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SMALL CLAIMS COURT
Our Small Claims Court
Support service is specifically designed to ensure that people who are not
familiar with court procedures and forms can pursue their claim with complete
confidence.
This page explains how Small Claims work in England and
Wales however if you require information about our support service please go to
our Home Page. |
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The Small Claims Court is a service
provided by the Court Service and is designed
to be as "user friendly" as possible. The upper limit on claims handled by the
Small Claims Court is £5,000.00 for money claims and £1,000.00 for
personal injury claims.
The ethos of the Small Claims Court is that
Claimant's should be able to state their claim to a District Judge (formerly
Stipendiary Magistrates) without the requirement for legal representation.
In general Civil Procedure Rules
do not apply and this is very useful for the lay person who would normally be
ensnared in complex legal requirements and the complicated rules in respect of
evidence.
Because of the user friendly attitude to claims allocated to
the Small Claims Track, Claimants are provided with Directions by the court
which must be adhered to but prevent the Claimant from making avoidable
errors.
Initially, the Claimant should
follow a series of procedures which are fully explained on this web site at
The Court Process and at
Appearing In Court. The details are
explained but please be aware that our service is designed to prompt you at
each stage to ensure that the correct action is adopted. We have also included
a Definitions page to dispel confusion about
legal terms, various court procedures and Defendant behavior. In addition there
is a page dealing with the court documents
which explains the purpose of each document and can be used for reference
purposes.
The Small Claims subject has
been divided into "bite sized chunks" in order to make it as easy as possible
for Claimants to follow the process.
If you have any queries please
contact us by either email or telephone from our Contact Page or submit your details by clicking on
to our response button below.
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