Small Claims
Below are our 11 articles in the 'small claims' category:
It is a fundamental principal of justice that a party is entitled to know the nature of the case against him. Further, whenever a party on either side of proceedings intends to rely on a document as ...
Being owed money by someone can become an all-consuming frustration. You know you are in the right, you have tried to be reasonable and yet being reasonable has got you nowhere. If all else has ...
The courts can be frightening places. Populated by people wearing wigs and strange clothes, they are clearly no place for ordinary people. If a case goes to court the costs involved can easily ...
Issuing a Claim Online
Since 2001 it has been possible to issue some claims online using Money Claim Online, a service provided by Her Majesty's Court Service (HMCS). A claim can be started ...
The small claims procedure is designed to ensure that straightforward claims of relatively low financial value can be dealt with quickly and efficiently, and with little danger of either party ...
All claims, regardless of their financial value or type, are essentially issued in the same way. The claimant lodges a claim form at a county court, or via the Money Claim Online system, and pays a ...
A road traffic accident compensation claim may be dealt with in the small claims court if:
The value of the claim is £5000 or less; and,
The value of any claim for damages for personal ...
The single most important question to ask before taking a case to court is whether there is a valid claim. In some situations it may seem obvious that somebody has done something, or failed to do ...
Bank charges – and whether or not they are unfair – are big news. A large number of people have pursued banks through the small claims court to recover charges, fees or penalties that had been ...
Once a claim has been issued the court will put together a “response pack” containing:
The claim form;
An acknowledgement of service form. If this is filled in and returned to the court ...
There are several different ways that a defendant can respond when a claim is issued against him:
Do nothing at all – the claimant is then entitled to request a judgment in default;
Admit ...
