If your creditor gets a judgment when you owe a debt the next step is to seek enforcement. Initially a creditor will send the judgement to the Sheriff to seize property, but this Court sheriff does not have the powers of a revenue sheriff and rarely has the resources to seize goods. A further step
Can you still go to jail for debts? One of the final steps in the Court debt collection process where a debtor fails to abide by the terms of an installment order (an order to pay a certain amount laid down by the court to satisfy a court judgment) is jail! A creditor can apply
What happens if I can’t pay a Debt? If your creditor hires a debt collection agency or solicitor to sue you, and you fail to defend a summons for recovery of a debt, a creditor gets a judgment from the court. When you can’t pay the judgment and still owe a debt the next step
New rules, which came into effect on 11, January 2010, facilitate claims in the Small Claims Court from a business against another business for goods or services not exceeding is €2,000. Previously, the Small Claims Court only dealt with cases regarding the supply of goods and services by a seller/supplier to a consumer. Now a