A debtor of mine has been ordered to pay me money by the court, but he dodges the bayliffs, they can't ask him for ID or break into his house, so I need to find out if he either has a vehicle to seize or his bank account details so the court can freeze them.
2006-10-05 21:51:51 · 5 answers · asked by gennyk4u 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
No the court cannot summon him again, only the bailiff can enforce the court's decision and the bailiffs' hands are tied as this guy has human rights and confidentiality.
2006-10-05 22:05:05 · update #1
The guy is very slippery and is wanted for £1.5m fraud by the DTI. I do not want to give up as he owes me £1,800, for a single person this is a lot of money.
If I can find a Private Detective, who locates where his vehicle is or what his account details and balance are I am sorted.
Any ideas??? Help!!! I want to nail this see you next tuesday....
2006-10-05 22:07:32 · update #2
Tell him you will except a cheque and that you will then leave him alone, he will probably cancel the cheque but hey, you will have his details on the cheque that he gives you.
2006-10-07 11:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by anoushka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you are talking about an English judgement order from the small claims court (s.c.c.) go to the court's offices. Ask them for a leaflet about how to enforce a judgement and in particular ask them to explain two things in detail. 1) an attachment to earnings order - assuming the debtor has a job you, and any one else with a judgement order can have the money in installments paid over by his employer. 2) Ask about 'a garnishee order' - this is a direction to a third party ie the bank to hand over the money. You could try 'selling' your debt to an enforcement agency taking a % of what you are owed and leaving the 'professionals' who have more 'sources' to try and trace what you are after but for the ordinary man in the street I've found its leg work, asking around any one who might also have had dealings with the debtor.ask the mail man , delivery guys etc.If they change bank you start all over again. As for his vehicle if you see one he uses there are legitimate ways for Driving Vehicle Licensing Centre to disclose detailsl if you can convince DVLC you have a good reason. For debts over a certain min.limit If it's his own house have you considered making him bankrupt ? Have you asked the courts for an oral examination of his means where he has to come and explain what he's got. Unfortunately the drawback of the s.c.c. is that virtually no help is given to people in enforcing the judgement and although your costs are added to his bill you have to pay for each of any enforcement stage you try. The expressions 'a man of straw' and 'you can't get blood out of a stone ' come to mind and sometimes you just cut your losses, esp. if you find out others also have unsettled judgements, and write it off on your revenue returns. Don't forget the debt last for seven years starting each and every time he acknowledges its existence your paths might cross in the future when he's in funds.
Amendment. Sorry I was doing my reply and didn't see your additional details but I'll leave my response in case it helps but every thing you adds tells me this is a tough one. Perhaps try one of the Sunday newspapers, like the financial pull out in the Sunday Mail they have advice sections esp they do bits on fraudsters and just might help.
2006-10-06 05:40:51 · answer #2 · answered by on thin ice 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely the Courts should be able to enforce the Order? I can't think of any other legal way of gettting the information.
2006-10-06 05:05:25 · answer #3 · answered by Caro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will probably need to apply for a court order to gain access to bank records.
Easier to go through his trash and find a statement!
2006-10-06 04:54:41 · answer #4 · answered by The Wandering Blade 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surely if he is in breach of the order he can be taken back to court?
2006-10-06 04:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋