Quick action defends ID theft debt

We were instructed by our client, who was the purported defendant in a debt recovery claim. The claim had been brought against our client by a credit agency. Our client however disputed the claim on the grounds of stolen identity, and accordingly argued he was not a party to the alleged fixed sum loan agreement in question.

We disputed the debt on this ground and invited the claimant to withdraw the proceedings. The matter was allocated to the Small Claims Track, but we succeeded in getting the claim discontinued promptly, thus saving our client further legal costs.