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Rather than just relying on letters of demand to recover a debt it very straightforward to initiate legal proceedings. This can be done by simply filing a 'claim notice' at the relevant District Court Office and giving same to the debtor. A court issued document, and the associated threat of a court judgment, will be far more effective than a letter demanding payment. While not mandatory it is advisable, of course, to have first sent a demand letter to the debtor seeking repayment before initiating the legal debt recovery process as outlined below.
STEP ONE: Lodge your claim with the court and also inform the debtor. You use the following document to do this:
Claim Notice - Debt Not Execeeding €15,000
STEP TWO (UNDEFENDED): If the debtor fails to respond or defend your claim you can then apply for a judgment to the District Court Office, i.e. there is no requirement to attend any court hearing. To do this you need to draft he following three documents on LawOnline - to confirm that you have given the claim notice to the debtor, to also confirm how much of the debt remains outstanding and the judgment document itself which you must prepare for issue by the District Court Office:
Statutory Declaration of Service of Claim Notice
We also provide all four debt collection document drafting processes in one pack:
STEP TWO (DEFENDED): If the debtor reponds by indicating an intention to defend your claim the matter will have to be adjudicated upon at a court hearing if you wish to continue to seek repayment of the outstanding amount. In this case, you may wish to represent yourself as a 'lay litigant' or, alternatively, use the services of a solicitor to represent you at the court hearing. Our partner solicitor firm (William J. Brennan & Co. Solicitors) can provide this service - see sidebar.
VIDEO: How to recover a debt using LawOnline
In addition to providing the document drafting processes to enable you to complete the required documents, we also provide the following easy-to-read law guides on the subject of using the District Court for debt recovery purposes.