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INTEREST RATE DECREASED ON THE COURT FUNDS OFFICE SPECIAL AND BASIC ACCOUNTS: THE AMOUNTS AND A REMINDER OF A USEFUL ONLINE TOOL

INTEREST RATE DECREASED ON THE COURT FUNDS OFFICE SPECIAL AND BASIC ACCOUNTS: THE AMOUNTS AND A REMINDER OF A USEFUL ONLINE TOOL

January 13, 2026 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Interest, Members Content, Personal Injury

The interest rates payable on Court Fund accounts have decreased. THE CHANGES The changes are announced here. They took effect on the 9th January 2026.   Special Account – decreased from 4.00% to 3.75% Basic Account – decreased from 3.00%…

Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025

Interest rate reductions on the Court Funds Office special and basic accounts: 30 May 2025

June 2, 2025 · by gexall · in Interest, Members Content

The Ministry of Justice announced on the 30th May 2025 that there is to be a reduction in the interest rates paid on funds in the Court Funds Office. Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash THE ANNOUNCEMENT The announcement can be found here. “In…

CHANGE TO THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT RATE: DOWN TO 0.1%: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

CHANGE TO THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT RATE: DOWN TO 0.1%: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS

June 1, 2020 · by gexall · in Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Damages, Interest, Members Content

This morning the Ministry of Justice announced a reduction of interest rates for the Courts Funds special and basic accounts, effective from today (1st June 2020). THE ANNOUNCEMENT “Due to the impact of Covid-19, the Bank England reduced the base…

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