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You can sue a person for a debt or damages (compensation for harm) for up to $25,000 in Small Claims Court. You can sue in BC Supreme Court for any amount. | You can sue a person for a debt or damages (compensation for harm) for up to $25,000 in Small Claims Court. You can sue in BC Supreme Court for any amount. | ||
Certain types of claims (defamation or enforcement of a claim of builders lien, for example) can only be pursued in BC Supreme Court. | |||
In some cases it may make practical sense for you to voluntarily abandon the portion of your claim over $25,000 to allow you to pursue a claim in Small Claims Court rather than BC Supreme Court. | |||
== First steps == | == First steps == | ||
