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== Client problems== | == Client problems== | ||
* | *Client is going to refuse to attend a trial, even though they have received a summons to appear. | ||
* Creditor is threatening to put client in jail unless a debt is paid. | *Creditor is threatening to put client in jail unless a debt is paid. | ||
* Judge has told client that they could be jailed if a payment order is not obeyed. | *Judge has told client that they could be jailed if a payment order is not obeyed. | ||
* Client was served with a notice to appear in court, and the bailiff said the client could be arrested and jailed if they do not appear at the hearing. | *Client was served with a notice to appear in court, and the bailiff said the client could be arrested and jailed if they do not appear at the hearing. | ||
* Client asks what will happen if they fail to appear for a court hearing for which the client has been given a notice saying that they must appear. | *Client asks what will happen if they fail to appear for a court hearing for which the client has been given a notice saying that they must appear. | ||
* Client asks what will happen if they refuse to make payments on a judgment, even though there is an ability to pay and an order to make instalment payments. | *Client asks what will happen if they refuse to make payments on a judgment, even though there is an ability to pay and an order to make instalment payments. | ||
== Summary of the law== | == Summary of the law== | ||
