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{{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you are being sued for loss or damages you may have caused to another person or another person's property, you will receive court papers: a '''Notice of Claim''' if you are being sued in '''Small Claims Court''' or a '''Writ of Summons''' and possibly a '''Statement of Claim''' if you are being sued in '''BC Supreme Court'''. | {{Template:Legal Help Guide TOC}}If you are being sued for loss or damages you may have caused to another person or another person's property, you will receive court papers: a '''Notice of Claim''' if you are being sued in '''Small Claims Court''' or a '''Writ of Summons''' and possibly a '''Statement of Claim''' if you are being sued in '''BC Supreme Court'''. | ||
Law suits in | Law suits in Small Claims Court are limited to claims of $25,000. There is no money limit to claims in Supreme Court. | ||
== Small Claims Court == | == Small Claims Court == | ||
=== First steps === | |||
If you receive a Small Claims Court Notice of Claim and you don't agree with it: | If you receive a Small Claims Court Notice of Claim and you don't agree with it: | ||
# Complete the '''Reply''' that should have been served on you with the Notice of Claim. In your Reply, say why you don't agree with the claim. If you don't get a blank Reply with the Notice of Claim, you can get one at any Provincial Court registry or at most Service BC (government agent) offices. Call Enquiry BC at 1-800-663-7867 for information on the one nearest you. Small Claims forms are also available online at [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm]. | # Complete the '''Reply''' that should have been served on you with the Notice of Claim. In your Reply, say why you don't agree with the claim. If you don't get a blank Reply with the Notice of Claim, you can get one at any Provincial Court registry or at most Service BC (government agent) offices. Call Enquiry BC at 1-800-663-7867 for information on the one nearest you. Small Claims forms are also available online at [http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/small_claims/info/forms.htm]. | ||
