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DIY Legal Action

Learn to take your own legal proceedings for debt recovery through the county court. This workshop will give you an all round understanding of the legal system and help you get the most out of it.

Benefits of attending this course:

  • You will learn all the relevant pre-action checks
  • You will find out which pre-action letters are the most effective
  • You will learn how to issue your own proceedings
  • You will learn about all possible debtor responses and how to deal with them
  • You will know which forms to use and when to use them
  • You will know the right enforcement action to take after judgment

An increasing number of companies and individuals are withholding payment until they are forced to pay.You will need to sue certain customers as part of your routine procedures.This lively, interactive course will show you the steps to take from start to finish in recovering debt through the county court

Course Objectives

To show you best practice for taking legal action in the county court yourself without the use of a solicitor, from pre-action considerations to enforcement

Course Designed For

Anyone who wants to know the county court procedures available for the recovery of debt or who wants to be better informed of the processes available before deciding whether to use a solicitor or do it themselves

Pre-Action Considerations

  • Proof of debt
  • The contract with your debtor
  • Terms and conditions
  • Who is the defendant
  • Is it cost effective

The Collection Process

  • Letter before action
  • Interest and compensation charges
  • Completing the claim form
  • Getting it right
  • Serving the claim form

Debtors Responses

  • The different types of responses
  • What to do with each type of response
  • Dealing with dishonoured cheques
  • Dealing with defended actions and counterclaims
  • The prospect of succeeding
  • The court tracking system

Judgment and Enforcement

  • When to issue judgment
  • When to issue summary judgment
  • Applying for judgment
  • Different types of enforcement
  • When and how to use the different types
  • The forms to complete
  • The effects of insolvency
  • Case studies

In-House Training

If you have a team of people in your credit department, we can present a variety of training courses for you at your premises, including training for Sales People - Maximising Sales while Minimising Risk.

Private training is geared to your specific needs by us spending time with you beforehand carrying out pre-course consultancy and your delegates completing questionnaires.We can also adapt our training courses to suit people involved in the Consumer Credit Industry.

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