What is a relevant claim

The prescription period can be interrupted by a ‘relevant claim’ made by a creditor.

‘Relevant claims’ are when a creditor raises an action for the debt, or obtains a court order or raises a petition for the sequestration of the client. It can also include executing recovery action such as wage arrestments, attachment orders or serving a charge for payment or arresting the debtor’s bank account.

Every time the creditor makes a relevant claim, it interrupts the running of prescription, which begins again from the start.