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Helping businesses and individuals recover what is owed, by choosing the right remedy at the right time.
Explore Recovery Options ↓The strongest recovery cases are built long before the dispute begins.
Every sale should state when payment is due and what happens if it is not paid.
Record every transaction and every acknowledgment of the debt.
A clear notice often ends the matter without litigation.
Each recovery matter needs its own strategy.
Recover the principal, interest and costs through the right civil proceeding.
An ordinary civil suit to recover unpaid invoices, service dues, loans and contractual amounts, with interest and costs.
A faster procedure for claims based on written contracts, promissory notes or bills of exchange for a fixed sum. The defendant must obtain leave of the court to defend.
For commercial disputes of the specified value, heard by the Commercial Court with strict timelines. Pre-institution mediation is required unless urgent interim relief is sought.
Registered micro and small suppliers can refer delayed payments to the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, which conciliates and, if needed, arbitrates.
Criminal proceedings are for cheating, fraud or a dishonoured cheque, not merely because money is unpaid.
Criminal complaint where a cheque issued for a debt or liability is dishonoured and payment is not made within 15 days of a legal notice.
A private complaint alleging cheating, criminal breach of trust or misappropriation, where there was dishonest intention from the start.
Where the facts require police investigation, such as forged documents, several accused or money that must be traced.
A criminal case is appropriate only where there is cheating, fraud or a dishonoured cheque. Unpaid money alone is a civil matter. Choosing the wrong route wastes time and can weaken your case.
Generally three years from the date the money became due, subject to acknowledgments and part payments that can extend it. This must be checked on your documents.
Yes. The MSMED Act gives registered micro and small suppliers a right to interest on delayed payments and a reference to the Facilitation Council.
For a cheque dishonour case, a notice within the statutory period is mandatory. In other cases a well-drafted notice often produces payment without litigation.
Recovery is about the right remedy, at the right time, with the right documents.
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