Sentences with phrase «of small claims court»

Also, outside of small claims court matters, there is also no comparison between buying or selling one's own home and representing one's self in a difficult court case.

Typical of the cases taking up considerable court time lately is the 2010 decision of Small Claims Court Deputy Judge Jay State in the case of Smith v. Campanella.

The US Patent and Trademark Office is requesting comments on the implementation of a small claims court for patent litigation.

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Healey J. dismissed Ms. Brown's appeal from an order of the Small Claims Court granting judgment in favour of Peel Mutual on its Defendant's Claim against her in the amount of $ 14,833.77.

[30] Having concluded that the reasons of the Small Claims Court were facially incapable of appellate review, the Divisional Court was obliged to consider the record before the trial judge to determine if the reasons were more comprehensible when read in the context of this record.

There are provisions in the Rules of Civil Procedure which provide that if a plaintiff brings a lawsuit in Superior Court and recovers an amount that is within the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court ($ 25,000), it is open to the court to order that the plaintiff shall not recover any of its legal costs of the lawsuit.

Nate, what proportion of small claims court parties are currently represented by counsel?

In certain circumstances that may be correct but only if the claim can be brought within the monetary limit of Small Claims Court.

For more information, see Rule 8 of the Small Claims Court Rules.

There are fees associated with filing court forms and these are listed in Schedule A of the Small Claims Court Rules.

It is slightly below the 9.7 % of Small Claims Court claims going to trial.

We are excited to introduce the Small Claims Mediation Initiative, which offers affordable, timely and effective mediation for those parties involved in cases already commenced in the Small Claims Courts in Ontario, or those disputes not yet started in Court — but which otherwise are within the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court [1].

In addition, he is a former Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court.

The purpose of Small Claims Court is to take disputes involving relatively small amounts of money out of the more formal judicial system, in the hope that the claims can be resolved more quickly and at less expense than in a full - scale court case.

In response, the plaintiff argued that the RTA only provides the Board with jurisdiction to hear matters up to the limit of the Small Claims Court; otherwise, the Superior Court has the power to make any order that the Board could make.

Bill 44 — 2012, the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, creates a tribunal with jurisdiction and powers very much the same as those of the small claims court but mandated to:

It used to be — may still be — that Quebec's equivalent of a small claims court did not permit lawyers.

Although deputy judges of the Small Claims court are not subject to the Canadian Judicial Council's Code of Ethics, the judge held that small claim court judges are «subject to the same ethical standards as other judges of Ontario», and relied on the following Code of Ethics provision:

The recent decision of the Divisional Court in Ontario about community involvement of a Small Claims court judge takes a different approach to community involvement.

We were only given the address of the Small Claims Court in Toronto and were instructed to be there by 9:00 am.

An order that the landlord pay to the Board an administrative fine not exceeding the greater of $ 10,000 and the monetary jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.

Almost 90 % of Small Claims Court cases settle before going to trial.

Second, the timing of the Small Claims Court actions differs from the misrepresentation claim.

You can also take the route of Small Claims Court or have this dispute over vehicle repairs dealt with in your personal injury lawsuit by your lawyer.

The paltry award is well within the $ 25,000 jurisdiction of the small claims court and placed the plaintiff at risk of being denied his costs for the action, despite his victory, because he had brought the action to the wrong court.

Second, any claim of $ 1,000 or less may, at the option of the claiming party, be resolved in small claims court in New York, New York if the claim and the parties are within the jurisdiction of the small claims court.

While articling at Will Davidson LLP, articling students will complete a very wide range of tasks and assignments, but of note, they will be asked to conduct legal research, prepare legal documents and argument, prepare for and attend at motions, prepare for and assist with trials, maintain carriage of Small Claims Court matters, and conduct Small Claims Court trials independently.

This could lead to far more actions being brought as the awards are invariably modest, and frequently within the jurisdiction of the Small Claims Court.

The Rules of the Small Claims Court provide for streamlined procedures so that cases can be determined at a lower cost and in less time for litigants than cases commenced in the Superior Court.

Every judge of the Superior Court of Justice is also a judge of the Small Claims Court.

(7) The salary, pension benefits, other benefits and allowances of the Small Claims Court Administrative Judge are subject to the recommendations of the Provincial Judges Remuneration Commission and, for the purpose, the Small Claims Court Administrative Judge is deemed to be a provincial judge under the framework agreement set out in the Schedule to this Act.

Sometimes, when a case is within the monetary jurisdiction of a small claims court, a litigant may still not be permitted to issue a claim there.

(5.1) The Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice may delegate to the Small Claims Court Administrative Judge appointed under section 87.2 his or her powers and duties under subsection (1) in respect of the Small Claims Court, subject to such conditions or restrictions as he or she may specify.

(3) Only the Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Justice, exclusive of the Small Claims Court, may grant equitable relief, unless otherwise provided.

(5) Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Small Claims Court to order, hear and determine contempt hearings where it is otherwise authorized by law.

32 (1) A regional senior judge of the Superior Court of Justice may, with the approval of the Attorney General, appoint a lawyer to act as a deputy judge of the Small Claims Court.

80 Every judge or officer of a court in Ontario, including a deputy judge of the Small Claims Court, shall, before entering on the duties of office, take and sign the following oath or affirmation in either the English or French language:

(3) For greater certainty, the power of the Small Claims Court to order, hear and determine a contempt hearing under this section is conferred on and may be exercised by the persons referred to in clauses 24 (2)(a) and (b).

(14) The Lieutenant Governor may, on the basis of a recommendation for removal, order the removal of the Small Claims Court Administrative Judge from office on the address of the Assembly.

There is not a single comprehensive resource available to people fighting on their own that demystifies the court process and guides them through each step of the Small Claims Court.

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He has acted as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court since 1991.

Am I right that in your opinion the fact that every judge of the Superior Court of Justice is also a judge of the Small Claims Court effectively counters arguments about the Small Claims Court being a court presided over by judges appointed by the provincial government, and thus potentially affected by this lawsuit?

But no matter the differences faced, LegalYou is there to help you navigate the many other nuances of small claims court.

Hi Jonnette, my position is that because every judge of the Superior Court of Justice is also a judge of the Small Claims Court, the Small Claims Court is administratively a «branch» of the Superior Court and because deputy judges are appointed by Superior Court judges (something I did not realize before), the core jurisdiction of the Superior Court has not truly been removed.

He was appointed a deputy judge of the Small Claims Court in 2007.

The case law indicates that the merging of the Small Claims Court into the Ontario Court (General Division) in the 1990s did not invest the provincially appointed court with s. 96 powers (Domtar Commercial Roofing and Insulation v. Exeter Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., 1993 CanLII 5563 (ON SC)-RRB-, and it is likely that only federal legislation could do so since s. 96 courts had jurisdiction over copyright matters in 1867.

I look forward to the Rules of the Small Claims Court catching up to the Rules of Civil Procedure to allow for electronic document exchange.

In some internet forum I encountered a lawyer in California who didn't know that in some states besides his own, a losing plaintiff can appeal from the decision of a small claims court.