Webmasters Make $$$ QUESTION: Dear Legal Wiz, Good morning. My secretary recommended that I get collection agent for my loan company in Jamaica. I want to know more about this. What are the functions and skills should I look out for. Tonja Morris. RESPONSE: Dear Tonja, Debt collector/ collections agent SUMMARY OF TASKS • Contacting borrowers on the telephone to give options for repayment • Documenting outcomes of conversations • Researching to determine location information • Evaluating and assessing credit and financial situations • Meeting monthly performance expectations • Performing…
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Articles by senior journalists including reports, interviews on matters of justice, legal etc across Jamaica
COURT LANGUAGE: Prosecution
COURT LANGUAGE: Default Judgment
Webmasters Make $$$ Default Judgment: This refers to a judgment given in the absence of the defendant if it has been confirmed that the defendant failed to enter an appearance although he was served with the documents filed in court by the plaintiff… [Adapted from Supreme Court website]
Read MoreCOURT LANGUAGE: Trial Date
Webmasters Make $$$ Trial Date: This is the date set for a matter to be tried in court. At this point, all the necessary documents and personnel would be available. [Adapted from Supreme Court website]
Read MoreCOURT LANGUAGE: Affidavit of Service
OPEN LETTER: Is the Sutton Street RM Court gone corrupt?
Webmasters Make $$$ Dear Managers of the Court, and Justice Reform System of Jamaica, The Civil Resident Magistrate Court, Sutton Street location, is now forcing litigants to have the Bailiff serve notice of adjournment and alarmingly even in RECOVERY OF POSSESSION cases.. Several questions arise that forces me to bring this to your urgent attention for an investigation and address of this matter. The main one being that this move seems not be enforcing justice, but another step in a game being played by the Bailiff office following a rather…
Read MoreJamaica Chief Justice mourns loss of Cornwall Bar President
Webmasters Make $$$ Chief Justice, the Honourable Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla O.J., on behalf of the Judiciary, expresses deep sympathy at the recent passing of Attorney-at-Law, George Thomas, O.D., President of the Cornwall Bar Association. She extends sincere condolences to his children – Maurice, Melissa and Martyn, his friends and colleagues. The pain of his passing has affected not only his family, and the legal fraternity, but also beneficiaries of his unparalleled commitment to advance our nation through community development, for which he was honoured in 2010. Mr. Thomas served…
Read MoreResident Magistrates’ (NOA) address of touts may be wrong tactic
Webmasters Make $$$ In recent times, the Resident Magistrates at the Sutton Street Court location have been ordering that members of the public use the bailiff’s office for process service. Perhaps in response to an article, published in the Jamaica Gleaner March 29th, 2015, titled “Bailiffs being put out of office by touts in the street ” these certain Resident Magistrates are attempting to maintain control by these means. The article written by Barbara Gayle was solely based on, and reflected mostly accusations levied by Mr Augustus Sheriah, who has…
Read MoreTESTIMONIAL: Thank you Anthea McGibbon for your efficiency
Want to serve your Jamaican FAMILY COURT documents?
You can’t but WE can. Family Courts of Jamaica do not allow anyone but a police officer or court bailiff to serve its summons. So we can make the arrangements for you with one of the officers who team with us. Bear in mind that the bailiff of the family court serves these processes for free however.
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