Judgments against NI businesses fell by 24 per cent in first quarter of 2021 The Registry Trust said intervention of government and forbearance by creditors has protected businesses.
JUDGMENTS against Northern Ireland businesses fell by 24 per cent in the first quarter of 2021.
The Registry Trust said 269 orders were made against firms here in the first six months, compared with 353 in the same period last year.
The organisation said the decline reflected the financial protective measures put in the place during the pandemic.
The total value of business judgments similarly fell 21 per cent, from £1.2 million to £976,602.
Some 1,678 debt judgments were made against consumers over the same period, a drop of 12 per cent.
Numerous county court judgments (CCJs) have been made against Slater and Gordon, RollOnFriday can reveal.
Since 2015, the firm has been subject to at least six CCJs.
The most recent judgment, for £1,100, was handed down on 22 September last year and is shown on the register as still unsatisfied five months later. A spokesperson for Slater and Gordon said the record hasn t been updated and was incorrect , and insisted that we don’t have any outstanding CCJs .
Staff at both the Registry Trust, which operates the public register of CCJs, and at the County Court Money Claims Centre which dealt with the claim, were unable to confirm Slater and Gordon s assertion. However, they agreed it was possible that the debt had been settled and was not yet showing up on court records.
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image captionThe Registry Trust lists Northamptonshire County Council as having six unsatisfied county court judgements against it
A cash-strapped council had to use a credit card to pay a bill of nearly £40,000 for photocopiers after bailiffs arrived at its head office.
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image captionThe six unsatisfied county court judgements listed by the Registry Trust include one from May 2019 for £50,000