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Civil Law

  • Civil law matters are outside the remit of statute law.
  • An AST is the result of statute law but enforcement of an AST is a civil matter.
  • A tenant breaching the terms of an AST is not normally a criminal matter so the police will normally be unable to assist.
Published: 24 September 2015 Last Updated: 17 November 2021