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Just an FYI, the link for Colorado small claims court documents is broken. I don't know where it moved to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unquenchablefire ( talk • contribs) 19:37, 24 August 2008 (UTC) reply

I'd like to move this article to "small-claims court", in accordance with English-language hyphenation rules. Objections? — Caesura ^(t) 13:36, 18 November 2005 (UTC) reply

This is not customary usage among lawyers in the United States by my reckoning. The phrase is always "small claims court" in the Indiana Rules for Small Claims, in any case. Smerdis of Tlön 15:15, 18 November 2005 (UTC) reply

I've added a section that has links for Canadian small claims courts. I couldn't find anything useful for Northwest Territories or Nunavut; please add links if you find something. -- GoldKanga 03:28, 27 July 2006 (UTC) reply

the statement that a court will dismiss a claim alleging damages over its judicial purview is full on wrong for canada, you can allege AND prove damages in whatever amount you want, you have to agree that anything over the cap limit is "thrown away" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.58.45.220 ( talk) 14:39, 4 June 2011 (UTC) reply

I've edited references to England & Wales as the jurisdiction does not have a small claims court. It is a commonly held misconception as it has small claims actions, though these are held in the normal county courts. To imply that a county court IS the UK name for a small claims court is deeply misleading as they can hear cases far in excess of small claims actions.

Mentioning multi-track claims in the section only muddied the waters further - there is no way a multi-track case could be said to be heard in a small claim yet, under the original writing, it was seen to be held in a 'small claims court' 90.194.207.222 ( talk) 22:18, 2 July 2010 (UTC) reply

I agree. I've modified slightly because the £5,000 limit doesn't apply to all forms of claim (eg personal injury) and falling below the value limit won't guarantee you get allocated to the small claims track (eg in defamation cases). Its an important point because the court (rather than the applicant) controls what track is used and that can have serious costs consequences. Francis Davey ( talk) 16:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC) reply

Can someone explain why they reverted this change? Since the reversion is wrong and they've failed to give any reason for the reversion on the talk page I'm going to revert it again. If you really think the original is correct please provide some sort of explanation as to what leads you to believe this 90.194.207.222 ( talk) 17:56, 3 July 2010 (UTC) reply

I've changed the lead to make it clear that there is no small claims court in England. The definition in the lead (which seems reasonable) implies a court of limited jurisdiction. In theory its possible for a county court to hear a very wide range of disputes on the small claims track if all parties consent (its rare but they do). Allocation and jurisdiction are quite different. Francis Davey ( talk) 00:27, 30 January 2011 (UTC) reply

The limit for small-claims courts in Newfoundland and Labrador is now $25,000, moved up from the previous amount, $5000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.163.191.149 ( talk) 15:05, 6 June 2011 (UTC) reply

Handle cases of violations of local traffic laws. the speeding and parking tickets are handled by traffic courts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.169.150.249 ( talk) 14:26, 25 June 2011 (UTC) reply

Great resource on courtlinked.com; they have a vast US library, filed cases, and you can submit your case online to every courthouse in the nation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.10.40.18 ( talk) 23:42, 13 February 2015 (UTC) Courtlinked.com does conduct amazing work for the small price they charge which by the way is added to the case $75.00. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.72.230.123 ( talk) 22:03, 4 April 2018 (UTC) reply

Can we for the love of God add more information on the max claim in a small claims court in the territories and states of Australia? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dutch Ninja ( talk • contribs) 14:28, 3 March 2015 (UTC) reply

did someone filed a complaints 2409:4066:D97:1301:0:0:9CA:F30D ( talk) 16:30, 18 April 2024 (UTC) reply