SQE1 sample questions

Question 51

A limited company (‘the Claimant’) supplies bike stands at a cost of £15,000 including VAT to a sole trader (‘the Defendant’) who sells electric bikes. The Defendant is VAT registered. The Defendant fails to pay the amount due.

The Claimant instructs a solicitor who obtains a money judgment in the County Court for the full sum plus interest. The Defendant does not pay the judgment debt within 14 days as ordered by the court.

The Claimant accurately informs the solicitor that the Defendant rents a very expensive apartment, her business is doing well and she also leases an industrial unit where she sells and stores all of her stock. She also pays money monthly into a bank account in the joint names of her and her spouse which has a current balance of £30,000.

What is the best method of enforcing the judgment to recover some or all of the judgment debt?

A. A warrant of control.

B. An attachment of earnings order.

C. A charging order over the apartment.

D. A third party debt order.

E. A writ of control.


E - A writ of control.


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