Small Claims Court (Pothole Claim Against Council, I'm A Small Business)

penners324

DullGreyGuy said:

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

Business is slightly different because a company cannot turn up in court itself it has to be represented. 

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. 

That's not true in the UK

penners324

Go to Money Claim Online and start the process. It's pretty straight forward 

penners324

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.

DullGreyGuy

penners324 said:

DullGreyGuy said:

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

Business is slightly different because a company cannot turn up in court itself it has to be represented. 

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. 

That's not true in the UK

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 & Wales