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 --
The county court was always intended to be a small claims court.
The maximum limit of £2,000 to take someone to a small claims court is ridiculously low.
The maximum cost of proceedings in the small claims court is £43, but the cost of arbitration would depend on the scheme specified in the contract.
What we have here to provide redress is largely the small claims court.
I understand that that figure might be extended to £1,000 if and when the small claims court procedure enables that upper limit to be realised.
It would he better if a person were to have the right to go to a small claims court and bring civil proceedings.
The term "small claims court" refers to the arbitration procedure in the county court.
The term "small claims court" refers to the arbitration procedure in the county courts.
