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Training Course Summary:

Once all other avenues have been exhausted, the final option to recover a debt may be by suing the customer. This highly practical course equips delegates to process a claim through the county court without the use of a solicitor. It demonstrates how to complete the appropriate paperwork, follow the correct procedures, and present the evidence to bring about a successful claim.

Who Should Attend:

Suitable for anyone wishing to recover trade debts by processing claims through the courts themselves without using a solicitor.

Training Course Overview/Content:

The ‘Do It Yourself’ Approach

When is it appropriate to pursue your own claims
What is the impact on the credit department?
How it affects your relationship with customers
Check you are making the right decision to sue
The Legal Framework

Understand the essential legal principles
Be familiar with the legal jargon
The Court system
Background to the Civil Procedures rules
Step by step Through the Court Process

Pre-action protocols
Issuing proceedings
Claiming interest on the debt
Serving the claim form
How and when can you proceed against a defendant outside England and Wales
Obtaining judgment
Setting aside default judgments
Allocation: small claims track, fast track and multi track
Enforcing a Judgment

Using an order to obtain Information from judgment debtors
Sending in the bailiffs
Attachment of earnings
Third party debt order
Charging orders
Practical Application

Learn how to complete the paperwork
Understand the timescales involved
Know the costs involved
Ensure you are properly prepared at every stage