{"id":774,"date":"2025-11-10T10:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/?page_id=774"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:44:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:44:42","slug":"defending-a-statutory-demand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/business\/debt-recovery\/defending-a-statutory-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Defending a Statutory Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"774\" class=\"elementor elementor-774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d008ef5 e-con-full Inner-banner-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d008ef5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5186163c e-con-full Inner-banner e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5186163c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3630c9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3630c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128df8fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"128df8fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defending a Statutory Demand\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346c98c6 e-con-full Breadcrumb_template e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"346c98c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205cbee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"205cbee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1076\" class=\"elementor elementor-1076\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360665ce e-con-full Breadcrumb-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"360665ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eba893c e-con-full Breadcrumb e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eba893c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39389b50 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"39389b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e82f211 e-con-full content-box e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e82f211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c6d5c e-con-full content-box-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59c6d5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d3aa61 e-con-full content-side-right e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27d3aa61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebd1320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ebd1320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defending a Statutory Demand\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b1f963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b1f963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If your business has been issued with a statutory demand, this is a serious matter which can lead to your business being wound up (made insolvent). It is therefore vital that you act quickly in order to protect your business from these outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7efc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7efc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To discuss your circumstances or find out more about the right way to defend a statutory demand, get in touch with our expert\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/business\/debt-recovery\">defendant debt recovery<\/a>\u00a0lawyers today for high-quality advice and legal support. Call us on\u00a0<span class=\"InfinityNumber clickable\"><a href=\"tel:+441514536705\">0151 453 6705<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or complete our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/contact-us\">online enquiry form<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b0e2bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26b0e2bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statutory demands: what can happen\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e275683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e275683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A statutory demand will give your business 21 days to pay an overdue debt in full or otherwise come to an arrangement with your creditor for repayment of the debt. If this doesn&#8217;t happen, your failure to do this can be used as evidence that your business is insolvent and your creditor can apply to have your business wound up. However, they can only do this if the total amount of debt you owe to your creditor is over \u00a3750.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-198dec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"198dec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defending a statutory demand - your options\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f972042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f972042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are numerous options for dealing with a statutory demand, and your business should seek legal advice to understand which are most viable in your particular situation. However, the actions you may be able to take include:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec443e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec443e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Applying to have the demand cancelled\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f152339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f152339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can apply to Court for the demand to be cancelled within 18 days of it being served on your business. You can do this for any of the below reasons:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c885d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c885d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The amount or existence of the debt is in genuine dispute<\/li><li>You have a counterclaim against your creditor which is worth just as much or more than the debt they are claiming from your business.<\/li><li>The demand has been issued incorrectly.<\/li><li>There are also several legal defences open to you, such as that there are other ways for the creditor to recover the money, or that it would be unduly harsh for your business to be wound up. These defences can be quite technical, so make sure you receive qualified legal advice before using them.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71acb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71acb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Come to an agreement with your creditors\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1fc1bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1fc1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You may, for instance, be able to offer security on your property or agree to pay by instalments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8655fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8655fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reduce the debt to below \u00a3750\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014152f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014152f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your business cannot be wound up if the debt you owe is below \u00a3750. You could, therefore, consider making a payment on your business&#8217;s debt, which brings the total amount below this threshold, thus protecting the business from being wound up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dac2d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dac2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact our Commercial Debt Recovery Solicitors\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cbbb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44cbbb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-side right\"><div class=\"item-page\"><div><p>Whether you have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/business\/debt-recovery\/issuing-a-statutory-demand\">issued with a statutory demand\u00a0<\/a>or defending one, our expert team of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isquaredemo.com\/MLT\/threegraceslegal\/business\/debt-recovery\">commercial debt recovery lawyers<\/a>\u00a0can help you to defend your business. 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