Court actions are an important indicator of credit risk. CreditorWatch includes commercially relevant court actions in credit reports and risk alerts to help you understand whether an entity has had a judgment lodged against it in an Australian court.
Court Systems Covered by CreditorWatch
CreditorWatch currently captures commercially relevant, high-risk court actions from the following court systems:
NSW Magistrates Court
NSW District Court
NSW Supreme Court
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)
QLD Magistrates Court
QLD District Court
VIC Magistrates' Court
VIC County Court
SA Magistrates Court
SA District Court
WA Magistrates Court
WA District Court
Federal Courts
We plan to expand court coverage to additional jurisdictions soon.
Court Actions in Credit Reports
Credit reports include recent and historical court actions, providing visibility into an entity's legal and financial risk profile.
Information available in a credit report includes:
Date of judgment
Case number
State or territory where the judgment occurred
Court that issued the judgment
Opposing party
Action type
Nature of the claim
Costs, where applicable
Court Actions in Risk Alerts
When a new court action is recorded against a monitored entity, CreditorWatch generates a risk alert.
Each risk alert includes:
A description of the court action, including the nature of the claim
The judgment amount
You can also customise your alert settings to include court actions in alert emails.