Civil Legal Action
If you have been unable to settle a dispute with a trader, and
you still believe you are owed money, then you may wish to apply
for settlement via the civil legal system. You may apply for civil
action if you feel,
- You paid for shoddy workmanship.
- You have received an injury, referred to as a personal injury
claim.
- As the result of an accident on the road.
- You paid for goods which have not been supplied.
- You have paid for faulty goods.
- Your property has received damage.
Civil legal action should be considering a last resort, and a UK
court will have expected you to have gone though an ADR and Ombudsman
scheme beforehand (both of which are explained on this site).
How your case is processed will depend on the amount claimed and
the circumstance of the case. For claims of fifteen thousand pounds
and below, the case will be handled by a County Court. For larger
sums, it is possible the case could be handled by the High Court.
For small claims, and one's which are not complex, the case will
probably be handled by the Sheriff Court. Typically the sum involved
will be below three thousand pounds. The Sheriff or County Court
will not issue a full court hearing for claims under five thousand
pounds, but will process the case through a,
For a further understanding of the small claims track, visit the
below Web address, which is supplied by the Citizens Advice Bureau.
- http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_rights/legal_system/small_claims.htm
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