Transferring the case from one allocated track to another. This can happen if the value of the case increases

Person appointed by the Court of Protection to act on behalf of a patient

An undertaking before the Court by which a person agrees to comply with a certain condition, e.g. keep the peace/appear in court. A sum of money is normally pledged to ensure compliance

(also Assistant Recorder) Members of the legal profession (barristers or solicitors) who are appointed to act in a judicial capacity on a part time bases. They may progress to become a full time judge

An application by a solicitor or counsel for amounts assessed by determination to be reconsidered

If the defendant or claimant objects to the rate of repayment set by a court officer, the judge will decide on the matter. See Determination.

A public register containing details of county court and High Court judgments, fines enforced by magistrates' courts and county court administration orders

(see DISTRICT JUDGE) Registrars and deputy registrars were renamed DISTRICT Judges and Deputy DISTRICT Judges respectively in the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990

The company contracted to the Ministry of Justice to maintain the Register of Judgments Orders and Fines. You can find out if an individual or a company at a particular address has unsatisfied (unpaid) court judgments against them by searching the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. There is a small fee for this. You can get further information about searching the Register from: Registry Trust Ltd, 73-75 Cleveland Street, London, WT 6QR

A witness is released (freed from an obligation or duty) by the court, when he or she has given evidence in a case

To order an accused person to be kept in custody or placed on bail pending further Court appearance

See Legal representation

The defending party (person) in an appeal or in a petition to the courts. See also Appellant

The person on whom a petition or originating application is served

A response pack is sent to the defendant in a civil claim with the claim form or with the particulars of claim (if they were served separately). The pack contains all the forms needed to reply to the claim

Where a defendant who has been evicted by a bailiff illegally re-enters the property the claimant must issue a warrant of restitution with the court in order to regain possession

Entitlement to appear before a Court in a legal capacity and conduct proceedings on behalf of a party to the proceedings