What is included
- Enforcement claim on a judgment, award, approved settlement or deed
- Investigation of the debtor's assets by lawful means
- Applying for attachments and tracking through to payment
You have a judgment in your favour and are not being paid
Enforcement claim, asset investigation and attachment of accounts, wages and property until what was awarded is collected.
Enforcement of judgments and titles
What is included and what is not promised
Winning the case and getting paid are two different things. Enforcement is where the money is actually recovered, and it depends above all on one thing: finding assets before they disappear.
What it includes: enforcement claim on a judgment, award, approved settlement or deed; investigation of the debtor's assets by lawful means; applying for attachments and tracking through to payment. What it does not include: we cannot guarantee collection: where the debtor has no attachable assets or income, enforcement comes to nothing.
Documents you will need
- Judgment, award or enforceable title, showing it is final.
- Full identifying details of the debtor.
- Any information about the debtor's assets, accounts or employment.
Indicative timing
We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.
Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 3 and 10 working days.
An attachment order is usually issued within weeks; actually collecting depends on what assets appear and can take much longer.
See the pricing page for how we charge this kind of matter.
How it works
Estimated duration: 10 days.
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Merits and deadlines
We check that your judgment, award, approved agreement or deed is an enforceable title and that the action has not lapsed.
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Professional and quote
We ask for the title, the proof it is final and whatever details you have on the debtor. Lawyer and court agent assigned; price in writing.
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Pleadings and evidence
We file the enforcement claim and investigate the debtor's assets by the means the court allows.
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Hearing and judgment
We request seizures of accounts, wages or assets and follow through until actual collection.
What to have at hand
- Judgment, award or enforceable title, showing it is final
- Full identifying details of the debtor
- Any information about the debtor's assets, accounts or employment
Frequently asked questions
Can you find their bank accounts?
The court searches the official registers at a party's request. It is asked for with the enforcement claim.
Can wages be attached?
Yes, above the protected minimum and in bands. We calculate how much that comes to.
The judgment is years old.
The enforcement action has a time limit. The date it became final is the first thing we check.
Related services
People who come for “Enforcement of judgments and titles” often need one of these Court proceedings procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.
Your case
Tell us about the matter, the jurisdiction and any date or summons received.
Request a quote
Tell us about your case and which documents you already have. We tell you what fits, what is missing and what it costs.