(see GUARDIAN) A person representing a minor or mental patient who is involved in legal proceedings

An order within an injunction to prevent one person physically attacking another

Proceedings where the plaintiff has failed to establish to the Court's satisfaction that there is a case for the defendant to answer

Bulk users in court actions are businesses and local authorities. Their claims are issued by this centre in the name of Northampton County Court. This centre deals with administrative casework on a larger scale than most courts. For example, they will issue debt recovery and hire purchase claims in multiples for businesses

Someone who is authorised to swear oaths and certify the execution of deeds

Notice sent by a Court to the claimant giving notification of the case number allocated to their action and details of fees paid. Confirms date of service

Gives prior notice, when served in possession proceedings, of termination of a tenancy

Application to the Court for a declaration that a marriage be declared 'void' or be annulled i.e. declared never to have existed or to have subsisted until the Court dissolved it