To make a debtor bankrupt you must prove the debt and that the debtor has engaged in an act of bankruptcy which would involve failing to respond to a Bankruptcy Summons or having a “nulla bona” (no goods) returned on an Execution Order which the Sheriff would have tried to execute on foot of a … Read more
So, you have obtained a judgment against a debtor and now you wish to enforce it in the District Court or you have had a judgment given against you for a debt and you are confused as to what happens next. It is important to understand that there is no limit on the jurisdiction of … Read more
The Civil Summons procedure is the method of issuing legal proceedings in the District Court. The District Court deals with claims with a value up to €6,348.69 (IR£5,000) and many people in Ireland will have been served with, or served, a Civil Summons in the last 18 months to pursue a debt. Note: the financial … Read more
Judgment mortgages have become more commonplace in the last few years with considerable numbers of people finding themselves in difficult financial circumstances due to the property crash of 2008/9. A judgment mortgage will only arise after the obtaining of a judgment against a debtor on foot of a debt. The effect of then registering a … Read more
When you obtain a foreign judgment against an Irish debtor you will invariably want to enforce that judgment against the assets of the debtor in Ireland, if he has any. There is an important distinction to be made at the outset though-if your judgment was obtained in an EU country then there is a procedure … Read more