Debt Recovery

6. Still No Payment?

If your claim is successful, you are awarded judgment by the court. If the defendant still refuses to pay up, or falls behind in payments, you can attempt to enforce judgment through the court (see 7). Just because you have been awarded judgment does not guarantee success.

6.1 Often, the reason the defendant did not pay in the first place was lack of funds.

• There may be no valuable assets to sell either.

6.2 The defendant may be able to appeal against the judgment.

• This could delay payment. At worst, the judgment could be cancelled or altered.