◈ SERVING NOVA SCOTIA
A court order only matters once it is carried out. First Defence enforces what the court has already decided: evictions, repossession and the seizure of property under a writ.
Our founder ran a bailiff and process-serving firm in Nova Scotia for close to 12 years. He took over First Defence in 2019, and enforcement is where the company’s leadership started.
Every file starts with the order itself. We confirm what it authorizes before anyone acts on it.
You give us the order, the judgment or the writ, with the details of what needs enforcing.
We confirm the legal basis, the location and the safest way to carry it out.
Licensed staff carry out the action, with the process logged as it happens.
You receive a written record of what was enforced, when, and how.
An eviction or a seizure can be tense. Staff are trained to keep it calm and de-escalate rather than push through resistance.
We coordinate with local police where the law calls for it, not as a first step. Every action is documented to the standard a court expects if it is challenged.
Send us the order, judgment or writ. We confirm the legal basis before anything is carried out.
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Bailiff work sits at the start of this company’s history, not the edge of it. Our founder built and ran a bailiff and process-serving firm for years before buying First Defence. That experience shapes how enforcement is handled here.
We are licensed and insured in Nova Scotia. The same team that serves a document can enforce the judgment behind it. A file never has to move to a second company. Dispatch runs 24/7, the same as the rest of the business.
A bailiff carries out what a court has already ordered: an eviction, a seizure, or a judgment enforcement.
Cost depends on the type of enforcement, the property involved and how the file unfolds. We scope and quote before work starts.
We document the attempt, involve police where the law requires it, and advise you on next steps.
Enforcement is carried out lawfully, never forced through regardless of the situation.
We do not issue court orders. We serve the documents that lead to one, then enforce it once it is granted. The same team can handle both stages if you need it.
Need a document served first? The same team handles service and the enforcement that follows.
Documents delivered and confirmed, ahead of the order being granted.
Asset and skip tracing to locate a debtor or secured property.
Licensed guarding from the same Halifax office.
Scheduled checks on a vacant property after an eviction.
Tell us what you need covered and we will price it. One officer or a full program, guarding, patrols or an investigation. Quotes are free, itemized, and carry no obligation to proceed.
