Online / Virtual
Training/Advice
Workshop
Event
Wiseradviser -Time Limits for Recovering Debts through the Courts
Advice NI
This is a free event
This specialist level course provides vital guidance for anyone advising clients when Limitations Act might apply and opportunities to find out about the limitation periods and potential challenges including mortgage shortfalls and credit debts. The is course will outline the provisions of the Limitations (NI) Order, equip advisers to pursue limitation issues with creditors and enable them to use statute and case law in support of limitation arguments.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Explain the meaning of ‘limitation period’
- Describe the relevance of limitation periods in money advice case work
- State the limitation periods for debts typically seen in multiple debt cases
- Identify when the cause of action accrues in debt cases
- Explain how limitation periods can be postponed and extended
- Assist clients to pursue limitation issues with creditors
- Advise clients on possible limitation challenges
- Use statute and case law in support of limitation challenges
- Explain and apply the CML agreement and MCOB on the recovery of mortgage shortfall debts.
This course is worth 2 CPD Points under the MaPS CPD Scheme. It is also worth 3 CPD Points under NIAQS (Northern Ireland Advice Quality Standard).
Sector:
- Advice services