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Small Claims Court (Pothole Claim Against Council, I'm A Small Business)
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That's not true in the UKDullGreyGuy said:
Business is slightly different because a company cannot turn up in court itself it has to be represented.lincroft1710 said:Small claims procedure is basically the same for a business as for a private individual. Follow the online guidance, which will usually start with you issuing a Letter Before Action
Unfortunately dont know the detailed rules in the UK having never had to do it but for example in Ireland, which has a similar but not identical legal system, other than in exceptional circumstances the company must be represented by a lawyer and cannot solely have lay representation in the form of a director.0 -
Go to Money Claim Online and start the process. It's pretty straight forward0
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Ignore DullGreyGuy. You certainly don't need a lawyer if it gets to a court. It'll actually be in the judges office if it gets that far.0
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Actually @penners324, if you bother to read the later posts you ignored when responding to this one, it is true in Scotland but not England & Walespenners324 said:
That's not true in the UKDullGreyGuy said:
Business is slightly different because a company cannot turn up in court itself it has to be represented.lincroft1710 said:Small claims procedure is basically the same for a business as for a private individual. Follow the online guidance, which will usually start with you issuing a Letter Before Action
Unfortunately dont know the detailed rules in the UK having never had to do it but for example in Ireland, which has a similar but not identical legal system, other than in exceptional circumstances the company must be represented by a lawyer and cannot solely have lay representation in the form of a director.0
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