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ARTICLE · 12 DECEMBER 2023

Enforcing A Money Judgment By Taking Control Of Goods

In our next series of business debt recovery blogs, our dispute resolution solicitors will provide more information about these enforcement options...

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In our previous blog, we provided a summary of enforcement options once a judgment is obtained from the court.

In our next series of business debt recovery blogs, our dispute resolution solicitors will provide more information about these enforcement options, starting with enforcing a money judgment by taking control of goods.

Advantages of taking control of goods

Taking control of goods is a very popular method of enforcing a money judgment.

It requires the issue of a court document (in the High Court, a writ of control and the County Court, a warrant of control) which commands an enforcement agent (usually a High Court enforcement officer (HCEO) or a County Court bailiff) to seize and sell a judgment debtor's goods and raise funds to satisfy the judgment debt.

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