The Thomas Higgins Partnership are a company that small business' use when they have an outstanding debt.
They write LBA's for the business for a fee,
and if so required they do instigate small claims court proceedings.
If court proceedings are instigated,
then you do not have to attend,
but you will receive judgement against you whether you owe the money or not.
Once you have a judgement against you,
you then have the option of applying to the court to be able to pay in installments.
You will have to fill out an income and expenditure form,
and the judge will then decide how much you must pay each month.