On 26 February 2025, the Ministry of Justice announced proposed increases to selected court and tribunal fees from April 2025.
Accordingly, the <span class="news-text_italic-underline">Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2025 (SI 2025/351)</span> (the “<span class="news-text_medium">Order</span>”), which was made on 13 March 2025 and laid before Parliament on 17 March 2025, will come into effect on 8 April 2025. This new order implements changes to court and tribunal fees, with the adjustments primarily aimed at reflecting the change in the Consumer Price Index (“<span class="news-text_medium">CPI</span>”).
In total, 171 fees will see an increase. Most fees will rise by 3.2% to align with the CPI change between March 2023 and March 2024. However, a smaller number of fees will increase by 13.5% to account for backdated inflation from March 2022.
Additionally, 24 fees will be reduced to better reflect the underlying costs. A full list of the changes is provided in the Schedule to the Order. These amendments follow the Ministry of Justice’s announcement on 26 February 2025 regarding proposed increases to court and tribunal fees, which will take effect on 8 April 2025.
The announcement sets out a full list of the fee changes, which include amendments to fees in the following fees orders:
