This Paralegal course is designed to provide a general grounding in Debt Recovery Practice. Emphasis is placed on the following areas of importance to the Debt Recovery Department.
- Credit control procedures
- Types of debtor
- Raising court proceedings; drafting summonses and writs
- Jurisdiction
- Procedure for undefended actions in detail
- Defended actions – an overview
- Arrestments and inhibitions
- Charges for payment: Attachments; Earnings arrestments
- Using private investigators and credit reference agencies
- Data protection issues in debt recovery
- Introduction to consumer credit
- Legislative changes in the pipeline
- Debt Arrangement Scheme