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Civil court fees calculator (EX50, fees from 13 July 2026)

calculate_civil_court_fees
Read-onlyIdempotent

Works out the main civil court fees in England and Wales, with fee numbers: the issue fee for money, non-money (such as repairs), possession, goods, costs-only (CPR 46.14) and Solicitors Act claims; hearing fees by track; applications; appeals; detailed assessment by the size of the bill; default costs certificates; enforcement; and creditors' winding-up and bankruptcy petitions, where the official receiver's deposit is shown separately because it is not a court fee. Help with fees is not taken into account.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
dccNoInclude the fee for a default costs certificate (N254).
claimNoWhat the claim is: "money" (A money claim), "other-remedy" (Repairs or another non-money remedy), "goods" (Recovery of goods), "possession" (Possession of land), "costs-only" (Costs-only proceedings (CPR 46.14)), "solicitors-act" (Assessment of a solicitor’s bill (Solicitors Act 1974, Part 3)), "winding-up" (Creditor’s winding-up petition (a company)), "bankruptcy" (Creditor’s bankruptcy petition (an individual)), "none" (Already issued: later fees only), "insolvency-issued" (Already issued: insolvency or Companies Act proceedings, later fees only).
courtNoCounty Court (default) or High Court.
trackNoThe track, for the hearing fee: "small", "fast", "intermediate", "multi", or "" for no hearing fee yet. Ignored, with a note, for a petition or other insolvency proceedings.
valueNoThe amount claimed with interest; for a non-money claim, the damages claimed with it, in pounds, e.g. "12500" or "12,500.50".
appealNoAny appeal: to the High Court, or in the County Court (small claims, or other claims).
billVatNoThe VAT in that total, if known, in pounds, e.g. "12500" or "12,500.50".
daAppealNoInclude the fee for an appeal in detailed assessment proceedings.
legalAidNoThe bill is for legal aid costs only (fee 5.1).
setAsideNoInclude the fee for setting aside a default costs certificate.
billTotalNoThe bill's total including VAT, for the assessment fee, in pounds, e.g. "12500" or "12,500.50".
withMoneyNoA non-money claim also claims money (default true).
assessmentNoInclude the detailed assessment fee (N258), which depends on the bill.
moneyBasisNoWhether that money claim is additional to the other remedy or an alternative to it.
enforcementNoEnforcement methods to include, as true or false: "warrantControl" (Warrant of control), "warrantPossession" (Warrant of possession or delivery), "furtherAttempt" (Further attempt at a new address), "orderInfo" (Order to attend court for questioning), "bailiffService" (Bailiff service of that order), "attachment" (Attachment of earnings order), "charging" (Charging order), "tpdo" (Third party debt order), "judgmentSummons" (Judgment summons), "writ" (High Court writ of control, possession or delivery).
hearingValueNoFor a small claims hearing fee where there is no money claim: the sum claimed, in pounds, e.g. "12500" or "12,500.50".
valueUnlimitedNoThe money claim's value is not limited or not stated.
applicationsOnNoticeNoHow many applications on notice, e.g. "1".
applicationsByConsentNoHow many applications by consent or without notice, e.g. "1".
fixedCostsDeterminationNoInclude the fee for a fixed costs determination.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed4 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / claim / description
      Previous value: -"What the claim is: \"money\" (A money claim), \"other-remedy\" (Repairs or another non-money remedy), \"goods\" (Recovery of goods), \"possession\" (Possession of land), \"costs-only\" (Costs-only proceedings (CPR 46.14)), \"solicitors-act\" (Assessment of a solicitor's bill (Solicitors Act 1974, Part 3)), \"none\" (Already issued: later fees only)."New value: +"What the claim is: \"money\" (A money claim), \"other-remedy\" (Repairs or another non-money remedy), \"goods\" (Recovery of goods), \"possession\" (Possession of land), \"costs-only\" (Costs-only proceedings (CPR 46.14)), \"solicitors-act\" (Assessment of a solicitor’s bill (Solicitors Act 1974, Part 3)), \"winding-up\" (Creditor’s winding-up petition (a company)), \"bankruptcy\" (Creditor’s bankruptcy petition (an individual)), \"none\" (Already issued: later fees only), \"insolvency-issued\" (Already issued: insolvency or Companies Act proceedings, later fees only)."
    • changedInput schema / properties / claim / enum
      Previous value: -[
-  "money",
-  "other-remedy",
-  "goods",
-  "possession",
-  "costs-only",
-  "solicitors-act",
-  "none"
-]New value: +[
+  "money",
+  "other-remedy",
+  "goods",
+  "possession",
+  "costs-only",
+  "solicitors-act",
+  "winding-up",
+  "bankruptcy",
+  "none",
+  "insolvency-issued"
+]
    • changedInput schema / properties / legalAid / description
      Previous value: -"The bill is for legal aid costs only (fee 5.4)."New value: +"The bill is for legal aid costs only (fee 5.1)."
    • changedInput schema / properties / track / description
      Previous value: -"The track, for the hearing fee: \"small\", \"fast\", \"intermediate\", \"multi\", or \"\" for no hearing fee yet."New value: +"The track, for the hearing fee: \"small\", \"fast\", \"intermediate\", \"multi\", or \"\" for no hearing fee yet. Ignored, with a note, for a petition or other insolvency proceedings."
  2. First observed

TDQS

B3.4/5.0
Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already cover the safety profile (readOnly, idempotent, non-destructive, closed-world), so the description's added context is what counts: it discloses the fee-version date in the title, that the official receiver's deposit is reported separately because it is not a court fee, and that help-with-fees is excluded. With no output schema, however, nothing says what the response actually looks like (a fee list, a total, per-item labels), which leaves a real behavioural gap for a calculation tool.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness4/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

A single dense sentence with the verb and jurisdiction front-loaded and the fee categories grouped logically, ending on the important exclusion. It is long but almost every clause maps to a distinct capability, so little waste despite the breadth.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness3/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

For a 20-parameter calculator with a nested object and no output schema, the description leaves the agent guessing on essentials: that all parameters are optional and only relevant fees are computed, which inputs drive which fee lines, and what the returned structure contains. It correctly scopes the fee categories, but that is not enough given the input complexity.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100% and every one of the 20 parameters, including the nested enforcement object and five enums, is documented in-schema. The description adds no parameter-level meaning beyond the schema, so the baseline of 3 applies even though the tool's input surface is broad.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

States a specific verb and resource ("works out the main civil court fees in England and Wales") and enumerates the fee families covered — issue, hearing, applications, appeals, detailed assessment, enforcement, insolvency petitions. That enumerations lets an agent tell it apart from neighbours like find_court_fee_by_form or calculate_fixed_costs, though no sibling is named explicitly.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines3/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

Usage is implied by the enumeration of fee types rather than stated: there is no when-to-use/when-not reasoning and no pointer to find_court_fee_by_form for single-form lookups. The one genuine scoping caveat, "Help with fees is not taken into account", is helpful but is a limitation, not routing guidance.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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