Small claims courts usually have a limit on the dollar amount they can handle, but the process is much simpler than a normal court procedure.
Not exact matches
I've previously posted that when a Plaintiff in a BC Supreme
Court Lawsuit is awarded damages in the Small Claims Court Jurisdiction ($ 25,000 or less) the Plaintiff is usually not permitted to court «costs&ra
Court Lawsuit is awarded damages in the
Small Claims Court Jurisdiction ($ 25,000 or less) the Plaintiff is usually not permitted to court «costs&ra
Court Jurisdiction ($ 25,000 or less) the Plaintiff is
usually not permitted to
court «costs&ra
court «costs».
Suing in
Small Claims Court is
usually quicker and cheaper than suing in the
Court of Queen's Bench.
A car accident with damages of $ 15,000 or less are
usually handled in
small claims courts.
Injury cases in which a relatively low amount of damages is sought (typically a maximum of $ 2000 to $ 5000)
usually must be filed in a
court's «
small claims» division.
In
small claims court, you
usually represent yourself.
If you have experienced financial losses of less than # 5,000 these cases are
usually dealt with by the
small claims court where costs are generally not recoverable.
The parties are
usually small businesses and their customers, the same dramatis personae as in the
small claims court and the employment tribunal, with much the same concerns about legal costs.
If your agent or insurance company prevails in
small claims court, you are
usually out of options.
Arbitration
usually costs a lot more than
Small Claims court, has a reduced statute of limitations and the arbitrators are often unqualified and sometimes biased.
Then you filed in
small claims court for an eviction which meant another notice delivered by the sheriff and a
court date
usually about three weeks out.