High Court Enforcement Agent ambushed you


The address on the writ is not your current address[1] which proves the bailiff has traced you then attended in ambush.

The bailiff attended without giving a Notice of Enforcement.[2]

You can make the bailiff give evidence that he kept a record of the time the Notice of Enforcement entered the postal system to the address the bailiff attended.[3]

If the debt is unknown to you, apply to stay the writ and set aside the judgment.[4][5]


Ask the bailiff to show evidence of the time the Notice of Enforcement entered the postal system.[3]

Template Letter

Send the letter to the bailiff company and get a certificate of posting from the post office.

Give a copy of the letter to the bailiff company by email and make a screenshot of the sent email capturing the time you gave it.

Send a copy of the letter by text message to the bailiff to his mobile and make a screenshot of the sent text message to record the time you gave it.

Keep all screenshots for your file.



[1] Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978
[2] Paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[3] Paragraph 7.3 of Schedule 12 of the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
[4] Civil Procedure Rule 83.7(1)
[5] Civil Procedure Rule 23.10