About the CCUA
Between them, CCUA Members issue 85% of all civil proceedings in England and Wales. They benefit from;
- Membership of the only organisation lobbying solely on litigation matters within the creditor sector
- Membership of a regional group of the Association which through regular local meetings provides an effective networking facility and provides an important opportunity for exchanging members views and experiences.
- Ongoing liaison with the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Court Service for an improved service for CCUA members and all other court users in the debt recovery field.
Background
In 1987 the Trade Protection and Debt Recovery Agents set up a working party to explore what action was possible to improve the apparent poor performance of the County Courts. The view was taken that a new organisation comprising Public Utilities, Banks, Finance Houses and Law firms to lobby the Lord Chancellor’s Department, (more recently the Department for Constitutional Affairs and now the Ministry of Justice), would be the ideal. In 1988, the County Court Users Association was launched, changing its name in 1995 to the Civil Court Users Association.
The newly formed CCUA became the only organisation in the credit industry with the sole aim of lobbying any relevant body on behalf of it's members. When the Court Service (now Her Majesty’s Courts Service) was created in the mid 1990’s, we worked with this agency in particular and achieved a good working relationship with them.
Since inception, the CCUA has relied almost exclusively on the voluntary work put in by its elected members as Regional Chairs and Officers of the National Council, together with other volunteers sitting on internal committees and representing the Association on external Government and credit industry groups. Without this time freely given, the Association would not have achieved the status it now enjoys.
Mission Statement
The purpose of the association is to promote a better Court Service for our Members and all other court users, by liaison with the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Courts Service.
We are established as the recognised litigation spokesman for the creditor sector and aim to increase the range and depth of our proactive radar for Members.
The Association is involved across the litigation spectrum, including consumer and commercial, High Court and County, enforcement and insolvency.
Benefits of Membership
1) Membership of the only organisation lobbying solely on litigation matters within the creditor sector. The Association remains focused on improving the service provided by the Courts for all Court Users.
2) Ongoing liaison with the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Courts Service for an improved service for CCUA members and all other court users in the creditor sector
3) Membership of a regional group of the Association which through regular local meetings provides an effective networking facility and an important opportunity for exchanging member’s views and experiences. Regional meetings are often attended by senior local HMCS Officers.
4) CCUA web site. www.ccua.org.uk including Members only area containing news, events, forums, regional home pages, contacts and links. The site is reciprocally linked to both the MoJ and HMCS web sites.
5) Discounted rate process serving. Discounts are available from several companies of at least 10%.
6) Annual Conference. which is the highlight of the Association’s year and which offers Members the opportunity to meet and network with senior MoJ and HMCS Officers and other relevant guests.
7) Great money off industry publication deals
8) The Association acts as the secretariat for the CCBC/CPC User Group and is therefore well placed to feedback important information to members.
9) Regular newsletter providing updates about industry developments in the area of litigation.
10) CCUA has CPD accreditation from both the Law Society and ILEX to award CPD training points for attendance at events, including the National Conference and Regional Meetings.
11) Representation by Council members on MoJ Groups and Civil Justice Council committees.
12) An Annual Dinner at the House of Lords for members and guests
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