Legal Defences For Debtors
Someone claims I owe them money
Debt collectors can be intimidating, but it’s important to remember that you have rights and legal defences available to you if you feel the situation is unfair.
In accordance with Queensland law, there are measures in place to protect you from harassment and unfair treatment.
It’s important to educate yourself on these defences and take the necessary steps to protect yourself.
Rest assured, you are not alone in this process.
We are here to support you.
Our article offers you information so you know the options available to defend yourself from unethetical debtors.
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Someone claims I owe them money
Debt collectors can be intimidating, but it’s important to remember that you have rights and legal defences available to you if you feel the situation is unfair.
In accordance with Queensland law, there are measures in place to protect you from harassment and unfair treatment.
It’s important to educate yourself on these defences and take the necessary steps to protect yourself.
Rest assured, you are not alone in this process.
Rostron Carlyle Lawyers is here to support you.
Our article offers you information so you know the options available to defend yourself from unethetical debtors.
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My ex-partner was extremely difficult to deal with, and there were times when additional legal advice and reassurance were urgently needed—particularly when he became threatening and made concerning comments about not returning my child. Alana handled these situations with calm professionalism, offering sound guidance and unwavering support.
She was kind, considerate, and an absolute wealth of knowledge during one of the most stressful periods of my life. During mediation, Alana skillfully negotiated a very fair property settlement on my behalf. I truly felt that she had my best interests at heart at every stage.
If you’re looking for a lawyer who is both compassionate and a fierce advocate, I can’t recommend Alana Pointon highly enough. You will not regret choosing her.
Steps you can take to defend yourself from a debt collector
Defend or lose
You may be subject to a default judgment if you fail to defend yourself from a creditor. Thus, you should know the defences available to you before deciding whether to contest a demand for repayment of debts
Advice on considering grounds for a defence
Do you owe or is there some discrepancy in the amount, work completed or contract that could lead a court to believe you don't owe them any money or as much as they have claimed? They may not have completed the works, or they may have unfair contract terms that they are relying on to chase the debt. A solid defence needs to be well written, logical and plead the facts correctly or else you risk losing on a technicality or worse, having a default judgment made against you. Get in touch with Rostron Carlyle Lawyers the moment you have been served a claim so we can get started on your defence and potentially counterclaim.
Counterclaim
You have been served, you know you have a defence and you warned the opposing party that if they took this to court, you would go hard against them. Now is time to write your counterclaim for all the damages they have caused you or your company. Get your facts, figures and evidence in order and then this needs to be presented in a clear, concise, chronological order highlighting why the other side actually owes you money and costs for bringing the claim against you. Want an experts help in making a defence and counterclaim? Get in touch today.
Set off
In many disputes, there is money owing both ways and so a set-off can be used to lower the amounts you owe or eliminate the amounts owed entirely. Often times there are set-off clauses or restrictions in most contracts so getting advice on whether this is a worthwhile pursuit in court from expert lawyers is a must to ensure you are not wasting the courts and your own time and money on a frivolous claim with no chance of success. Get in touch today for an obligation-free chat about your prospects of using a set-off defence.
Steps you can take to defend yourself from a debt collector
Defend or lose
You may be subject to a default judgment if you fail to defend yourself from a creditor. Thus, you should know the defences available to you before deciding whether to contest a demand for repayment of debts
Do you owe or is there some discrepancy in the amount, work completed or contract that could lead a court to believe you don’t owe them any money or as much as they have claimed?
They may not have completed the works, or they may have unfair contract terms that they are relying on to chase the debt.
A solid defence needs to be well written, logical and plead the facts correctly or else you risk losing on a technicality or worse, having a default judgment made against you.
Get in touch with Rostron Carlyle Lawyers the moment you have been served a claim so we can get started on your defence and potentially counterclaim.
You have been served, you know you have a defence and you warned the opposing party that if they took this to court, you would go hard against them.
Now is time to write your counterclaim for all the damages they have caused you or your company.
Get your facts, figures and evidence in order and then this needs to be presented in a clear, concise, chronological order highlighting why the other side actually owes you money and costs for bringing the claim against you.
Want an experts help in making a defence and counterclaim? Get in touch today.
In many disputes, there is money owing both ways and so a set-off can be used to lower the amounts you owe or eliminate the amounts owed entirely.
Often times there are set-off clauses or restrictions in most contracts so getting advice on whether this is a worthwhile pursuit in court from expert lawyers is a must to ensure you are not wasting the courts and your own time and money on a frivolous claim with no chance of success.
Get in touch today for an obligation-free chat about your prospects of using a set-off defence.
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