government's target of providing services on-line by 2005.

Presumably, the Irish Courts Service will be watching this project with interest.