No.1 Bankruptcy Summons

What this form is for

• • Use when you have a final judgment or statutory demand not satisfied.
• • Use instead of a Personal Insolvency Arrangement application.
• • Use when you want the court to issue a bankruptcy order, not a winding‑up order.
• • Use if you are a creditor seeking to enforce a debt over €5,000.
• • Do not use for small claims under €2,000; a small claims procedure may be more appropriate.

Use this form or another form?

Deadline or filing window

There is no fixed filing deadline, but the summons must be served within 28 days of the judgment or demand becoming final, otherwise the creditor may lose the right to enforce.

Before you submit

• • All fields completed in block letters.
• • Debtor’s full legal name and correct address.
• • Creditor’s name, address, and contact details.
• • Certified copy of judgment or statutory demand attached.
• • Signature of creditor or authorised representative.
• • Date of filing entered.
• • Filing fee paid and receipt attached.
• • Correct High Court registry selected.
• • Copy retained for personal records.

How to file this form

1. 1Download the latest Form No.1 from courts.ie.
2. 2Gather the judgment or statutory demand and have it certified.
3. 3Complete the form, checking spelling and numbers twice.
4. 4Pay the filing fee at the court fee office or online.
5. 5Submit the original form and attachments to the High Court Central Office.
6. 6Obtain a stamped copy as proof of filing.
7. 7Serve a copy of the summons on the debtor according to court rules.

Known limitations

• • Form only applies to bankruptcy, not winding‑up or personal insolvency arrangements.
• • Requires a final judgment or statutory demand; cannot be used for disputed debts.
• • Electronic filing may not be available for all High Court divisions.
• • The fee schedule changes each year; the form may show an outdated amount.