The Civil Court Users Association (CCUA)  expresses its gratitude to Just Digital Marketplace Limited (“Just”) for serving notice of their Part 8 Application to the High Court, in which they request confirmation from the Court that they are not prevented from undertaking “virtual” enforcement visits and that Controlled Goods Agreements may be entered into during a “virtual” visit.

It is recognised that this is a sensitive issue in that there are other CCUA members who are also directly involved in High Court Enforcement who may have alternative views. However, this is clearly an issue which is of considerable interest to a wide range of CCUA members and having accepted notice of the Application on behalf of its membership, it is clear that the Association has a duty to make the membership aware and to make enquiries regarding their views. We have therefore communicated the issue to the entire membership and requested their feedback.

It is noted that the Association is not listed amongst the “interested parties” and “potentially interested parties” who have been invited to make submissions directly to the court in the Order dated 25th August 2020. We have therefore decided to send this letter to Just, along with the 3 interested parties to the Application, namely the High Court Enforcement Officers Association, the Civil Enforcement Association and the Ministry of Justice. We hope that all 4 parties will find the following of assistance and we confirm that we have no objection to any of them including this letter, or the contents therein, in their submissions to the court.

Read the full CCUA members’ response to the idea of “virtual” enforcement visits here.