If you are unsure whether the Judgment Debtor has any assets, or you would like to find out where and how his assets are held. Examination of Judgment Debtor proceedings would be advisable. Instead of taking out expensive proceedings.
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If the person or company you want to sue is a foreign, there may be some complications because of an area of law known as the ‘conflict of laws’. This area of the law concerns the following main issues:
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A Writ of Summons is a formal court document that begins civil legal proceedings (a lawsuit) against you. It is basically a document from someone with a claim against you, launching a lawsuit. If you want to defend yourself against this claim, the Writ of Summons requires you to appear in Court.
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Getting a writ of summons and reading that someone wants to take you to court is definitely stressful. Whether you win or lose, going through a trial would not only affect you but your loved ones as well.
So, what is the best next step in your situation? Here is some essential information to help you decide.
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Whether you’re signing off on a simple tenancy agreement or a multi-million dollar joint venture agreement, contracts are part and parcel of life and business.
Many disputes and problems can be avoided if you read your contracts properly, with a keen eye for detail and some knowledge of legal terminology. Of course, the best thing to do would be to approach a lawyer to review a contract you are about to enter into. Lawyers are familiar with contract law and have developed a keen understanding of various types of clauses and how to draft them, even challenge them. Lawyers may also negotiate for amendments to terms and conditions in the contract which are not favourable to you.
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These claims are typically called remedies for breach of contract. There are 2 types of remedies – common law remedies and equitable remedies.
• Common law remedies include damages and quantum meruit.
• Equitable remedies include specific performance and injunctions.
The main practical difference between these 2 types of remedies is that equitable remedies are at the discretion of the courts – even when you win the case in court, the court may decline to award equitable remedies, but it must always allow for common law damages to be claimed and awarded, because damages are available ‘as of right’.
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So You Want To Sue Someone – Things to Consider Before You Sue
Here at Lions Chambers LLC, we advise our clients to commence civil litigation in the courts only if it makes commercial sense or if it has a reasonable prospect of succeeding. There are many factors we take into consideration.
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There are 4 ways of doing so.
If you completely undertake any of these 4 methods,
• your name will be either completely and immediately removed from the bankruptcy register (and thus not searchable by the public), which an Annulment; or
• you will become an Undischarged Bankrupt, which means your name is still on the bankruptcy register and will be removed only after some time.
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Have you lent a sum of money to a friend or relative through an IOU but have yet to receive the money-back? Or have you provided a business service or goods to a client, and they have yet to make the payment. You have asked and asked, but all to no avail. What will you do next? This article will aim to help you out if you are ever in this situation.
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Have you lent a sum of money to a friend or relative through an IOU but have yet to receive the money back? Or have you provided a business service or goods to a client and they have yet to make the payment. You have asked and asked but all to no avail. What will you do next? This article will aim to help you out if you are ever in this situation.
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