This is what Google says....
No, you usually don't need a solicitor for small claims court because the system is designed to be simple and accessible:
You can represent yourself: Most people pursue their claim or defense on their own.
The court helps with complicated issues: The judge will try to assist if there are complicated legal or factual issues.
You can get free help: You can get free help and advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau or Legal Advice Centre. |
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Ok here I go
Don’t need a solicitor..:however make sure you have offered to settle amicably beforehand. Make sure documents go to the right address, send everything registered post!!!! Would say don’t expect to be resolved within 3 months. Took us nearly 2 years from when we first started proceedings to when we got the last cheque back.
Keep a file with everything and don’t be afraid to chase things up with ours / bailiffs |
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"Anyone had to go through this and how eaay is it do you need sokicitor involved, and what are costs of claiming"
Small claims court was reformed a few years ago and it’s now an online money claim. No, you don’t need a solicitor but rarely it’s the last resort, bear in mind you will lose your costs when they settle out of court on the day or before
Its binding too - this is why companies hardly ever ever use it, & why parking tickets will hound you for years through different agencies threatening to do it and never do, finally giving up .
Who are you trying to get money from and how much and why? Your best bet is always negotiation. |
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"Ok here I go
Don’t need a solicitor..:however make sure you have offered to settle amicably beforehand. "
Be careful to mark everything ‘without prejudice” if doing that, otherwise if the worst happens, you could lose out. Often it’s better to do things verbally with no witnesses, get to the point of agreement and then put something in writing to that effect. Because there are also things you might want to say to influence the decision that you would not want to put him writing. |
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By *batMan 11 weeks ago
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My ex did this. Piece of piss easy.
Just follow the process.
In her instance, the other person just ignored it, so it automatically got found in her favour.
They got a CCJ, she got her money, with interest and costs. They paid up though, no need to chase them with bailiffs.
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Hi op. Think the fee varies on how much you're claiming for.
No solicitor needed
My friends did it to a workman who basically took money and didn't finish the job.
Unfortunately he's very evasive, he didn't reply to the court papers and knows just how to hide /move from bailiffs etc.
He's self employed so they can't get an attachment of earnings on him either.
It's a big sum of cash too  |
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"My ex did this. Piece of piss easy.
Just follow the process.
In her instance, the other person just ignored it, so it automatically got found in her favour.
They got a CCJ, she got her money, with interest and costs. They paid up though, no need to chase them with bailiffs.
Gbat "
So in my case the other party did not pay; we won the case automatically. The other party appealed the automatic win as claiming we didn’t issue proceedings properly and he don’t have time to fill in appeal . They were issued with the information we had at the time. (Residing address vs rental address), we had asked for residing address he refused to give it. So as the property was still in his name with the land registry we issued to the property he was renting out.
Tbh he got a ccj and paid but even the payment took a year as he didn’t want to pay and tried to say he had paid some of it but hadn’t and the court info was being split between courts
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