Fixed costs on issue, judgment and enforcement (CPR 45 Section II)
calculate_fixed_costsRead-onlyIdempotent
Works out the fixed costs CPR 45 Section II allows a legal representative in England and Wales, line by line with the PD 45 table for each sum: fixed commencement costs on a money or goods claim (Table 2), judgment in default, on admission, summary judgment and Consumer Credit Act goods judgments (Table 3), possession and demotion claims (Tables 4 and 5), accelerated possession, extra service (Table 6) and enforcement (Table 7: charging orders, third party debt orders, writs, warrants, questioning, attachment of earnings). Online civil money claims follow PD 51R. No VAT and no London weighting; court fees are on top; the court can order otherwise. It never works out fixed recoverable costs (Part 45 Sections IV to X).
Tool call template
Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.
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"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"arguments": {
"represented": "<represented>",
"claim": "<claim>"
},
"name": "calculate_fixed_costs"
}
}Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| opr | No | "possession": the claim is in the Online Procedure Rules digital service. | |
| cjja | No | Table 7: registering a certificate under Schedule 6 to the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982. | |
| step | No | "money" or "goods": where the claim has got to: "issue" (issued, nothing more yet), "paid" (the defendant paid in time, with the fixed costs), "default-ack" (default judgment, no acknowledgment of service), "default-defence" (default judgment, no defence), "admission-accepted" (judgment on admission, payment proposal accepted), "admission-court" (judgment on admission, the court decided payment), "summary" (summary judgment, or defence struck out, on application), "cca" (goods only: judgment for delivery under a Consumer Credit Act regulated agreement), "small-claims" (decided on the small claims track). | |
| claim | Yes | The kind of claim: "money" (a claim for a specified sum of money), "goods" (a claim for delivery of goods), "possession" (possession of land, a demotion claim, or a Welsh prohibited conduct claim), "accelerated" (accelerated possession), "enforcement" (enforcement only), "unspecified" (unspecified damages), "hmrc" (a claim by an HMRC officer in the County Court). | |
| route | No | How it was issued (default paper): "paper" (on paper or Money Claim Online), "ocmc" (online civil money claims, PD 51R). | |
| writs | No | Table 7: writs of control or execution issued: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| amount | No | "money": the amount claimed on the claim form; "goods": the value of the goods stated, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| service | No | How the claim form was served: "court" (by the court, or otherwise), "personal" (personally, by the claimant). | |
| judgment | No | The judgment sum, if different from the amount claimed: debt and interest, without court fees and costs, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| landStep | No | "possession": where the claim has got to: "issue" (issued), "gave-up" (possession given up, arrears paid), "judgment" (possession order made). | |
| warrants | No | Table 7: requests for a warrant of control or delivery, for a sum over £25: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| altService | No | Table 6: service by an alternative method or at an alternative place (CPR 6.15), number of individuals served: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| represented | Yes | Whether the party claiming the costs has a solicitor or other legal representative: "yes", or "no" (acting in person). | |
| landJudgment | No | "possession" with landStep "judgment": the kind of order: "arrears" (rent arrears claim with a fixed hearing date, not defended), "demotion" (a successful demotion or prohibited conduct claim), "other" (something else: defended, or on other grounds). | |
| personalDocs | No | Table 6: other documents required to be served personally, number of individuals served: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| servedAbroad | No | Table 6: services out of the jurisdiction anywhere else: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| chargingOrder | No | Table 7: a final charging order. | |
| tpdoRecovered | No | Table 7: amount recovered under a final third party debt order, in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| aoeAttendances | No | Table 7: attendances at an attachment of earnings hearing: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| extraDefendants | No | Further defendants personally served by the claimant at separate addresses: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| awardOutstanding | No | Table 7: the amount outstanding under an award enforced as if payable under a court order (CPR 70.5(4)), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| goodsValueStated | No | "goods": a value for the goods was stated on the claim form (default true). | |
| servedScotlandEtc | No | Table 6: services out of the jurisdiction in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| questioningMinutes | No | Table 7: minutes of questioning a judgment debtor before a court officer: a whole number, e.g. "1". | |
| acceleratedUndefended | No | "accelerated": a possession order was made and the defendant did not defend. | |
| moneyInCourtRecovered | No | Table 7: amount recovered by payment out of money in court (CPR 72.10(1)(b)), in pounds (e.g. "12500.50"). | |
| noFixedCostsOnClaimForm | No | The claim form did not claim fixed commencement costs. | |
| possessionPermissionPersons | No | Table 7: permission to enforce a possession order (CPR 83.13), persons given notice: a whole number, e.g. "1". |