When It Comes To Service North Central Bailiffs Ltd. Stands Apart From The Rest!
The quality of our work is the reason for our high level of success.
And this is due to the many years of experience of our staff and
their Court Bailiff's training. We produce pristine written reports
and offer excellent and immediate follow-up service. We have six
offices well spaced around the province; they compliment each
other and save you money due to the fact that all
travel and locate costs are kept low.
COMPANY BIOGRAPHY
THE BAILIFF: THEN AND NOW BY DON MCPHAIL, PRESIDENT OF NORTH CENTRAL BAILIFFS LTD. FROM A RECENT RED TAPE NEWSLETTER
The bailiff business certainly has seen changes in the 20 plus years I have been in it! When I started North Central Bailiffs Ltd., bailiffs were simply men with the stomach for a good argument and the courage to sell "empty driveways." Sure they dealt with complicated matters like Rent Distress Actions and all, but for the most part they had only a small inkling of the big picture and there were a lot of lawyers out there just waiting for them to "step in it."
Over the years the business has become much more sophisticated. The bailiffs of today possess a lot of knowledge and by far and away they really are experts in their field. It is now very common for lawyers to refer their clients to a bailiff to resolve credit issues and not expect to see the client again. Many bailiff companies, like North Central Bailiffs Ltd. also took on Court Order Enforcement as far back as 1990. We sent our first recruits to the Justice Institute for training and after that we bid on contracts to replace services previously provided only by the Sheriff’s office.
Court Bailiffs are appointed under the Sheriffs Act rather than licensed by the Provincial government and are typically much better educated, more experienced and highly skilled craftsmen of civil law enforcement. Court Bailiffs have very advanced legal knowledge considering their employment in an occupation that does in-house training. These masters of civil enforcement are the scourges of the deliberate "credit criminals", of which there are actually very few, while also possessing the ability and authority to work with persons and corporations who have a reasonable and realistic ability to work out their debts. Show them the money or a realistic game plan and you will likely make a deal, as long as your creditor agrees to it, that is!
If you want to be a bailiff you will likely want to have a business/consumer finance background, good business and computer skills and an outgoing and assertive personality and if you have to, be able to talk your way out of a forest fire! I like to tell the new staff, "Better to win the battle with your wits than with Writs" and "go by the book and you never have to look back". My favourite saying, though, is to advise our clients to, "Stay out of the court of loss: settle it!" The bailiff industry has made the transition from repo-man to professional bailiff, a person with extraordinary "school of hard knocks" para-legal skills and knowledge. Successful bailiffs in this day and age require intelligence, training, extraordinary communication skills, some intuition, great backup from their company and instant access to good legal advice, oh - and occasionally, a really fast tow-truck operator!
Over the years the industry often noticed that the best man for the job was a woman and as a result we have had, and still do have a number of very good female bailiffs in the industry. At our firm long-term female employees hold many positions in management, so we have to be very polite in the office at all times, and never leave the seat up, ever!
Once this industry got onto technology and computers it changed as fast as the Internet itself. With cell phones, digital cameras and e-mail our customers were literally in the drivers seat with us as we worked their files. The Internet has driven this industry into the new millennium with some big players back east commanding a very large share of the market. This has driven those who can see the future to even greater achievements and skill levels. You can’t afford not to be e-literate!
In a time where the consumers have more rights and protection from creditors than ever before the bailiff industry has kept up with the changes, recognized the need for such protection, and is working with creditors and debtors alike to assure the rights of all are respected and protected. This industry looks to the future, which seems bright. At the same time, don't forget to make your car payment this month or one of our, polite, well-spoken, well-dressed, educated, well-versed and wireless agents of the new millennium just might have to drag off your new toy!
Don McPhail President North Central Bailiffs Ltd. with six offices in British Columbia.
Please see his listings and Court Bailiffs advertisement in our BC section of the Provincial Directory as well as online at www.processserverscanada.com.
Don mentions the issue of self-regulation and this is an issue in BC at this time. We will continue to follow this situation. Thank you, Don!
Services
• Repossessions • Court Bailiff Service • Rent Distress Actions
• Document Service • Repossessions and Liquidations
• Lien Filing • Searches • Collections • Process Serving
