Security for costs—payment into and out of court


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Practice notes

Security for costs—payment into and out of court


Published by a ³ÉÈËÓ°Òô Dispute Resolution expert

Practice notes
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This Practice Note considers the requirement and procedure for paying monies into court following an order being made for security for costs. It also considers applications for funds to be paid out to a party, as well as applications for surplus funds to be paid to meet a judgment.

This Practice Note is written on the basis that the security for costs application was brought by the claimant. However, the same principles apply in other scenarios such as where the application is brought by the claimant against a counterclaiming defendant. This is also one of a suite of Practice Notes considering issues relating to security for costs under CPR 25. The other Practice Notes are set out in: Security for costs—overview.

Note, on 6 April 2025 amendments to CPR 25 came into force which re-numbered the former provisions of CPR 25 and made amendments to some of the wording of its provisions on security for costs. This Practice Note refers to the previous rule 25 as ‘old rule 25’ and highlights any differences

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Key definition:
security definition
What does security mean?

money deposited to ensure that the defendant attends court;

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