0 a law court that deals with claims for small amounts of money, especially from people who believe that they have had money taken from them unfairly by a business
1 a court where legal action can be taken against a person who owes a small amount of money
Secondly, it is possible for plaintiffs to bring proceedings in the small claims court, so long as the award is not more than £3,000.
It presented a case for the small claims court.
A small claims court for such cases would be of great help.
But the case for a small claims court to deal with such matters is very strong.
He is much less likely to be deterred by the cost of proceedings in the small claims court.
Let us be practical: the small claims court costs money.
In line with the different historical development of the procedure in that jurisdiction, motor accident claims are currently excluded from the small claims court.
The term "small claims court" refers to the arbitration procedure in the county courts.