Practice Areas
District Court Debt Collection

Local Solicitor is an award-winning solicitor in debt recovery and are experts with experience at District Court Debt Collection,  and at Circuit Court and High Court level.

We know from our experience that cash flow is important for everyday business thus in some circumstances it is necessary to issue legal proceedings to recover payment for goods or services provided. We also know that it is not about issuing proceedings and getting a court order, it is about getting repaid the monies owed.

We pride ourselves on practical advice. If you need to get involved in a set of legal proceedings Local Solicitor is in your corner to help you through the process.

Our debt recovery advice is practical, with the sole aim of maximising recovery for your business.

We have set out the process for the debt recovery procedure. Please contact Local Solicitor if you require any further information. The telephone number for Local Solicitor is 01 8438138. If you need to get involved in a set of legal proceedings Local Solicitor is in your corner to help you through the process.

The information contained in this website is an overview and explanation of the general process. It is not to be taken as legal advice. Please consult Local Solicitor for legal advice. If you need to get involved in a process Local Solicitor is in your corner to help you through the process. You can contact Local Solicitor by telephoning 01 8438138.

The District Court Debt Collection Procedure is for debts below €15,000.

The procedure involves the following:

• Gather all invoices relating to the debt
• Issue a letter demanding payment of the debt
• Issue Claim notice (Local Solicitor will draft and get this document issued for you.)
• Allow 28 days for the debtor to enter an appearance
• Where debtor does not respond you complete an affidavit of debt which is then lodged with the court office along with additional papers which Local Solicitor will draft for you.
• Obtain judgement from the Court.
• Enforce the Judgment

Where the debtor files an appearance the following steps arise

• The debtor will enter a defence
• The debtor may send a Notice for particulars requesting further information in relation to the claim
• Local solicitor will reply to particulars
• Request a hearing date
• A hearing date is set by the District Court Office
• Judge then hears the case on the hearing date.

The information required to begin and progress the debt recovery process is as follows:

• Your name and address
• Name and address of the debtor
• Copy contract between you and the debtor (if any)
• Copy invoices sent to debtor
• Any response received from debtor in relation to the invoices raised (if any)
• Details of any payment made on foot of the invoice
• Amount of total debt due

We have set out the process for the debt recovery procedure. Please contact Local Solicitor if you require any further information. The telephone number for Local Solicitor is 01 8438138. If you need to get involved in a set of legal proceedings Local Solicitor is in your corner to help you through the process.

The information contained in this website is an overview and explanation of the general process. It is not to be taken as legal advice. Please consult Local Solicitor for legal advice. If you need to get involved in a process Local Solicitor is in your corner to help you through the process. You can contact Local Solicitor by telephoning 01 8438138.