A judgment is not the end of the story. Once the court has decided, the work of making that decision count begins — and a client who has won wants their money, while a client who has lost wants options. As a solicitor, you need to know how to correct mistakes, challenge unfair outcomes, protect a judgment pending appeal, and force a reluctant debtor to pay. This is where the law meets the bank account.
This lesson walks you through that journey, step by step:
- Overview and Correcting Judgments — the categories of post-trial action, who the creditor and debtor are, payment deadlines, and fixing slips.
- Setting Aside Judgments — default judgments and judgments given in absence, and the grounds for unwinding them.
- Appeals and Interest — when permission is needed, the test and grounds for appeal, review versus rehearing, and interest on the debt.
- Stay of Execution and Preparing to Enforce — why appealing doesn't stop enforcement, getting a stay, and finding out what assets a debtor has.
- Methods of Enforcement — control of goods, third party debt orders, charging orders, and attachment of earnings.
- Insolvency Proceedings — statutory demands, bankruptcy and winding-up petitions, and using them as leverage.