My hook snagged the arrestment cable right at the maximum allowable speed and it operated as advertised even though I pulled ...

Residents at a small village in West Fife have issued a desperate call to authorities to protect them from an “environmental disaster”.

Councils can also subject those in arrears to speedy debt enforcement through a bank arrestment as a means of recovering payment. Commenting on the latest figures, the Local Government ...

This will result in your bank account being ‘frozen’. You will then have to agree to pay not only the balance outstanding on the debt at the time of the arrestment, but also the Sheriff Officer’s ...

When Mrs A received a warning her wages were to be arrested, he assured her he had been to court and a stop had been placed on the arrestment. Despite his assurances, money was deducted from her pay.

Mr Jackson went on: “In these circumstances the usual course of action is to collect the funds by negotiation with the debtor or, if that fails, through arrestment of bank accounts or ...

The legal changes the party wants to see include a temporary rent freeze, a ban on winter evictions and changes to laws on debt including fairer rules on earnings, arrestment and bankruptcy fees.