Short answer
Security for costs enquiries should identify the claim, defence, parties, company or overseas status, costs budget, asset evidence, application notice, witness statement, hearing date and any settlement or case-management deadline. Legal4U cannot decide whether security should be ordered or resisted.
Quick checklist
Start with these
Collect Claim, Defence And Order Records
Save the claim form, particulars, defence, counterclaim, directions, costs budget, existing orders, correspondence about costs, draft application notice, draft order and any hearing or response deadline.
- claim form
- defence
- costs budget
- draft order
- hearing date
Prepare Asset, Risk And Proportionality Evidence
Organise company accounts, Companies House records, overseas status evidence, property or bank records, enforcement concerns, litigation funding material, insurance documents and notes explaining why security is sought or opposed.
- company accounts
- asset evidence
- overseas status
- funding record
- enforcement concern
Flag Timing, Fairness And Settlement Questions
Tell Legal4U whether an application has already been issued, whether trial directions are live, whether security may stifle the claim, whether adverse costs insurance exists and whether settlement offers or without-prejudice material need careful handling. A civil litigation specialist must review the application strategy.
- issued application
- trial direction
- stifling concern
- ATE insurance
- settlement material
General information only for England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland need separate content checks.
Content governance
Editorial and source information
- Author
- Legal4U Editorial Team
- Professional review status
- Pending. Civil-litigation solicitor, barrister or regulated disputes specialist review required before publication as legal guidance.
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Date published
- 30 September 2026
- Regulatory status
- Legal4U is a legal enquiry intake and professional matching platform, not a law firm.
- Sources
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- Civil Procedure Rules Part 25 Ministry of Justice.
- Practice Direction 25A - Interim Remedies and Security for Costs Ministry of Justice.
- Form N244: application notice HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
- Editorial policy
- Legal4U guides are written to help users prepare structured enquiries. The professional-review status and reviewer details are shown separately on each guide.
- Correction process
- Corrections or update requests can be sent through the Legal4U contact page for editorial review.
- Information and advice
- This page is general information only and is not legal advice. Legal advice is provided only by an authorised professional or firm after they accept instructions.
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